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STRATEGIES AND EXPANSION PLANS OF RETAILERS

“The net to gross the proportion of tenanted space to the public realm is shifting,” states Ibrahim Ibrahim, Managing Director of Portland Design, in his discussion with Reinhard Winiwarter. Developers and asset owners of commercial spaces have no option but to rethink public spaces. But this changes everything and will require new skills to respond.

The Onygo retail chain is expanding its store network with an opening in Munich. On June 30, the fashion and footwear retailer will open a new store in the Bavarian capital.

In addition to lingerie and swimwear, the Hamburg-based fashion company LASCANA offers an extensive fashion range, shoes and accessories at this new location in Cologne and brings this product variety to life with its first fashion store.

The largest outdoor store in Europe occupies a space of 7000 sq m spread across four floors right in the heart of Cologne. Globetrotter is defining the term “experience” in a new way.

A long and meticulous selection process resulted in a grand ceremony: Christian Recalcati, Head of the organization Team of the ECSP- Design and Development Awards, on how the Awards finally came back and set an example of excellence for the entire industry – now and in the future.

On May 10, 2023, the Austrian retail and retail real estate industry came together at the 25th RegioPlan Retail Symposium. The event highlighted current and expected market conditions, trends and investments and offered a valuable platform for industry experts to connect.

In 25 branches of the XXXLutz furniture stores in Germany, but also in the online store, the latest Home & Living collection by Tommy Hilfiger will be offered in the typical Tommy Hilfiger colors: red-blue-white.

An analysis by RegioData of major European cities in terms of shopping center density yields significantly different results than the evaluations at the country level. While the highest density levels are achieved in the Scandinavian countries, the capitals in Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CEE/SEE) are ahead in the evaluation by city.

The new beauty concept is being created on an area of around 300 sq m, among the brands launching are Huda Beauty, WISHFUL, KAYALI, Smashbox, Anastasia Beverly Hills, KVD, Origins and Emma S.

The first shop in the reshuffling of stores in the center of Vienna has now opened its doors: Louis Vuitton has moved into the former headquarters of Julius Meinl (since 1999; next door, at Am Graben 19, the delicatessen has been open since 1950).

After the shopping center landscape generally had to endure a lot in the past years, a pretty clear résumé is according to RegioData Research finally on the table: Shopping centers are by no means a phased-out model and will continue to dominate the stationary retail sector in the medium term.

For the past 15 years, we have lived in a V.U.C.A. world, one of vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. In order to be successful in the future, we need to look at places not through the lens of real estate, but through the lens of content, argues Ibrahim Ibrahim, Managing Director of Portland Design.