Coniq today officially unveiled IQ Connect, the retail industry’s first and only complete location-based loyalty solution designed specifically to drive footfall and sales for shopping centres and tenants.

The capital’s leading fashion and lifestyle outlet centre is set to re-open after the current lockdown with the addition of another brand, having signed iconic London-based accessories retailer Radley. London Designer Outlet will reinforce its reputation for quality and choice at outlet prices as it signs quality handbag retailer Radley, which designs and crafts stylish handbags and accessories, to open a 1,440 sq ft store in the centre in Wembley Park.

In 2018 Ingka Group announced targets for zero emission home deliveries by 2025. The retailer has also made commitments to build charging infrastructure, transform its fleet and halve emissions from customer and co-worker travel.

Christine Hager (FRICS), Managing Director and Head of Shopping Center Asset Management at Hamburg’s redos Group since 2015, has received the award “Manager of the Year 2020” in the real estate industry.

Tokmanni, Finland’s largest general discount retailer, will open its comprehensively renewed store in Nummela on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 8 am. The store, which now has the more modern and attractive Tokmanni look, will feature many special offers and Tokmanni’s popular free buckets filled with product gifts at its opening. Tokmanni always ensures a safe shopping experience also at its store opening events.

Grosvenor’s Liverpool ONE has officially unveiled its iconic Christmas lights. This year the illuminations switch-on was also captured on film, in a bid to support the community and deliver festive cheer virtually to those who may be unable to visit during the Christmas period.

designer outlets Wolfsburg now welcomes its guests via live stream, in collaboration with model and presenter Louisa Mazzurana as well as various special guests. The center will broadcast every Thursday from a different shop. The next edition on Thursday (November 19) will take place at the WMF Store with star cook Sven Elverfeld.

A new, important addition enriches the already vast offer of the ESP Shopping Center in Ravenna.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Germany is further differentiating the tenant mix at Ruhr Park in Bochum and welcomes a new food and delicacies concept with the Hamburg spice manufacturer Ankerkraut.

A women-lead opening panel featuring 3 international retail real estate leaders: Joanna Fisher (ECE), Cristina Santos (Sonae Sierra) and Anne-Sophie Sancerre (URW).

New stores for Bishop’s Waltham and Midhurst following extensive refurbishment work

Leading fashion outlet developer, FASHION HOUSE Group has announced the opening of the third phase of FASHION HOUSE Outlet Centre Militari in Bucharest.

The modernization of the local supply center in Berlin Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf has been completed. After a good two years of revitalization and reconstruction work, WILMA shines in new splendor. Commissioned by owner Ivanhoé Cambridge, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) modernized the asset visually and functionally.

Multi Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Hubert Stech as a new member of the Advisory Board of the German Council of Shopping Places (GCSP).

Time Retail Partners (TRP), the boutique retail property consultancy, has appointed Peter Wrigley, founder of 360Retail and a former senior director in CBRE’s lease consultancy business, as a consultant to head its new professional services specialism. Peter will work with Time’s established landlord and agency teams.

The El Corte Inglés Group reported EBITDA of €64 million for the second quarter (June-August 2020) of its financial year, driven by online sales and store reopenings.

Lahti Palvelutori Service Centre, which opened in shopping centre Trio at the start of the year, will be expanded by 2,000 sq m next year. The available premises will triple in size from the current 1,000 sq m to 3,000. The service selection will also become more diverse.

NEPI Rockcastle provides an update on the COVID-19 related government measures in some of the CEE countries in which the Group operates:

Citycon continues to expand and diversify the tenant mix of its necessity-based community centres. Since June, the company has signed and opened a multitude of new tenants in is centres across the Nordics, adding new and exciting elements for the customers.

Further to the selection process launched by Carmila’s Board of Directors on 16 June 2020, and following the opinion of the Compensation and Nomination Committee, the extraordinary Board of Directors’ meeting of 2 November 2020 appointed Marie Cheval to succeed Alexandre de Palmas as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carmila with effect from 3 November 2020.

After the future conference www.REBOOT.berlin in January of this year, the German Council of Shopping Places held, for the first time, the hybrid conference www.3-5-1-konferenz.de at three locations instead of the German Council Congress, while complying with all corona-related regulations.

JYSK, a global retail chain from Denmark offering a full range of household goods, has expanded its sales area by 30% at the Eden Retail Park in Zgorzelec, Poland.