- By Yurdaer Kahraman In 2025, The placemaking industry must navigate growing consumer expectations for sustainability, personalization, and seamless digital integration while balancing rising operational costs and adapting to evolving regulatory landscapes. The challenge lies in creating spaces that merge innovation with community relevance, driving both commercial success and meaningful engagement. Artificial Intelligence and smart technologies […]
- In an interview with Financial Times, Jesper Brodein, CEO of Ikea’s largest franchisee Ingka shared that the trial of the retailer’s Preowned service has been extended nationwide across Norway and Spain, and will be available until August. “It works and people like it. In a couple of years, we want to scale it up to all […]
- “All 83 stores are in the black,” entrepreneur Bernd Beetz told the Düsseldorf-based Handelsblatt newspaper. “Overall, we have been in the black in every month of the new financial year since October 1, 2024 and have exceeded our internal expectations,” explained Beetz. “We are therefore very positive that we will also close the entire current […]
- From January 1, 2025, SES Hungary will thus continue the successful partnership that has existed since 2009 as operator, thereby securing its position in the dynamic Hungarian market. The banking group emphasizes the strong partnership and the continued trust in SES as the operator of Eastern Hungary’s leading shopping center. KORZÓ, the largest shopping center […]
- By Joanna Fisher Retail Real Estate has once again proven to be a stable and resilient asset class in 2024 – and has gained further momentum in terms of leasing successes, investments and pro-jects for the further development and transformation of properties. At ECE Marketplaces, for example, we were once again able to build on […]
- Back in December, the City of Cologne’s urban development committee unanimously decided to initiate a corresponding development plan procedure, including early public participation. This means that planning for the new quarter can now begin. The operation of the successful Köln Arcaden will remain unrestricted. The current plans envisage that the Köln Arcaden parking garage on […]
- As CEO Retail, he will take over the management of the German Eurofund organization. The focus will be on establishing and further developing the structures and managing the Rhein-Ruhr-Zentrum (RRZ) project. In addition to the asset management of the RRZ, Ley will also drive forward the project development and restructuring of the site. In his […]
- What do you see as the main challenges for the placemaking industry in 2025? The same challenges as in 2024, 2023, 2022 and for many years before that, which is a fundamental lack of inspiration in our sector. We need to think more outwards, we need to embrace new concepts, especially hospitality, and above all, […]
- PropTech Connect connects leading organisations and cutting edge technology solutions to be the catalyst for innovation in Real Estate. The event achieves this by creating and curating actionable insights aimed at driving Real Estate innovation. PropTech Connect also serves as the premier platform for bringing together the Global Real Estate ecosystem – facilitating the creation […]
- At the 13th Retail Forum Switzerland 2024, you can expect an extremely attractive and exciting program on the topics of retail, consumption and society. The main themes of this year´s congress include the future viability of retail, retail real estate, shopping centers, city centers, technological innovations in retail, omnichannel strategies, sustainability and ethical consumption, and […]
