Residential buildings and hotels emerge on shopping centers. Areas of supermarkets are being used for this as well, as the retail real estate industry discovers the benefits of urban densification.

According to Frank van Dongen and Willem-Joost de Vries of Dutch design company TconcepT, such a transformation is necessary. An essential factor in understanding this kind of placemaking is the human scale.

Eperia has expanded by 11,000 sq m, offering even more fashion brands and entertainment options in the city of Prešov, which is located in the eastern part of Slovakia.

Hines and TTMG International have reached an agreement on the start of construction of a luxury outlet shopping mall project — The Outlet Novaya Riga — off Novorizhskoye highway, located five km from the Moscow Ring Road.

Following the recent opening of Icon Outlet, a 19,500-square-meter urban outlet development by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, The O2 has announced a new wave of restaurants, cementing its position as a destination for world-class retail, dining, and entertainment.

The largest virtual amusement park to date has recently opened at a shopping center in the Belarusian capital. Tourists also make up part of the target group.

MVRDV’s plan for the Taipei Twin Towers has been selected to revitalize the central station area of Taiwan’s Capital. +++ Thor Equities Group has secured long-term leases at The Landmark Guadalajara in Mexico. +++ The Well is an ambitious mixed-use endeavor in Canada, located in the heart of Toronto’s West End. +++ TCC Assets Co., Ltd. and Frasers Property Limited jointly intend to develop 16.7 hectares, in the heart of Bangkok, into a “must-visit” destination city district.

Birmingham City Council has recently announced Lendlease as its development partner to deliver the transformation of the 17-hectare Birmingham Smithfield site.

Ingka Centres ramps up investment in China with new mixed-use projects. This will cost the company €2 billion.

Once again, real estate developments will be presented and advertised in Cannes this year. Many of them will feature retail space. Here is an overview of this year’s event.

SevenCapital is developing North Star Village in Swindon. The Shopping & Leisure Project includes one of the United Kingdom’s largest ski and snow centers.

New shopping center projects in Europe have been scarce in recent years. The Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Group has bucked this trend and is currently developing “Oskar”, an inner-city shopping center in Osnabrück, Germany.

Dietmar Reindl, COO of IMMOFINANZ, gives an interview regarding the road to becoming Europe’s leading retail park operator and the challenge of online retailing”.

Following its completion just a few months ago, Soravia is expanding its Retail Park Liptovský Mikuláš location in Slovakia. The potential for exciting fashion concepts is tremendous.

Neinver continues to strengthen its position around Europe with two new projects in Amsterdam and the French Alps region.

East Finland Real Estate recently celebrated the opening of Zsar Outlet Village in Vaalimaa, Finland.

The first phase of Icon Outlet at The O2, a 19,000 sq m urban outlet developed by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, opened on October 20, 2018.

CBRE, the exclusive consultant of the second phase of the new “Ordzhonikidze 11” discount center, has recently announced 90% occupancy.

Since November 15, 2018, Thessaly has had its own outlet, Fashion City Outlet, in the city of Larissa in Greece.