market entry

Action, the non-food discounter, is opening its first store in Croatia today in the city of Sesvete. Croatia is the fifteenth country in which Action operates.

Danish retail chain Normal is entering the Austrian market with two store openings in March 2026. The first location opens on March 19 on Vienna’s Mariahilfer Strasse, followed two days later by a second store at the G3 Shopping Resort in Gerasdorf.

VIA Outlets has acquired Scalo Milano Outlet & More, a modern, well-connected outlet center located to the south of Milan. VIA Outlets has purchased 100% of Locate District S.p.A., the owner-operator of the center, previously held by the Lonati Group.