Geoffrey Nidd has been named McArthurGlen General Manager for France and Belgium. In this interview, he evokes the situation of the sector of the Factory Outlet Centres in France and in Europe as well the current events of the centre situated in Troyes.

2009-06-30T15:07:55Z

Interview of Geoffrey Nidd
"The great majority of McArthurGlen centres across Europe are showing positive growth in 2009" - Actors' words: the novelties

Balance sheet of the first "floating sales" in the French Factory Outlet sector

2009-06-30T14:14:03Z

A new law called “LME” has changed the regime of sales in France. Since January 1st 2009, their duration was reduced to 5 weeks (6 previously) and every storekeeper has at his disposal 2 weeks, qualified of "floating" which he can use at his convenience. The Magdus Observatory led in May a survey with the directions of French Factory Outlet Centres to collect their points of view and, for some, their first experience feedback concerning this new (...) - New studies about FOC in France

Factory Outlet Centres in Europe. Countries, operators : who are the leaders?

2009-06-30T14:01:24Z

- New studies about FOC in Europe

The Carlyle Group signs joint venture in Portugal

2009-06-30T09:46:52Z

Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has expanded its real estate operations in Iberia through a joint venture partnership with Crimson Investment Management.
The partnership, which will advise, execute investments and carry out asset management services in Portugal on behalf of Carlyle, will provide a level of local access in line with the platforms it has created in other European centres.
Crimson Investment Management will work on an exclusive basis for Carlyle's third European (...) - Read for you

Henderson mulls €80m call to extend outlets

2009-06-26T07:22:26Z

Possible equity raising for €1.1bn fund that backs McArthurGlen schemes
Henderson Global Investors is to seek consent from the investors in its €1.1bn European factory outlet fund to raise new equity for its expansion plans.
Henderson, which manages the European Outlet Mall Fund with outlet specialist McArthurGlen, would use the new equity of up to €80m to develop new phases of its malls and to buy stakes in outlets owned solely by McArthurGlen.
The equity raising, development and prospective (...) - Read for you

Designer Outlets Come Into Fashion Across the Continent

2009-06-24T07:56:34Z

ERLIN — Prussian guards were standing at the gates outside a quaint village about a 30-minute drive east of Germany's capital on a sunny day last week.
It wasn't the start of a German military campaign, but a local twist on a uniquely American shopping concept: the designer outlet.
The Berlin Designer Outlet Center, built to resemble a German country village, is the latest outlet to open in Europe and further evidence that in a broader retail industry plagued by tenant insolvencies and (...) - Read for you

Real Estate

2009-06-23T15:06:04Z

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Italian Bernardi to build €250 million Business & Trade Center in Vojvodina, Serbia

2009-06-23T08:46:20Z

Italian based company, Bernardi Group, will invest €250 million in the construction of Business & Trade Centre, on 85 hectares of land located in the Serbia's northern province of Vojvodina.
The first investment stage will be finalized by December, 2010 with the construction of a 40,000-m² outlet center. Furthermore, the hotel, leisure park and trade center have been planned for the following phase. The Trade Centre Brico, similar to Swedish IKEA, will occupy 30,000 m², while shops will be (...) - Read for you

Merc Clothing takes Clacton shop

2009-06-23T08:14:06Z

Fashion brand Merc Clothing has taken a unit at the refurbished Clacton Factory Outlet centre.
Merc, whose flagship store is located on Carnaby Street in London, joins JD Sports, Thorntons, Claire's and Pilot.
The Clacton centre was bought by commercial property investor ROM Capital in January 2008. ROM embarked on a number of initiatives aimed at revamping the centre in order to improve its look and attract leading high-street brands to Clacton.
Outline planning permission has been granted (...) - Read for you

NEINVER celebrates its 40th anniversary (ES)

2009-06-17T07:47:49Z

This year, 2009, NEINVER is celebrating it 40th anniversary. After four decades, the wholly Spanish-owned developer has become one of the leading players in the European Real Estate market. It is present in five countries managing a portfolio of 25 retail and industrial assets. In the last two years, the company has developed an average of 180,000 m²/year and invested more than €150 million/year.
The first solutions to be adapted to customer needs Since its creation in 1969, the company's (...) - Read for you