Retail news & events

On taking over the reins at Best Buy, Hubert Joly started working in the stores to get the feel of the company.

The property development subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, Cirmad Grand Sud, is commencing construction on a €90m shopping center situated near Marseille.

Gap Inc has agreed to a deal with Zalando, the largest dedicated online retailer in Europe, for sale of its main brand, commencing May next year.

In a fascinating and wide-ranging interview Malls.Com got the thoughts of the TriGranit Management Corporation CEO on many different issues.

Westgate Shopping Center’s planned £400m expansion has received final approval and this clears the road for work to commence in the new year.

Malls.com was lucky enough to catch up with Peter Courtney at MAPIC, Cannes, France. Peter is a Director at Lunson Mitchenall and specializes in shopping center development, asset management and leasing.

The opening Europe’s largest shopping mall in Moscow comes at an extremely bad time for those funding this project.

The owner of Zara, Inditex, has seen a dramatic online sales increase of 42% to reach a record figure of €553m (£442m), even though other fashion chains continue to struggle.

Retailers across Britain have employed additional staff to assist with the Black Friday shopping circus due to happen during this week.

<p>Unibail-Rodamco SE has increased its investment in Europe and is planning to add an additional mall in Berlin.</p>

<p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data that indicates that online and store sales have risen by 0.8% from September to October. This places the annual growth at 4.3%.</p>

<p>Redevelopment plans for the Stadium Shopping Center have been revealed by the owner.</p>