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ECE To Develop Gesundbrunnen Shopping Center Into A Mixed-Use Location
ECE is investing in the further development and value enhancement of the shopping center Gesundbrunnen Center Berlin and is expanding the property into a mixed-use location in cooperation with STAYERY.
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Rhein-Ruhr Zentrum Secures Müller As New Tenant
Eurofund Group and Signal Capital Partners are bringing Müller as a new anchor tenant to the Rhein-Ruhr Zentrum in Mülheim, Germany. The Müller store is scheduled to open in the course of 2026 as part of the redesigned western entrance area.
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Köln-Arcaden In Germany Receives A Sustainable Mixed-Use Development from Union Investment
Union Investment, owner of the Köln Arcaden shopping center in Germany, is planning to develop the site into a new mixed-use quarter. Among others, the preliminary planning envisages around 108 apartments, senior citizens’ apartments, a facility with care places for senior citizens and office space for a total of around 800 employees.
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Confirmed: Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier to open on April 8, 2025
URW now officially announces that the retail opening of Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier will take place on April 8, 2025.
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Special Issue “Industry Outlook 2025”
With the fifth “Outlook” edition, we once again come to look back at 2024 and ask crucial questions that touch on the future of the industry while searching for new ways to further develop ourselves to match the swiftly changing consumer environment. To record some of the most important changes, we invited top industry experts from all around Europe to share their insights and outlook on the year ahead of us.
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European Industry Experts' Outlook On 2025's Challenges And Opportunities
We started 2024 with many uncertainties, and when we look back, hardly anyone wanted to commit to anything concrete. Yet, despite that, the industry clearly closed the year in a better position. To record some of the most important changes, we invited top industry experts from all around Europe to share their insights and outlook on the year ahead of us.
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Skyline Plaza exterior design. /// credit: ECE

Skyline Plaza Receives Extensive Modernization For Over 35 Million Euros

A good ten years after its opening, Skyline Plaza in Frankfurt am Main, which is jointly owned by Allianz and ECE, is receiving more than 35 million euros for an extensive modernization program. With new tenants and concepts, a revised design and numerous additional offers and services, it is being comprehensively prepared for the future.

credit: Stratosferica

Utopian Hours Festival Turin: Taking an international look at cities and rethink them.

Utopian Hours, taking place 18-20 October in Turin, Italy, is a three-day international event organized by urban knowledge agency Stratosferica, showcasing and discussing new concepts and inviting guests and audiences to suggest a new way of conceiving human evolution. Starting from the first edition in 2017, the festival aims to give for the eighth time a voice to the people behind these changes: City makers, activists, architects, and innovators share their experiences and stimulate new visions for the future and concepts of cities. ACROSS spoke to Daniele Vaccai, Project Developer at Stratosferica, about the festival, its program, and speakers.

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MANAGEMENT

LATEST TRENDS IN ASSET AND CENTER MANAGEMENT

Christian Thiele, Head of Leasing Management at MEC (left), Dreieich Nordpark, Germany (right). /// credit: MEC

BEYOND LOCAL SUPPLY: THE RIGHT TENANT MIX IS THE KEY TO RETAIL PARK SUCCESS

Retail parks have established themselves as one of the most stable asset classes in the retail sector in recent years. Making clever adjustments to the tenant mix ensures both the security and long-term development of a retail property. That fact is clearly demonstrated by a number of assets in MEC’s portfolio, in particular, by the Dreieich Nordpark case study, as Christian Thiele, Head of Leasing Management at MEC, explains.

In January 2023, Sonae Sierra announced a further step in its growth in Italy by signing a partnership with Chorus Life for the leasing of the retail space of the new “City of the Future” model, developed by the POLIFIN Group and built by COSTIM. /// credit: Sonae Sierra

“THE GREATEST NEED IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TODAY IS ADAPTABILITY”

“Across all markets, we are seeing that retail has remained a resilient and thriving sector,” explains Cristina Santos, Executive Director Property Management at Sonae Sierra. More than almost any other European company, Sonae Sierra is strategically diversified across several regions and adapts to the specific requirements of each. The company has extensive experience with its own properties and has increasingly used that knowledge as a cornerstone of its approach to manage third-party properties.

