The focus is always on the success that can be achieved together: Johan Caspar Bergenthal spoke with ACROSS Magazine about the success factors driving VIA Outlets and the industry in general. In addition to the consistent growth generated by VIA Outlets’ 3R strategy, the former shopping center industry executive cites the close collaboration with brands, something he hadn’t experienced before during his time in the full-price retail world.
Outlet centers are evolving to enhance customer experience, with renovations playing a key role in transforming shopping into a social experience. NEINVER, a leading outlet developer, investor, and operator, is actively advancing its plan to modernize the portfolio with refurbishments completed or underway across its Spanish and Italian portfolio. ACROSS spoke with José María Escobar, NEINVER’s Technical Director, to learn more about the latest and upcoming renovation projects.
EuroCIS 2025 in Düsseldorf promises pioneering innovations for the retail sector under the motto “Go Beyond Today”. The focus will be on topics such as artificial intelligence, smart stores and cybersecurity in order to make the retail sector safer and more efficient. Visitors can look forward to the latest technologies, exciting presentations and international exhibitors. In an interview, Elke Moebius, Director EuroCis at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, provides exciting insights into the focal points of this year’s event.
The European outlet market is saturated; there are only a few white spaces. Rioja Estates is one of the most experienced European pre-developers and, as such, the first authority to decide whether a location can work. Together with ACROSS publisher Reinhard Winiwarter, Giles Membrey examines the outlet market in 2024 and explains why all players should urgently address technology, which markets in Europe still have potential, and how his company’s focus areas are changing.
Well deserved honor: Rüdiger Dany, CEO of NEPI Rockcastle, received the lifetime achievement award at the prestigious 19th SEE Property Awards. This prize recognizes and celebrates Rüdiger Dany’s incredible 30-year career and his invaluable contribution to the real estate industry. In 2024, he continued to write his personal success story and that of NEPI Rockcastle. Probably no other company performed as well as NEPI in 2024. Reason enough to talk to Rüdiger Dany about the highlights of his company as well as current developments and challenges.
Exciting new leasing partners and new openings further cement Eurovea’s position as the most innovative and highest-quality shopping center in Bratislava. In an interview with ACROSS, Leasing Manager Katarina Paule talks about what it takes to prevail in a competitive market like Bratislava, why Eurovea offers the ideal market entry, why F&B and leisure, in particular, are influenced by the entire Eurovea City, and why it’s ultimately all about the community.
“Across all markets, we are seeing that retail has remained a resilient and thriving sector,” explains Cristina Santos, Executive Director Property Management at Sonae Sierra. More than almost any other European company, Sonae Sierra is strategically diversified across several regions and adapts to the specific requirements of each. The company has extensive experience with its own properties and has increasingly used that knowledge as a cornerstone of its approach to manage third-party properties.
ACREM is the mall management company behind TEG (Tirana East Gate). The shopping center in Albania set a completely new standard regarding professionalism and efficiency, resulting in the Albanians not having to hide behind the Western industry giants in terms of footfall and catchment areas. ACROSS Management Director Reinhard Winiwarter discussed with Elda Hysenbelli, CEO at ACREM, and Joana Korimi, Head of Marketing at ACREM, what mall management and marketing à la TEG looks like, what their customers demand, and why some customers feel so comfortable in the center that they even get married there.
Although Ingka Centres is strongly rooted in Scandinavia, it understands consumers worldwide. The company continues to conquer markets in the USA, China, and India with new concepts. In this interview, Managing Director Cindy Andersen talks about Ingka Centres’ latest plans, where the company sees its future geographically, and where retail real estate is heading.
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.
VIA Outlets is expanding at almost every one of its 11 premium fashion outlet locations across Europe, and strengthening the F&B offering is a priority, CEO Otto Ambagtsheer says. He’s confident that organic growth will continue to be the company’s mainstay, because there are very few acquisition opportunities on the market currently, but VIA Outlets will seize the chance to invest if the right M&A deal arises that fits with its business strategy. He added that expanding VIA Outlets’ omnichannel strategy is another key priority.
This summer, ROS Retail Outlet Shopping joined the French FREY Group to grow together in the outlet sector. In this interview, Antoine Frey, CEO of FREY, and Thomas Reichenauer, Co-Founder and Managing Director of ROS Retail Outlet Shopping, explain which values and visions both companies have in common, what plans they are pursuing, especially with their first project in Malmö, and why they feel particularly comfortable in the outlet and outdoor shopping sector in the long term.
NEINVER is celebrating three anniversaries this year: 25 years of Getafe The Style Outlet in Spain and 20 years of Castel Guelfo and Vicolungo in Italy. All these centers are success stories. Their developments show that every center is individual and, when managed well, will develop its own success story. Nevertheless, Eduardo Ceballos, Asset Management Director at NEINVER, explains some common trends that every center should follow.
