The appointment reflects the increasing prominence of tech and data on investments and operations.

After receiving the building permit for STOP SHOP Zielona Góra, IMMOFINANZ, the owner of the STOP SHOP retail park brand, chose Mirbud as the general contractor for this project. The construction site was officially taken over by the contractor and construction works have started. The opening of the retail park with a total of 12 stores on nearly 6,700 sqm of space available for lease is planned for spring 2022.

The makeover of the Westland Shopping Centre on the west side of Brussels is picking up pace. While the interior of the mall is nearing completion, visitors can already see that future interaction areas will be installed in the shopping centre: spaces dedicated to break time (Sunset Plaza), terraces (Aviary 2.0) and the creation of a central square (Westland Event) to host programmed events.

Merkal Calzados lands at La Torre Outlet Zaragoza to enrich the offer of the centre, which already has other globally recognized shoe brands such as Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Rockport or Skechers. The Spanish firm comes to the outlet complex to surprise in its 500 square meter store and starts with an opening promotion of 20% discount for purchases over 40 euros.

The newly merged event brought to you by Completely Retail Marketplace and Revo, the retail property organisation, will take place at Old Billingsgate Market on Tuesday 28th September 2021.

The Allee-Center Remscheid will be extensively modernized and repositioned for the future, as the center operator ECE Marketplaces has now announced. For this purpose, the asset manager DWS intends to invest more than 25 million euros in the redesign and upgrading of the shopping center in the town center of Remscheid on behalf of one of its real estate funds over the next two years. Center operator ECE Marketplaces is responsible for the planning and implementation of the modernization.

Martin Lindqvist, CFO at Atrium Ljungberg, is leaving his job after five years at the company.

EPP has joined the country’s nationwide campaign to promote the COVID-19 vaccination by introducing vaccination points and actively promoting vaccination in shopping centres across the country.

CBRE Romania assisted the furniture and home decor retailer JYSK in opening a new store in Bucharest, its network now exceeding the threshold of 100 units in Romania. The new store is located in Prelungirea Ghencea, in a single-unit building, next to Mega Image and it comprises approximately 1,200 square meters.

The Crown Estate has appointed Simon Harding-Roots as Managing Director for its London portfolio.

The WAN (World Architecture News) Awards, now in their 13th year, bring together senior and influential industry professionals to recognise and celebrate excellence in architecture across the globe. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, this year’s awards ceremony will take place online on 17-18 November.

M.Sc. (Tech.) Antti Pelli will start 1. September as a Senior Director in JLL Finland’s Capital Markets team. Antti has over ten years of experience in the real estate industry and has previously worked, e.g., on Genesta and Sponda managing significant office portfolios.

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”) has reaffirmed NEPI Rockcastle’s credit rating at ‘BBB’ and revised the outlook from negative to stable on anticipated operational recovery.

Gallerian, Sweden’s first mall located in the city center of Stockholm, has attracted visitors for shopping, experiences and meetings since its inauguration in 1976. IKEA has furnished Swedish homes since the 50s. In the summer of 2022, they will meet when IKEA opens a large city department store on four floors and just over 8,000 square meters in the southern part of Gallerian.

Following a partnership exclusively for Bucharest, Nooka Space installs the first smart proximity office in the ParkLake garden, thus redefining the concept of “working remotely” for the mall’s customers, but also for those who live nearby.

PATRIZIA AG has sold a retail portfolio comprising 50 stores across Germany on behalf of its clients.

The US brand’s retail space becomes a tribute to the golden age of cinema.

Deutsche Investment acquired a discount grocer in the city of Dieburg from a private company on behalf of its separate asset pool, “Deutsche Investment – Food Retail I.”

Landsec and Invesco Real Estate have announced the launch of Gravity Active Entertainment, the dynamic leisure and entertainment company, within an 80,000 sq ft venue at Southside shopping centre in Wandsworth, London.

The O2 has announced the debut launch of TOCA Social, the world’s first entertainment and socialising venue with a football twist.

Innovative independent businesses are rushing to sign leases in Wembley Park, London’s globally renowned entertainment district and 365-day neighbourhood, with two further deals made recently – including one that already has a space in the destination.

London Designer Outlet is introducing new dog-friendly measures to ensure its guests can enjoy the retail experience with their canine companions.

Landsec has announced that M&S has signed to relocate into a new anchor store within White Rose Leeds, the out of town retail & leisure destination in Yorkshire. The bespoke unit includes nearly 80,000 sq ft of dedicated trading space.