Europa-Galerie Saarbrücken, Germany. /// credit: Sonae Sierra

Best-Practice Example: Europa-Galerie Saarbrücken — “Operators Need To Find Neighboring Tenants That Can Build Synergies”

Retail is polarizing towards the absolute top locations, among them metropolitan locations, and A-cities. There are many cases proving this but there are also exceptions – and not just any, but successful exceptions. The recent DeepTalk online-discussion took a closer look at one such exception and looked a little behind the letting and positioning strategies of the Europa-Galerie Saarbrücken in Germany, one of the outstanding best-practice examples.

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DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE OUTLET INDUSTRY

Left-to-right: Thomas Reichenauer, Managing Director at ROS Retail Outlet Shopping; Designer Outlet Algarve’s new plaza, center extension is opening in Summer 2025. /// credit: ROS Retail Outlet Shopping

ALL SIGNS POINT TO FURTHER GROWTH AT ROS RETAIL OUTLET SHOPPING

With the FREY Group as a new financially strong property partner providing robust support, ROS Retail Outlet Shopping is setting the stage for further growth and enhanced premium outlet shopping destinations across Europe. Major expansions at four centers and two new developments are set to be completed within two years.

Brendon O'Reilly, Managing Director of FASHION HOUSE Group (left), Outlet Centre Pallady in Bucharest, Romania (right). /// credit: FASHION HOUSE Group

WE STILL NEED MORE INVESTORS WHO UNDERSTAND OUR BUSINESS

Fashion House Group is the only outlet operator in Romania, and it benefits from a growing interest in international brands in Southeast Europe. In this interview with ACROSS, Brendon O’Reilly, Managing Director of Fashion House Group, explains how he wants to grow and expand with these brands.

Otto Ambagtsheer, Chief Executive Officer at VIA Outlets (left), Expansion of Landquart Fashion Outlet, Switzerland (right) /// credit: VIA Outlets

“OUR EXPANSION PROJECTS ARE KEY GROWTH ENABLERS.”

VIA Outlets is expanding at almost every one of its 11 premium fashion outlet locations across Europe, and strengthening the F&B offering is a priority, CEO Otto Ambagtsheer says. He’s confident that organic growth will continue to be the company’s mainstay, because there are very few acquisition opportunities on the market currently, but VIA Outlets will seize the chance to invest if the right M&A deal arises that fits with its business strategy. He added that expanding VIA Outlets’ omnichannel strategy is another key priority.

The pocket park aims to preserve the local ecosystem and enhance the area's role within it. /// credit: NEINVER

NEINVER UNVEILS POCKET PARK AT FACTORY POZNAŃ

FACTORY Poznań, managed by NEINVER, has officially opened a 2,000 sq m pocket park. This spectacular green space – complete with unique architectural elements – was designed and constructed in collaboration with landscape architects and biodiversity experts, part of the LIFE Archiclima project, a program funded by the European Union and the Polish National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

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RETAIL

STRATEGIES OF RETAILERS

Köln-Arcaden district design. /// credit: ASTOC Architects and Planners

Köln-Arcaden In Germany Receives A Sustainable Mixed-Use Development from Union Investment

Union Investment, owner of the Köln Arcaden shopping center in Germany, is planning to develop the site into a new mixed-use quarter. The preliminary planning envisages around 108 apartments, some privately financed and some publicly subsidized, as well as senior citizens’ apartments, a facility with care places for senior citizens and office space for a total of around 800 employees.

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FOOD & BEVERAGE / LEISURE

LATEST TRENDS

Will Odwarka is the Founder and CEO of Dubai-based firm Heartatwork Hospitality Consulting. /// credit: Will Odwarka, ACROSS

Will’s F&B Insights: Opening A Restaurant In Western Europe – Are You Insane?

