Dear Reader,
We are pleased to present the last Online Special for 2024.
The end of the year is always an opportunity to look back, perhaps question some things, but above all, to set the course for the future. We started January with many uncertainties. When we look back and read through the outlook for this year, hardly anyone wanted to commit to anything concrete. Looking back, we can gratefully say that 2024 was much more constant than expected. Significant challenges have nonetheless impacted our personal and professional lives. It would be wrong to deny the problems and play down their impact, but the industry is generally in a better position at the end of 2024 than expected.
This Online Special also takes a look back. Together with the Head of the ACROSS Advisory Board, Klaus Striebich, we look at where the industry stands at the end of 2024. Rüdiger Dany, CEO of NEPI Rockcastle, does the same. He has recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and we can all learn a lot from his expertise, especially in the CEE region. The retail real estate categories that also proved in 2024 that they are the true drivers of the industry are retail parks and outlets. With its Retail Pin, the MEC has launched an exciting new format explicitly designed to discuss the future of retail parks with key stakeholders. With Giles Membrey, Rioja Estates, I have gained an interview partner from the outlet sector who has an extreme sensitivity for the markets like hardly any other outlet developer. Brookfield is in the process of setting new standards in the German market. Katharina Treiber, Senior Vice President at Brookfield Properties, explains the company’s plans beyond the Playce. Last but not least, we present what the BALFIN Group and ACREM have achieved in Tirana, Albania, with the TEG, among others. I say it repeatedly: it is worth taking a look at Southeastern Europe.
But now it’s time to rest and take a deep breath. We hope you enjoy reading the latest edition of our Online Special and wish all our readers happy holidays and a peaceful end to the year. May the festive season allow us to put our professional lives aside and concentrate fully on our private lives. We promise to remain just as close to the industry in 2025. See you next year!
Reinhard Winiwarter
Publisher of ACROSS Magazine
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