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Not every development is successful in the booming outlet center market. This is particularly true if the projects were not developed by one of the Big 3 in the outlet center industry. The necessary outlet-specific expertise is underestimated by many developers who are attracted by and wish to benefit from the theoretically high leasing levels in the outlet asset class.

The German Ruhr region is regarded as the largest catchment area in Europe – even ahead of the metropolitan areas of London and Paris. In that region – specifically in Mülheim – Rhein-Ruhr Zentrum, which opened in 1973, is now undergoing a 200-million-euro modernization.

Extraordinary worlds of experience in the areas of lifestyle retail, food retail, and premium retail, including digital retail solutions, are designed for discerning customers by the Austrian company. It will be represented in Cannes from November 14 to 16, 2018.

Seventeen years have already passed: In 2001, a small outlet center was built in the Upper Franconian town of Selb in the former manufacturing halls of the long-established Heinrich porcelain factory. The new Outlet Center Selb is currently under construction there.

The acquisition of Trnava City Arena in Slovakia has been recently completed. Peter Korbačka acquired the shopping center from Vladimír Poór. Negotiations lasted for nearly a year. The price as well as other transactional details have not been disclosed and remain subject to business privacy. However, this is one of the country’s most important retail segment transactions of the year.

The Märkische Viertel in northern Berlin was regarded as a model development in the 1970s. At that time, large housing estates with high-rise apartment blocks were considered to be a positive urban development program.

IKEA Centres and Mutschler Outlet Holding AG have recently opened the first phase of Designer Outlet Croatia in Zagreb. In addition to its commercial shops and new theme, the outlet features a number of customer services, such as center information, strollers, free Wi-Fi, gift cards, mobile chargers, baby care facilities, an exchange office, chill out zones, terraces, and a future playground area.

IKEA Centres has opened its second outlet center, the Designer Outlet Croatia. Project Manager Branko Mihajlov explains what criteria were – and will continue to be – applied when choosing locations.

Franz A. Kollitsch, co-founder of Austrian real estate developer Invester United Benefits, speaks about the company’s latest activities and why outlet centers are the ideal complement to online shopping.

Knight Frank recently published the “Retail Market Report Moscow H1 2018”. The most important event was the commissioning of “Kashirskaya Plaza”, which opened with a high occupancy rate – not only by area but also by number of stores.

The European retail real estate industry has been going through the formation and development of mega-corporations. In the long run, will major enterprises divide the industry among themselves?

The acquisition of Westfield by Unibail-Rodamco also offers new opportunities for 26 shopping centers in the German portfolio. Tenants as well as customers should benefit.

Holistic consulting and servicing of retail real estate is becoming increasingly important in the industry. The Austrian Centerprise Group has dedicated itself precisely to this purpose, even beyond national borders.