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The return to a virus-free world, the fight against global phenomena such as climate change, and the conflict in Ukraine – this and many other issues are driving the retail industry in Cannes.

The retail park in Focsani, which was opened in November last year, received the BREEAM certificate at the Excellent level. A commercial facility with a lease area of 5,000 sq m is part of the network of compact retail facilities developed by the Polish company Scallier in Romania.

The Hahn Group has signed a new lease with Kaufland for the Sterkrader Tor Retail Park in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Kaufland will take over the space of the previously located EDEKA store, whose lease will expire at the end of 2022.

RegioPlan Consulting is inviting to the 24th Retail Symposium in Vienna, at Palais Ferstel on May 11, 2022. At this event, international trade and real estate managers as well as investment experts gather to exchange views and perspectives on industry trends.

AG Real Estate is on the verge of completing the extensive renovation and extension works it started in 2019 in Westland Shopping Center in Anderlecht (Belgium). The program includes the arrival of a large department store and a number of new retailers, the expansion of the Food & Beverage offer, and the creation of a leisure center of over 4,000 sq m.

Hines, on behalf of Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), has signed a €50 million green loan with CaixaBank as part of a new financing package for its flagship Preciados 13 project in Madrid. In 2017, the mixed-use building was acquired by Hines on behalf of BVK Highstreet Retail Preciados S.L.U.

The multifunctional Norblin Factory opened in September last year and is gaining more and more tenants. The project’s investor, the Capital Park Group, has signed lease contracts with another six concepts which will soon join the revitalized complex at Żelazna Street.

Mitiska REIM has completed the sale of Retail Park Mlyn in Wroclaw to AB Tewox. The retail park was originally acquired in July 2015 on behalf of the First Retail International fund (FRI).

Retail Real Estate: It is an asset class that has undergone a number of radical changes in recent years. Steffen Hofmann and Klaus Mennickheim, who run their own advisory firm, have built up an excellent international reputation as leading independent advisors. In an interview with ACROSS, they explain why specialist knowledge is so important right now, why the “retail bashing” that can often be heard falls far short of the mark, and why they have decided to rename their successful company at this point in time.

Deutsche Immobilien Group (DI Group) welcomes EDEKA as new tenant at its property in Dülmen (NRW). The food retailer, which has signed a long-term lease, will take over the 9,346 sq m space on November 30.