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Fashion House Group is the only outlet operator in Romania, and it benefits from a growing interest in international brands in Southeast Europe. In this interview with ACROSS, Brendon O’Reilly, Managing Director of Fashion House Group, explains how he wants to grow and expand with these brands.

The shoe retailer buys extensive rights to the brand – and snatches them away from a British financial investor, based on a corresponding resolution passed by the Esprit creditors’ committee on Monday.

The secret to a thriving retail destination lies in the art of curating a unique combination of retailers set against aesthetic backdrops with a blend of loyal customers, brands, and events that consistently attract new visitors. This is no easy feat in the competitive European market. However, The Playce at Potsdamer Platz, located in central Berlin, has emerged as a place of “firsts” for the city, Germany, and Europe.

The food hall market in Europe has seen significant growth and transformation over recent years. In less than a decade, the number of European food halls has almost doubled, with the UK, France and Italy leading the pack. Despite a pandemic and cost of living crisis across the continent, landlords and operators are seeing the benefit of the flexible model for our ever-changing modern world. There’s even been some new openings since C&W released our ‘Food Halls of Europe’ report in July 2024, including Time Out Market in Barcelona and Mercato Metropolitano in Ilford, London.

True retail experience represents a major opportunity to inspire and retain customers when they visit a store – perhaps the only opportunity, says Dr. Johannes Berentzen, Managing Director of retail consultancy BBE. Yet, how can experience and, by extension, success be measured? In an interview with ACROSS, the strategy consultant talks, among other things, about how and why we need to rethink space in brick-and-mortar retail, which key figures we should question, and what role technology plays in the process. The underlying challenge: The successful implementation of good ideas requires creativity, entrepreneurial courage, and the necessary funds.

Tedi has been present in Belgium since last year, and now the non-food discounter is significantly expanding the number of its stores in the country through an insolvent fashion retailer.

Several companies have expressed interest in Breuninger, including both financial investors and retail companies. On the basis of an enterprise value, the Breuninger Group could be sold for approximately 2.5 billion euros.

Foot Locker plans to shut down stores and e-commerce operations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. This will result in the closure or transfer of operations for approximately 30 stores of the company’s 629 stores in Europe, expected to be completed by mid-2025.

The General Store, an Australian consulting agency, presented the 50 coolest stores in the world at the World Retail Congress in Paris. According to the consulting agency, the so-called coolness factor is of great importance at the moment: in addition to design, service, and impressive experiences, creativity, cult status, and commercial viability were decisive factors in the evaluation.

In recent years, leisure expenditures and household income in Austria have changed significantly. Leisure activities like dining out and entertainment have gained considerable importance in the retail and real estate sector as well.

Angelus Bernreuther, Head of IR at Kaufland Stiftung & Co. KG and member of the ACROSS Advisory Board, will leave the international foot retailer Kaufland end of July. He worked with Kaufland seven years. After a short break, he will be taking on a new position in the German real estate business.