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On the 11th of November 2022, another owner-operated store opened in QUARREE with a unique concept: It’s Party Time offers creative accessories for cake and cupcake decorating, party table accessories and personalized gift baskets. Services include gift delivery by comic mascots, custom cakes and event organization.

Braehead, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations, owned by property company SGS and managed by Global Mutual, is pleased to announce the opening of a new GAP store this November.

Galeria Dominikanska, owned by ATRIUM European Real Estate, is a 32,600 sq m urban shopping center located in the heart of Wroclaw City, one of Poland’s fastest-growing markets. Partnering with Placewise, the center launched #maszokazje, a new, more comprehensive loyalty program that offered their customers more than just lunchtime food discounts.

Greenman OPEN sets the course for the digital future. Last weekend, the management teamed up with Karlsruhe-based metaverse infrastructure provider Mapstar AG for a Halloween event to show how digitalization can change the retail landscape. With its Metaverse for the real world, Mapstar made it possible for the visitors of the Biesdorf Center to use their own smartphones to merge the boundaries of reality with those of the digital world.

The Inegol Shopping Mall, an investment of Fiba Commercial Properties (Fiba CP), took home the European Property Awards grand prize in the categories of “Retail Development” and “Retail Architecture” within the scope of its renovation projects while its Transformation Story Project carried out during this period was awarded the gold medal by the Association of Marketing Communications Professionals in the category of “Corporate Social Responsibility”.

Never before has the retail sector faced so many challenges at the same time – and shopping center operators alike. Joanna Fisher, CEO at ECE Marketplaces, and Steffen Friedlein, Managing Director Leasing Services at ECE Marketplaces, explain why there are still grounds for optimism, and why flexibility is key – both when setting own priorities and in relation with tenants and investors.

OUT NOW – LATEST ISSUE! +++ RE-THINK! – How to reassess development, invention and communication in retail real estate. The real estate industry has been in a state of change for a few years now: increasing online retail, the move to multi-channel, changing logistics requirements, a strong emphasis on entertainment, a much higher level of diversity in retail, and last but not least, the big issue of ESG. “Re-think” – is the order of the day.

The Spanish fashion company Zara will open a new store with a flagship format in Minto in Mönchengladbach in the first quarter of 2023 on around 3,000 sq m of rental area. Zara will realise the brand’s latest design concept. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, owner and operator of Minto, and Inditex are once again strengthening their strategic partnership in Germany through the new cooperation in Mönchengladbach.

The leading owner-operator that is redefining the outlet shopping experience with a portfolio of eleven premium outlet centers in nine European countries – has had its Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating of BBB+ with a stable outlook affirmed by ratings agency Fitch Ratings.

Despite tough competition in this year’s NCSC Nordic Awards Finale, the winners have now been selected and the candidate taking home the prize for “Best Shopping Center 2022” is Mall of Tripla in Finland. The winners were announced yesterday, October 27th at Sergel Hub in Stockholm.

As Festival Place is due to turn 20 later this year, now seems to be an opportune moment to reflect upon what defines it as a shopping center, a leisure destination, and a community amenity. Neil Churchill, Center Director of Festival Place, one of the UK’s Top 22 shopping centers, shares his view on the importance of community investment.

As the results came in from 25 independent Solal judges across Europe, the person co-ordinating the results was Alan Thornton, CEO of AL Marketing in London and Head of the European Solal Marketing Awards team. He shares his view on the winning entries and considers what Rodovre Centrum, the winner of eight awards, does right when it comes to outstanding marketing effort.

UK top 25 shopping center, Festival Place, celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. Under the ownership of AEW Europe, the 102,000 sq m scheme has established itself as the leading retail destination in Hampshire.

Designer Outlet Algarve has been recognised with the international BREEAM certificate, the world’s leading method of sustainability analysis. The largest outlet in the Algarve region was recognized for successfully meeting the highest standards of sustainable management, having been rated “Very Good” in terms of building performance and “Excellent” in building management.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Germany is expanding its cooperation with Sheltersuit Foundation and local aid organizations, which was launched in the fall of 2021. As part of a support initiative starting on October 10, 2022, in nine shopping centers operated by URW, the aim is to draw attention to the particularly difficult situation of people living on the streets in winter and to offer immediate support.

Orion Capital Managers has announced a number of significant lettings at its Telford Centre, so helping footfall to recover back to near 2019 levels at the 92903 sq m destination.