Stefan Süschetz has been appointed to the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate Austria AG with effect from November 1, 2021.

Multi Corporation was awarded asset and property management mandates by affiliates of Harbert Management Corporation (HMC).

The grand opening of one of the largest retail properties in Russia–Grozny Mall Shopping and Leisure Center (GLA=54,670 sq m), lying in the heart of the Chechen Republic’s capital city on V. Putin Avenue–has taken place.

Macy’s, Inc. announced the appointment of Ashley Buchanan, chief executive officer of The Michaels Companies (“Michaels”), and Tracey Zhen, president of Zipcar, to its board of directors, effective October 5, 2021.

Landsec announces the sale of two retail parks, the first divestments from its non-core retail park portfolio since the Group unveiled its new strategy for growth in October last year.

Designer Outlets Wolfsburg will be the official fashion partner of the successful German soccer team VfL Wolfsburg with immediate effect and thus provide them, as well as the representatives of the Wolves, with fashionable outfits.

Globetrotter Ausrüstung GmbH has leased around 1,500 sq m of retail space at Flinger Straße 27 in Düsseldorf’s Altstadt district.

Revolutionary growth in computational power and computer science in the last few decades gave rise to artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced the appointment of Nicole Maarsen, consultant and co-founder of Home.Earth, as chair of ULI Netherlands. She succeeds Bob van der Zande, urban strategist at Balthasar & Partners, and will officially begin her voluntary two-year term on 1 October 2021.

Following its renovation and extension, from 1 October 2021, the flagship store of Bründl Sports in Kaprun presents itself as an ultra-modern architectural jewel against the backdrop of the Salzburg mountains.

Landsec has announced the entrance of two new retailers at Westgate, the approximately 74,320 sq m retail and leisure destination in Oxford City Centre. Japanese-inspired brand, Miniso, and world-renowned British toy emporium, Hamleys, have both launched at the destination.

The first retail park launched by Scallier in Romania is a 6,200 sqm (GLA) project, housing an array of recognized Romanian and international brands, notwithstanding some Polish ones. The opening of another retail park is planned for later this year.

Shopping City Süd becomes part of the Westfield Shopping and Entertainment Destinations and presents itself with a new logo online as well as on site very soon.

Trei Real Estate GmbH (Trei) opened their 27th retail park under the brand Vendo Park in Inowroclaw, Poland.

ROS Retail Outlet Shopping welcomes M3 Outlet Polgár to its outlet portfolio in Europe and in Hungary, where the company has been present since 2016 with its shopping destination Premier Outlet Budapest.

The newest of the five Slovenian centers owned by developer and operator SES Spar European Shopping Centers received the “Global RLI Award” in the “International Shopping Center–New Build” category in London on 23 September 2021.

The iMallinvest Europe GmbH adds once again to its steadily growing advisory team. With the recruitment of Kathrin Andres, an internationally experienced senior manager and recognised industry expert will join the independent retail and mixed-use specialist advisor with its operating offices in Mainz and Hamburg from 01 October 2021 on.

Global investment firm Sixth Street and private equity real estate firm Henley Investments have purchased Martineau Place in Birmingham in a joint venture.

777 Capital Partners AG has signed a forward deal with Captiva for its local retail park “Oberpfalz-Arkaden” in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria which is currently under construction.

Germany is known as a land of bargain hunters; hardly any customers are as price sensitive as Germans. It is therefore all the more astonishing that Germany has the fewest outlet centers in Europe. For every 1,000 inhabitants, there are 2.6 square meters of retail space – Austria has 8.3 square meters, Great Britain 8.6 square meters and Italy, the frontrunner, 9.1.

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As Europe emerges from the COVID 19 pandemic, one thing is clear–the trends in retail prior to COVID have become more pronounced and are now accelerating the divergence between winners and losers in the retail sector.

Coniq to design and launch a new omnichannel loyalty programme for Hungary’s leading outlet village.

Three retail park projects currently being developed by Acteeum turned out to be true hot topics during this year’s edition of the Shopping Center Forum. Reail-parks in Koszalin, Ostróda and Siemianowice Śląskie were well received by the participants on the first day of the fair, perfectly matching the current specificity of the shopping centers’ market.