NEPI Rockcastle’s strong net operating income (NOI) growth of 13.5% in the first half of 2024 allowed the company to raise its forecast for full-year distributable earnings per share. Justyna Bartosz, the Group’s Head of Leasing, explains what makes the CEE’s retail and consumer world tick and why it is that NEPI Rockcastle and its tenants can’t pay enough attention to the buzzwords: experience, community building, and authenticity.
Fashion company Peek & Cloppenburg* Düsseldorf opened the Conscious Fashion Store at The Playce Berlin in 2023. With this store, P&C* Düsseldorf wants to create awareness for more sustainable fashion and positively influence the industry. The company focuses on the corresponding design and direct exchange via panel discussions, workshops, or even on making the plants in the store particularly green. P&C’s Conscious Fashion Store exemplifies how even a large, international fashion chain can develop and integrate individual concepts that focus on experience. ACROSS spoke to Thimo Schwenzfeier, General Sales Manager of the Conscious Fashion Store at Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf, about the idea.
Marketing is under pressure: While customer behavior is constantly changing, new channels are continually being added, and budgets tend to shrink, marketing managers need to be more innovative than ever. Diamonds are created under pressure, but pressure also causes errors. Across brought together two European marketing experts, Sebastian Guth (Managing Director of 21Media) and Charlotte Andersen (Marketing Director at Rødovre Centrum), to discuss the role of marketing, error culture, shrinking budgets, and working with landlords.
FACTORY, the Polish outlet brand managed by NEINVER, is not only an awarded outlet brand but also a success story. ACROSS spoke with Magdalena Chachulska, Asset Management Director NEINVER Poland, about the portfolio, developments, specifics about the Polish market and what needs to be done to remain the market leader in 2024.
The outlet channel performs well – whatever the economic environment. Otto Ambagtsheer, CEO of VIA Outlets, is convinced that the industry’s success story will continue. Therefore, VIA Outlets will not only focus on organic growth, but on further acquisitions as well, keeping an eye on the development from the ground up. He is also convinced that omnichannel is the right way forward for the outlet industry in the long term.
“The bottom line is that we use a systematic and comprehensive approach to develop sustainable real estate.” This is how Jovana Cvetković, Development, TO, and Innovations Director at MPC Properties, describes the company’s principle of commitment to innovative and integrated business. In this interview, she explains the steps MPC Properties has taken and will take on the company’s ESG journey.
Luxury is more resistant than any other retail segment – especially in times of crisis. However, consumers are changing. For the new consumer generation, luxury has a new definition. Both brands as well as retailers have to adapt to this development.
“Making luxury accessible to a broader audience is a successful business strategy today,” says Orsolya Hegedüs, partner at Deloitte Austria. In an interview with ACROSS, she explains why luxury is so crisis-resistant, why the segment is growing, and why brands must adapt to a new generation of consumers.
The pandemic has confirmed the resilience of Immofinanz’s low-cost retail formats and has resulted in the introduction of new concepts. Immofinanz Board Member Dietmar Reindl spoke with the publisher of ACROSS Magazine, Reinhard Winiwarter, about the resilience of retail relationships, the need for more service, and the company’s expansion plans.
Frederic Rouleau, Country Asset Manager, head of the Polish division of Multi Corporation explains in this interview how to demonstrate the value of shopping centers in investors’ portfolios.
Without a doubt, outlets are an outperforming retail format. Therefore, it is a very dynamic sector. Dominic Brady, Partner at KLM Real Estate, explains the current trends outlet operators are facing from the brands and consumers’ perspective.
CECONOMY grew nine-month sales to €18.4 billion and adjusted EBIT to €342 million, driven by online growth and a summer AC boom.
CECONOMY AG, parent company of MediaMarktSaturn, reported nine-month sales of €18.4 billion, up 5.0% year-on-year, with Q3 sales growth of 8.0%. Adjusted EBIT rose 22% to €342 million, marking the 14th consecutive quarter of growth. Online sales climbed 18.3% in Q3, pushing the online share of total sales to 28.2% for the nine-month period. Brick-and-mortar […]
Following store projects across Germany, Roermond, and London, Schwitzke & Partner is supporting Kapten & Son’s European expansion with a new store on Amsterdam’s Kalverstraat.
The Düsseldorf based architecture firm developed a site specific concept that puts the historic building’s architecture front and center, managing the project from analysis through design and execution. With an interior width of just 3.5 meters, the building reflects Amsterdam’s typical narrow, deep plot structure, which became the starting point for the design. A preserved […]
Gránit Pólus Group has closed a €290 million green loan agreement to refinance the Westend complex, marking Hungary’s largest real estate refinancing transaction in five years.