“It’s a fair question these days in lots of Western countries, Europe first and foremost. Running a restaurant in Europe requires a more nuanced approach than simply focusing on high revenue figures,” shares Will Odwarka, Founder and CEO of Dubai-based firm Heartatwork Hospitality Consulting in his latest “F&B Insights” column. “The notion that success is guaranteed by sheer volume is misleading, as the current challenges facing the industry demand a deeper understanding and strategic planning,” he explains. Opening a restaurant in Western Europe may seem daunting to some, but it is essential to address the underlying issues that have been exacerbated by the recent global pandemic.

Roger Goyk, Director of Retail Brookfield Properties (left), Jonathan Doughty, Special Project Manager at ECE (right). /// credit: Brookfield Properties, ECE

THE PLAYCE IN BERLIN: THERE WAS NO NEED FOR “JUST ANOTHER” SHOPPING MALL

Like no other German shopping center, “The Playce” at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin is a shopping and cultural destination that focuses on food and beverage, leisure, and retail stores that are new to Berlin or unique in their concepts. One and a half years after its opening, The Playce is now 96 percent leased. ACROSS discusses why now is the best time to be part of the project with Roger Goyk, Director of Retail Brookfield Properties, and Jonathan Doughty, Special Project Manager at ECE.

credit: Ryan Dinham and Seven Dials Market

The Expansion Of Food Halls Across Europe: Venues To Hang Out, Eat Out Or Go Out-Out!

The food hall market in Europe has seen significant growth and transformation over recent years. In less than a decade, the number of European food halls has almost doubled, with the UK, France and Italy leading the pack. Despite a pandemic and cost of living crisis across the continent, landlords and operators are seeing the benefit of the flexible model for our ever-changing modern world. There’s even been some new openings since C&W released our ‘Food Halls of Europe’ report in July 2024, including Time Out Market in Barcelona and Mercato Metropolitano in Ilford, London.

Lane 7, The Playce, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. /// credit: Lane 7

LANE7 GROUP STRIKING OUT ACROSS EUROPEAN LEISURE MARKET

As part of its ambitious strategy to grow the number of sites it operates, entertainment and leisure operator, the Lane7 Group, has announced the opening of its first venue in continental Europe at The Playce, Potsdamer Platz in Berlin in September, as well as two venues opening in Dublin in the coming months. While continuing the pace of its UK expansion – with a second London venue, in Camden, opening in October – Lane7 now seeks to grow its European portfolio by some 10 venues over the next 2 years.

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PROPTECH

RETAIL TECHNOLOGY

credit: Citycon

Key Factors Driving Quality At Shopping Centers

Why do we visit shopping centers? Is it merely for shopping, or are we seeking entertainment, a place to meet, or perhaps all of these experiences combined? Despite the diverse reasons that draw us to shopping centers, one expectation remains consistent across all visits: the demand for quality.

Markus Porvari, President and CEO of HyperIn, at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024. /// credit: HyperIn

HyperIn & SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: Bridging the Gap Between Continents for a Sustainable Future

This year´s SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 aimed at fostering cooperation between Japan and Finland by providing a platform for tech companies of both countries to promote sustainability technology and ESG principles. Markus Porvari, President and CEO of HyperIn, represented the company as a keynote speaker at the conference. HyperIn has demonstrated how a startup can successfully grow into a thriving enterprise, showcasing real cases of how some of the leading companies in the Nordics are succeeding with sustainable technology.

Emre Yıldız, Founder and CEO of Octopus. /// credit: Octopus

OCTOPUS – a physical touch of retail

“Octopus is not just creating technology; we are building an entire ecosystem that mirrors the online world’s interactivity in the physical world, all centered around our screens and the Octopus app. We are crafting an environment where digital engagement is as natural and intuitive as using a smartphone or computer,” explains Emre Yıldız, CEO and Founder of Octopus, in his interview with ACROSS.

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European Industry Experts' Outlook On 2025's Challenges And Opportunities
We started 2024 with many uncertainties, and when we look back, hardly anyone wanted to commit to anything concrete. Yet, despite that, the industry clearly closed the year in a better position. To record some of the most important changes, we invited top industry experts from all around Europe to share their insights and outlook on the year ahead of us.
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