Issue 2019 November 19th

    Book now – iGEN: Time for Retail’s Roaring Twenties

    Sponsored by Nuveen Real Estate | London, 28 November 2019 If you want to understand the implications of digital technology on the retail real industry then this is simply the most content-rich, best value-for-money day on omni-channel retail and property investment you can attend. Our iGeneration conference is back bigger and better than ever with [...]

    MAPIC special: Developers pledge to create Europe’s “first world class resort”

    Retail developers intu and Eurofund announced in Cannes yesterday that they had agreed Heads of Terms with three major operators for its 235,000 sq m global resort project intu Costa del Sol in southern Spain. The announcement follows from the €800m project receiving its General PGOU License (Plan General de Ordenación Urbana) in September. Yelmo [...]

    MAPIC special: Urban specialist focused on enhancing city centre vibe

    Apsys CEO Fabrice Bansay said that the urban development specialist “loves the city” as he laid out plans for the company to continue to focus on city-centre schemes under its new ‘Making Cities Vibe’ initiative. The French-based developer has completed a number of flagship urban schemes in French cities and has achieved planning approval for [...]

    MAPIC special: Citycon looks to densification and transport hubs to boost centres

    Finnish-based developer Citycon is looking to densify its centres and optimise its retail portfolio as the company continues to establish a new platform for future growth, according to CEO Scott Ball. In an exclusive interview, Ball set out his vision for the reshaped Citycon portfolio. The American joined the company in January of this year [...]

    MAPIC special: Footfall, footfall, footfall new mantra for retail evolution

    An industry that has been schooled in the importance of location, location, location now needs to focus on “footfall, footfall, footfall”, according to CBRE Global Investors head of retail EMEA Eric Decouvelaere. Speaking at MAPIC last week, Decouvelaere laid out his views on the new investment criteria. “We need to have the right location in [...]