Gránit Pólus Group has completed a €290 million refinancing of the Westend building complex. The financing is provided by a bank consortium consisting of Erste Group Bank AG, Erste Bank Hungary Zrt., UniCredit Bank, and K&H Bank, led by Erste. Under the agreement, the consortium replaces the previous financing tied to Westend with a new, […]
CC Real secures €130 million refinancing agreement with Erste Bank Croatia for City Center one Split, strengthening the capital structure of one of Croatia’s leading retail assets.
CC Real has completed a €130 million refinancing for City Center one Split, one of Croatia’s leading shopping destinations, reinforcing the long-term financial stability of the asset and creating additional flexibility for its future development. The financing was provided by Erste & Steiermärkische Bank d.d. (Erste Bank Croatia) and extends the maturity profile of the […]
UK retail group Frasers Group has disclosed a 4.16% exposure to British luxury brand Burberry, continuing its strategy of building strategic investments across the fashion sector.
According to a regulatory filing, the exposure is held through sold put options rather than direct share ownership. Neither Frasers nor Burberry commented on the investment or its strategic purpose. The disclosure follows Frasers’ recent takeover offer for Hugo Boss and reflects the group’s continued focus on strategic investments alongside international expansion. In its recently […]
Daniel Schwarz will take over as Managing Director of Primark in Germany and Austria effective August 1, 2026.
As Head of Sales, he will be responsible for the company’s strategic development and operational business in both markets going forward. Schwarz brings 14 years of leadership experience across various roles at Primark. Most recently, as Commercial Manager, he oversaw commercial steering and cross-functional coordination between purchasing, marketing, and store operations, among other areas. “Daniel […]
With the new snack bar concept imBrot – Der Sandwich Store on Vienna’s Wipplingerstraße, umdasch The Store Makers has created a brand world that puts the product front and centre without compromise.
The store, which opened on 15 June, translates the artisanal quality of bread into a holistic spatial experience. The Store Makers at umdasch were responsible for all services along the value chain – from concept and design through general contracting to shopfitting and the lighting concept. Bread as a Stage At the heart of the […]
Adventum appoints Marta Hamarowicz as Retail Leasing Manager in Poland, bringing over 20 years of retail, office and logistics experience to the role.
Adventum has welcomed Marta Hamarowicz to its team as the new Retail Leasing Manager in Poland. The company shared the appointment in a LinkedIn post. Hamarowicz brings over 20 years of experience across the retail, office and logistics sectors, having worked on all three sides of the table as landlord, tenant and agent. Her background […]
NEINVER has appointed Vicente Muñoz Boza as the company’s new General Manager and a member of its Board of Directors. Daniel Losantos, a NEINVER shareholder, is leaving his position as Chief Executive Officer.
Muñoz Boza will assume overall executive responsibility for NEINVER and lead the company’s management with the support of the Executive Committee. Together with the management team, he will oversee the implementation of the company’s strategy, as well as the development of NEINVER’s business and projects across the six European markets in which it operates. Muñoz […]
Oseyo has officially opened its largest store to date at Eldon Square, marking the Korean food and lifestyle retailer’s first location in the North East.
The 20,000 sq ft flagship combines Asian groceries, fresh produce, beauty and lifestyle products with interactive features including a Ramyun Library, Korean-style photobooths, Japanese claw machines and tasting areas. Responding to growing demand for more experience-led retail, the new Eldon Square store brings together shopping, culture and entertainment through a range of interactive, social and shareable features designed to appeal to Newcastle’s visitors. The opening reflects the continued occupier confidence in […]
Westfield Rise is opening up a new creative format for brands: in-mall audio advertising.
The company shared the news in a LinkedIn post detailing an exclusive partnership with Azerion, a leading European digital advertising platform, to launch Shopper Audio, an advertising format that turns the soundscape of its shopping centers into targetable, measurable media inventory. Using the technology, ad messages are integrated into centers’ sound programming through immersive formats […]
Nhood announces that it has been awarded the full asset services mandate for Orbis Center, one of the most significant next-generation retail projects currently under development in the Tirana metropolitan area, Albania
Tirana///Albania – The project is being developed by USLUGA, a real estate company with more than 30 years of industry experience and an established presence in the Albanian market. In particular, Nhood will support USLUGA across Property, Leasing and Specialty Management activities, contributing its international expertise to the creation of one of the country’s leading […]
Activ-Group acquires City Rondell in Villingen-Schwenningen, the final asset from the insolvent Highstreet VIII fund, in a deal brokered by JLL.
