Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) has acquired Bernstein-Center, a mixed-use, non-discretionary retail quarter in the Bavarian town of Nittendorf. Located at Brunnenstrasse 1-3, the newly built quarter features a gross lettable area of around 6,500 square metres, as well as 48 underground car park spaces and some 110 outdoor parking spaces.

The EUR 300 million Etele Plaza developed by Futureal has received the occupancy permit. Therefore, the tenants can now start setting up their stores in Buda’s largest shopping centre. The environment friendly complex with a rentable area of 55,000 sq m will bring the next generation of plaza design to Hungary this September.

LabTech has announced the appointment of Jonny Perkins as Retail Asset Manager for its new 580,000 sq ft development, Hawley Wharf Camden, and LabTech’s other Camden holdings.

Hines has fully leased the retail space at its prime Calle Preciados 13 development in the heart of Madrid.

Kintyre, the Frankfurt and Berlin based investor and real estate platform, has announced the key appointment of Sebastian Mueller (44), to lead Kintyre’s newly founded Advisory business, and to join its senior management team.

Wowflow, a mobile-first collaboration and workflow solution for facility maintenance teams, has raised a €300 thousand pre-seed investment to speed up growth in the German-speaking markets.

Since its opening, the Centre has received more than 3 million visitors. In 2020, new premium and luxury brands such as Prada, Burberry, Armani, ECOALF and Furla, among others, opened its doors in the centre.

In a constant endeavour to modernise its retail portfolio, AG Real Estate is launching a brand-new quality service at City2, the largest shopping centre in the heart of Brussels. The capital’s urban shopping centre will offer MyBop interactive shopping and payment terminals to its customers.

Ingka Centres, part of the Ingka Group, (which also includes IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments), has taken its first step to expand into India with a major land acquisition in India.

Colosseum Mall signed with the German retailer DEICHMANN to open a 500 s qm store, as part of the current expansion plan of the commercial center. With a network of over 100 stores across Romania, DEICHMANN comes one step closer to the community of North-West Bucharest, in an area of ​​continous rising retail and residential segments.

In total, the company signed close to 1,500 leasing deals in 2020, including tenant rent negotiations, new leases and renewals. The resilience of the outlet industry is reflected by positive consumer demand whenever restrictions eased or lifted during 2020.

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed customer experience specialist Michelle Gloder as Head of Customer Experience within its UK Asset Services team.

The ATP consulting subsidiary redserve is expanding in Central and Eastern Europe. And the Croatian entrepreneur Denis Cupic is playing a leading role.

The optician is expected to open its third store in Hamburg at the end of March.

The market leader in festive lighting and decoration unveils colorful, creative décor designed to inject joy into the summer shopping experience.

A new network of charging stations for electric vehicles, called e-stations, inaugurated its first facility in the Czech Republic in December 2020. It is located in the STOP SHOP retail park in Hranice na Moravě, which is operated by IMMOFINANZ. It will offer its customers a convenient, fast and cheap way to recharge their electric car.

Potsdamer Platz announced that “Mission: Play!”™, Mattel’s first European entertainment experience will open in Spring 2022, as part of Brookfield Properties’ relaunch of the estate. The 4,000 square meters center will bring Mattel’s iconic brands to life through themed zones for Barbie®, Hot Wheels® and Mega Bloks®.

The Spanish brand Spagnolo opened its doors on February 12th at La Torre Outlet Zaragoza, which was followed by the opening of the children’s clothing and footwear brand Mayoral on February 15th. Both brands land in the complex to enrich the men’s and women’s brand mix, as well as the children’s offer.

Cilento Outlet Village to launch new and innovative real-time location aware customer loyalty program for shoppers