Retail

Sonae Sierra and the Hahn Group have launched the Hahn Sierra Food Retail Fund as part of a cooperation agreement. The open-ended special AIF in accordance with the German Investment Code (KAGB) has a target volume of around €600 million and invests in southern European food markets in Portugal, Spain and Italy. In the first ...

Scalo Milano Outlet & More, with over 180 brands and 44,000 sqm of space, is now part of VIA Outlets’ pan-European network. The Milan-based centre welcomed over 4 million guests in 2025 and was acquired through the purchase of Locate District S.p.A. The transaction brings VIA Outlets’ total footprint to 325,000 sqm across ten...

Fitseveneleven is another strong lifestyle label moving into Munich city centre: the Frankfurt-based fitness brand is renting around 1,800 m² in the Joseph Pschorr Haus on Neuhauser Straße. Bayerische Hausbau Real Estate is thus expanding the mix of uses in the prominent city centre building and focusing specifically on resil...

Shaftesbury Capital has revealed that Darjeeling Express, the renowned Indian restaurant founded by Asma Khan, will be relocating within its West End portfolio to a larger home on Rupert Street. Known for its all-female kitchen and authentic regional Indian cuisine, the move marks a new chapter for the restaurant’s journey, e...

Castle Quarter, in Norwich city centre, has been sold to private clients of asset manager Maritime Capital. The sale completed on Tuesday 16 December 2025 and marks an exciting new chapter in the venue’s history.

Sponda, owned by Blackstone's Polar Bidco, has sold the Zeppelin shoppping centre to a Finnish investor group with Asko Myllymäki and Arvo Sijoitusosuuskunta as anchor investors.

Scallier has announced the beginning of construction of a new retail park on Wolności Street in Zabrze. The project is being developed for a private investor, with Scallier responsible for the comprehensive preparation and implementation of the investment, acting as investment advisor, developer, and exclusive leasing agent.

In 2025, ECE concluded around 2,700 lease agreements for approximately 770,000 m² of retail space, 550,000 m² of which was in Germany alone. This meant that the company fell short of its results for 2024 (820,000 m²) and 2023 (800,000 m²). CEO Joanna Fischer was nevertheless satisfied, as vacancy rates continued to fall and t...

Union Investment has sold the Sisjö Entré retail park in Gothenburg to Swedish real estate company Bygg-Göta. The 15,300 sqm asset, part of the DEFO-Immobilienfonds 1 since 2008, is 98 percent let. The sale forms part of Union Investment’s ongoing portfolio strategy, with proceeds to be reinvested in 2026.

In Q4 2025, Catella APAM completed six new retail lettings totalling 16,000 sq ft at Morgan Quarter, Cardiff. New occupiers include Kokoro, Amplifon and De Montfort Fine Art. The lettings support a wider asset strategy to diversify uses and enhance customer experience.

Just six months after launching its UK Decarbonisation Impact Fund, Orchard Street has already deployed £200 million across industrial and retail assets. The latest off-market acquisitions include logistics sites in Weybridge and Chessington and the 204,000 sq ft Junction One Retail Park in Rugby, underlining its decarbonisat...

Baravaragruppen, one of Helsingborg’s best-known restaurant and entertainment operators, will open a new 600 sqm concept at Helsingborg C in spring 2026. The venue will add to Wihlborgs’ continued development of the site and aims to create a vibrant new meeting point for residents, commuters and visitors alike.

Skanska is set to transform the former site of St. Erik’s Eye Hospital in central Stockholm into a new mixed-use neighborhood. The SEK 1.3 billion investment includes apartments, offices, retail and green public spaces in the heart of Kungsholmen.

Union Investment has acquired the Gewerbepark Stadlau in Vienna. Seller is the listed real estate company Nextensa from Brussels. The retail park is located in Donaustadt, Vienna's 22nd district, and is therefore within one of the city's busiest commercial areas. The purchase was made for an open-ended special real estate fun...

Australian pension fund Aware Super has acquired a 31.3% stake in a €2.6 billion European outlet mall platform from Allianz accounts managed by PIMCO. The platform includes four centres across three countries, totalling 163,523 sqm and 24.6 million annual visits. The investment reflects a strategic diversification into defens...

Focus Estate Fund has successfully repositioned Turawa Park in Opole. The 35,000 sqm retail property now achieves 98 percent occupancy following a comprehensive redevelopment and re-leasing effort. BNP Paribas Real Estate supported financing, leasing and management of the modernised retail park.

Supernova Group announced that the Park&Shop shopping center in Imotski has become the 18th shopping center in Croatia to operate under the Supernova brand and management network. This strategic acquisition further reinforces Supernova Group’s presence in the Dalmatia region and underscores its long-term commitment to the con...

Commercial property investment in Northern Ireland surged in 2025, with transaction volumes reaching £294 million across 33 deals—almost triple the previous year’s figure. Retail remained the leading asset class, fuelled by strong local and international demand.