Villingen-Schwenningen///Germany – Activ-Group has acquired City Rondell in Villingen-Schwenningen, marking the sale of the last remaining property from the Highstreet VIII fund. The seller was the fund’s insolvency administrator, who had appointed Hannover Leasing to handle investment and asset management. The shopping center sits on a plot of approximately 5,850 sqm and offers total leasable […]
Sephora is pressing its UK rollout, adding four locations across London and Scotland in Summer 2026.
The retailer entered a new format segment in the UK with its first boutique-style store, a roughly 250 sqm unit on London’s Carnaby Street that opened on July 23. A second boutique, slightly smaller at around 190 sqm, follows at Old Spitalfields Market on July 30. Both units trade on a reduced footprint compared to […]
Shaftesbury Capital announced that KIBOU Japanese Kitchen & Bar, the independently owned premium casual dining restaurant group, has signed for its first central London location in Covent Garden.
This site will be the largest restaurant to date for the group, and continues to reinforce Covent Garden’s role as the go-to destination for dining in the West End. Located in a key gateway unit, KIBOU has selected a c. 8,000sq ft unit at 1a Tavistock Street in Covent Garden, with an opening targeted for […]
IPH Gruppe has appointed Christian Zimmermann as Managing Director of IPH Marketing und Betriebsgesellschaft.
Zimmermann joins Marcus Eggers at the top of the IPH subsidiary, which specializes in boosting the appeal, footfall, and value creation of retail properties. IPH Marketing und Betriebsgesellschaft offers comprehensive marketing and operations concepts for retail properties, complementing IPH Gruppe’s center management services. The company designs and optimizes retail locations to make them attractive and […]
New brands, larger stores, and investment in the shopping experience underscore the location’s appeal for brick and mortar retail.
Berlin///Germany – ALEXA at Alexanderplatz is continuing its successful leasing and modernization course. In the first half of 2026, new store concepts, space expansions by existing partners, and investments in dwell time and service quality have further strengthened the location. A particularly visible sign of this development comes from POP MART: at the start of the […]
Peek & Cloppenburg is reportedly considering leasing several flagship city-center properties to Spain’s Inditex Group.
According to a report by German trade publication Textilwirtschaft, Inditex is in discussions to lease several flagship properties currently occupied by Peek & Cloppenburg in Germany. The report, which cites well-informed industry sources, refers to prominent locations in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. Neither company has confirmed the negotiations. If concluded, the retailer could increasingly focus […]
German department store chain Galeria has placed 33 of its 83 stores under review as part of its ongoing restructuring programme.
The German department store chain Galeria has entered negotiations with landlords over lower rents and reduced retail space, with the future of each location depending on whether economically viable lease agreements can be reached. The discussions are part of a broader review of Galeria’s real estate portfolio. While the 33 stores are considered the most […]
New data from JOOR illustrates how Brexit has reshaped cross-border wholesale between the UK and the European Union.
Ten years after the Brexit referendum, new data from wholesale platform JOOR suggests that Brexit has fundamentally reshaped sourcing patterns between UK and EU fashion businesses, with retailers on both sides increasingly favoring domestic and regional suppliers over cross-border purchasing. According to the analysis, the share of purchases EU retailers devoted to UK fashion brands […]
M Core enters the Italian market with a major investment and acquired four retail destinations for c. €300 million.
M Core is continuing its European expansion with entry into Italy, its seventh market, via an investment in a fund. The group invests in retail and multi-let industrial assets throughout Europe, with operations across the United Kingdom, Poland, Romania, Spain, Ireland and Germany, and continues to consider expansion into further countries where the market dynamics […]
The Sustainable Retail Index (SRI) Association, providing comprehensive insights on retailers’ sustainability, is gaining broader industry support.
The Sustainable Retail Index (SRI) Association, launched by URW and Ingka Centres in February 2026, has expanded its industry coalition with Sonae Sierra joining as a General Member and the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH) becoming a Partner. The additions bring the association’s membership to six organizations, including Ingka Centres, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, WWF France and […]
UK retail group Frasers Group has acquired the intellectual property of Scottish sports retailer Greaves Sports, according to a statement published by Greaves Sports.
Greaves Sports said its Glasgow flagship store on Gordon Street and online business will continue to operate under the existing brand. Customers were also informed that gift cards and loyalty points remain valid. Neither company disclosed financial details or outlined future plans for the business. The acquisition follows Frasers Group’s continued expansion across the UK […]
EXPO REAL is expanding its profile to include investable infrastructure. The event is also further developing its “Transform & Beyond” innovation platform.
EXPO REAL 2026 will expand its profile with the launch of InfrastructureNow, a new forum dedicated to investable infrastructure. The event, taking place in Munich from 5 to 7 October, will bring together the real estate and infrastructure sectors to discuss investment opportunities in energy, digital and social infrastructure, alongside financing models, partnerships and regulatory […]
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