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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) will build the three planned hotels (Pullman, Novotel & ibis Styles) in Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier in cooperation with the travel and lifestyle group Accor and the real estate developer B&L Group. From end of 2022, the Accor hotel brands Pullman, Novotel and ibis Styles will open around 830 rooms in the mixed-use district on the river Elbe.

Hines, the international real estate firm, announces 2019 results of Outlet Village Pulkovo. Double-digit growth of the outlet village’s sales and footfall indicators over the past year demonstrates the continuously increasing interest of city residents and tourists.

Hammerson has exchanged unconditional contracts on the sale of a portfolio of seven retail parks to Orion European Real Estate Fund V for a headline price of £400m with expected net proceeds of £395m.

umdasch The Store Makers are presenting new perspectives for the retail sector of the future on a fair stand extending over 900 square metres at the EuroShop in Düsseldorf from 16–20 February 2020. In an integral tour of all sectors of retailing visitors can experience multimedia ideas, unusual materials and countless opportunities for profitable measures at the point of sale.

On February 13, the eagerly anticipated McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Málaga opened to the public. The first of its kind in the south of Spain, the new designer outlet offers both local and international visitors an extraordinary shopping experience, combining fashion, culture and entertainment, all in a beautiful setting with savings of up to 70%.

In the new Terminal C of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, Sheremetyevo Duty Free – a joint venture between the airport, Gebr. Heinemann and Greenway – launched its luxury market place with the opening of two multi-brand stores in the categories Fashion & Accessories as well as Watches & Jewellery (FAWJ).

Hammerson has announced that Simon Betty, currently Retail Director for Ireland has been appointed to the newly created role of Managing Director City Quarters and Developments, representing another important milestone for Hammerson’s implementation of its City Quarters strategy.

HB Reavis is developing the mix-used scheme Stanica Nivy in the emerging Nove Nivy zone in Bratislava.

During the year, which saw several retailers experience challenging times with slowing growth, Ingka Group registered close to a 50 percent increase in online sales and more people visited its IKEA stores than the year before. ​

Silesia Outlet in Gliwice, Poland, is set to join the FACTORY brand, the leading platform of outlet centres in the Polish market, changing its name to FACTORY Gliwice.

Latest traders include celebrity chef, Miguel Barclay’s first bricks and mortar site for a New York style pizza concept; seasonally and sustainably-focused concept restaurant Wildflower; and technology-driven coffee house, Glass Coffee.