January 16, 2020

With NordWestZentrum in Frankfurt, Breunigerland Sindelfingen and Breuningerland Ludwigsburg, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) secured three important asset management mandates in 2019, thereby strengthening its portfolio in Germany. In addition, the real estate developer and operator completed major modernisation projects in Schönhauser Allee Arcaden in Berlin and Centro in Oberhausen and reached important milestones in Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier development project. In 2020, URW intends to continue to strategically develop its portfolio and focus on urban district development and the expansion of digital infrastructures.

On the social employment front, the programme has already enabled more than 2,500 people at risk of social exclusion in Spain to find work thanks to the €11.5 million earmarked to this project by Inditex since 2011.

Leading UK property investment and development company SevenCapital has appointed Damien Siviter in a newly formed position of Group Managing Director.

Landsec has signed deals with 25 brands totaling 139,900 sq ft across its retail destinations. From September 2019, retailers joining Landsec schemes include Decathlon, Zara and Radley.

Debenhams announces that Abigail Comber is joining the Group on 7 January 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

Over the past years, Newsec Property Asset Management has grown rapidly mainly through acquisitions. This growth journey is expected to continue and Newsec therefore hires Rikard Nyhrén as Chief Operating Officer, COO.

The report explores how consumers across Europe will be shopping by 2029.

ECE has founded a subsidiary in China, the ECE Shanghai Co., Ltd., to further expand its existing activities in architectural and planning services for shopping centers in the country.

Dutch real estate investor Altera Vastgoed appoints Ellen Tak-Zwetheul as head of Research & Strategy and member of the management team.

The emerging “Origo One” business centre and the “Origo” shopping centre, which is currently undergoing a major expansion, have both received a certificate of commendation from the world’s leading building sustainability evaluation method, the British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM).

Hamburg-based redos Group has strengthened its head office management team with the addition of Timo Singer (44), who has been appointed Head of Portfolio Management with effect from mid-January.