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June 10, 2021

VIA Outlets is investing €17.5m in Sevilla Fashion Outlet, its premium outlet destination in Seville, Spain. The outlet will enjoy an extension of 2,680 sq. m. which will create space for 17 major brands to be added to the existing roster of more than 70 stores. With this latest investment, VIA Outlets has invested a total €30m in the centre since acquiring it in 2016.

As if retailers in German city centers have not had enough to contend with in recent years–primarily driven by growing competition from online retailers–now they are also confronted with even bigger economic problems due to the Corona pandemic and the associated restrictions and closures. A continuous analysis of visitor development by GfK shows what has actually happened since the start of the pandemic, who the losers and even bigger losers of the pandemic are, and what the future holds.