Region in Focus

German retail: building a future on solid traditions

Some of the key offerings on the evolving German retail real estate smorgasbord are food retail, mixed use developments and prime high street in the country’s leading cities. But as Germany skirts recessionary pressures, there is little sign at this stage that retail’s favoured sub-sectors are feeling any negative impact.

Italian shoppers vote with their feet

While Italy’s political situation may be in standstill after the recent elections, its citizens remain keen shoppers. A strong domestic appetite for brands, plus growing retail tourism, is enticing investors, developers and retailers alike to choose Italy.

CBRE GI demonstrates faith in Southern Italy

CBRE Global Investors has purchased a second southern Italian shopping centre for its European shopping centre fund ESCF II, underlining an approach that prioritises asset performance and local catchment dynamics over geography, according to Toby Smith, portfolio manager for the ESCF II fund.

Investors welcome ‘golden age’ for development

Italy has returned to a ‘golden age’ for development, as investor appetite for high-quality retail real estate assets and impressive consumption dynamics collide, according to Massimo Moretti, president of the Italian Council of Shopping Centres (CNCC).

Spanish retail market set for record year

Spain is on track for record investments into retail real estate this year as the sector exceeds all expectations. Isobel Lee reports

COMMENT: Retail on a roll in Central and Eastern Europe

The retail sector in CEE is a story of firming rental dynamics, especially in the traditional shopping centre segment, writes Marta Machus-Burek, Director, Retail Agency, Retail Advisory Services,Colliers International, Poland.

Citycon: The secret is out

International retailers are discovering that Nordic shoppers like what they’re offering, and the region’s developers are creating modern shopping centre environments to showcase their brands.

Retail rides urbanisation wave in the Nordics

They’re big and beautiful, but the Nordics face a number of retail challenges.