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Redevco Strengthens Real Estate Debt Platform With A New Senior Advisor and Senior Associate

Redevco strengthens its recently established Real Estate Debt platform with the strategic appointments of Emma Huepfl as a Senior Advisor and Rosalind Walker as Senior Associate, demonstrating the firm’s ambition to build a market-leading platform.

Martin Brühl Leaves Union Investment

After a successful and dedicated period as Chief Investment Officer, Martin Brühl resigned from his position at Union Investment Real Estate GmbH on April 4, 2025.

Redevco Appoints Simon Marx As Head of Research

Redevco announced the appointment of Simon Marx as Head of Research, effective 1 April 2025.

Petra Scharner-Wolff Is The New CEO of Otto Group

Petra Scharner-Wolff, former Group Board Member for Finance, Controlling and Human Resources, has been appointed as the new CEO of (online-)retailer Otto Group.

IPH Takes Over The Management Of The “NOC” Nordoberpfalz Center In Weiden, Germany

IPH Centermanagement GmbH took over the complete center management of the “NOC” Nordoberpfalz Center in Weiden for FONDARA starting March 1, 2025. The mandate includes the property management, letting and marketing of the shopping center.

TOP RULE OF KAUFLAND EXPANSION: THE QUALITY OF THE LOCATION IS DECISIVE

Kaufland’s success story is characterized by the balance between the advantages of standardization within a large group and regional integration. In an interview with ACROSS, Michael Hiese, Chief Real Estate Officer at Kaufland International, discusses the company’s growth strategy, his optimistic outlook, why location is more important than asset class, and what makes a Kaufland store truly distinctive.

SHAPING THE FUTURE: HOW KAUFLAND IS DRIVING THE PROPERTY MARKET FORWARD WITH FLEXIBILITY AND PARTNERSHIP

Inflation, geopolitical crises, and a weakening economy have dominated the European markets for the past two years. While EU economic growth slightly increased in 2024, Germany, the largest economy, recorded a marginal decline. Despite persistent economic challenges, there are signs of cautious optimism: Slightly higher growth is expected in the EU in 2025, with strong momentum from the CEE and SEE regions, where countries such as Poland and Croatia are expected to achieve strong growth.

Colliers Appoints Felix von Saucken to CEO of Germany

Felix von Saucken, current Head of Residential in Germany, has been promoted to CEO of Colliers in Germany, effective 1 March 2025, reporting to Davoud Amel-Azizpour, CEO, EMEA. Von Saucken will also become an equity partner in the business.

Westfield Shopping City Süd, Austria: At Its Best, a Shopping Center Is People’s First Port of Call

Westfield Shopping City Süd has a clear mission: The center, located on the border of the Austrian capital of Vienna, will continue to be transformed into a true destination that expands its expertise in terms of brands, gastronomy, and entertainment while striving for the highest sustainability goals. Zsolt Juhasz, General Manager of Westfield Shopping City Süd, and his team have recently taken significant steps. At the same time, however, they still see potential for development, particularly in the area of service. In an interview with ACROSS, he explains how modern shopping center development can work successfully and why the most critical task will be to attract customers to centers in the first place.

MEC Successfully Extends Management For Four Retail Locations

MEC has consolidated its position as a reliable specialist in the management of retail locations, as four major retail parks in Germany extend their cooperation with the operator.

“RETAIL REAL ESTATE WILL REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT PORTFOLIO COMPONENT OF FINANCIAL INVESTORS”

Retail real estate is back on the menu and continues to qualify as a significant portfolio component in the portfolios of institutional real estate investors, says Steffen Hofmann, Managing Partner at ambas. Even very large assets have proven eligible for transactions in the challenging investment market environment. Therefore, he is rather optimistic about the upcoming months. In this interview, he takes a look at the 2025 investment market.

“THERE IS A VIABLE SOLUTION FOR EVERY PROPERTY”

In an interview with ACROSS, Joachim Stumpf, Managing Director of BBE Holding and IPH Handelsimmobilien, analyzes the role of retail real estate in light of the current economic and social situation. His conclusion: “Advancing polarization is a key issue when it comes to discussing what options we have to counter the transformation in retail. Against that backdrop, we also need to rethink retail and locations. Despite all of the challenges, good and individual types of use can be found for all properties – but getting there can be painful.”

Ingka Centres: Retail Is and Will Be the Core of What We Do!

“We are a growth-minded company,” states Vasco Santos, Global Sales & Leasing Director at Ingka Centres. The Scandinavian-rooted, globally active company operates in Europe, China, the US, and is establishing its presence in India. Its main goal is to create meeting places that go beyond shopping and provide real, meaningful value to the community. Despite the company’s success, especially in China, Santos expresses its continuous commitment and appetite for the European market but also stresses that the local market can learn a lot from international examples.

Nicole Römer To Join Colliers Germany As Managing Director And Head of Retail

Nicole Römer will join Colliers Germany as Managing Director and Head of Retail on July 1, 2025.

SES Commissioned With The Center Management Of Hungarian KORZÓ For Another Five Years

The owner of the KORZÓ shopping center in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, a pan-European banking group, has commissioned SES Spar European Shopping Centers to manage the center for a further five years.

Olaf Ley Takes Over The Management Of Eurofund Germany

Eurofund Group has appointed Olaf Ley, who has been with the Group since November 2024, as the new CEO Retail for Germany.

Management Change At Outletcity Metzingen

COO Regine Schöllkopf-Pinakidis has been appointed as CEO at Outletcity Metzingen, forming a new management board with CFO Michael Henseling.

Eurofund Group Strengthens Its German Team

Eurofund Group is further expanding its presence in the German market and is strengthening its team with Marc Heppner as the new Director Development.

ECE Marketplaces Has Achieved Strong Leasing Performance And Over 820,000 sq m Of Leased Shopping Center Space

The shopping center operator ECE Marketplaces has once again achieved a strong leasing performance in the shopping centers under its management in 2024 that exceeds the already very successful results of the previous year.

BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES: CHALLENGES OF ASSET MANAGEMENT IN 2024 (GLOBALLY) AND HOW TO FIND ANSWERS TO THOSE

In many ways 2024 has been a challenging environment for the sector. German consumers have been caught between slow wage growth and wider political uncertainty, both domestically and abroad. A weakened overall market in Germany also effects Potsdamer Platz. However, when consumer demand tightens you can still be successful if you have the right tenant mix.

IPH Group Receives Full Center Management Mandate For The Concept Shopping Mall At BIKINI BERLIN

Following the existing advisory and letting mandate, IPH will take over full center management for the concept shopping mall of the “BIKINI BERLIN” ensemble at the Zoologischer Garten in Berlin as of 1 January 2025.

EUROVEA: HOW TO CREATE A UNIQUE SHOPPING CENTER ON A SATURATED MARKET

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.

New Member: Ian Sandford Joins the ACROSS Advisory Board

The ACROSS Advisory Board is happy to welcome its newest member, Ian Sandford, President of Eurofund Group.

BEYOND LOCAL SUPPLY: THE RIGHT TENANT MIX IS THE KEY TO RETAIL PARK SUCCESS

Retail parks have established themselves as one of the most stable asset classes in the retail sector in recent years. Making clever adjustments to the tenant mix ensures both the security and long-term development of a retail property. That fact is clearly demonstrated by a number of assets in MEC’s portfolio, in particular, by the Dreieich Nordpark case study, as Christian Thiele, Head of Leasing Management at MEC, explains.

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