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international news inbrief

CHAPMAN TAYLOR UNVEILS DESIGN

FOR TOPKAPI 29 PRIMARK EYES NEW MARKET
International retailer Primark has announced
the opening of its first store in Romania as
The concept of the mixed-use development part of an expansion bid in Central and Eastern
at Topkapı, a site of historical significance Europe. The new store will start operations
in Istanbul, has just been unveiled to the towards the end of this year and be located at
Turkish market. the ParkLake Shopping Centre that is owned
Set in a superb location to the west of by Sonae Sierra.
central Istanbul with direct access to the
major E5 highway, Topkapı 29 will have
further transportation links to the west RETAILER EXPANDS TO ONLINE
with a new metro station. Global intimate specialty retailer Victoria’s Secret
A two-level retail street provides active has expanded its presence in Australia with the
frontage to the south of the project and launch of an e-commerce beauty store. The
wraps around the central residential online store houses a range of products including
community. By making use of the level fragrances, beauty and body care lines, accessories,
changes the retail street creates two ground pyjamas and the Pink Beauty collection.
levels sinuously flowing from the Metro
Plaza in the west to the Lifestyle Centre in
the east. WELLNESS BRAND TO EXPAND
Health and wellness retailer Holland & Barrett
is to expand into Greece, Romania and
TORG INTERNATIONAL AND RIOJA Bulgaria as part of its omni-channel strategy.
ESTATES PARTNER UP FOR PROJECTS The expansion will be achieved through a
partnership with Fourlis Group which is aiming
to open 120 stores in the countries over time.
TORG International has partnered with Northern England, and is projected to
leading UK outlet developer Rioja Estates attract 3.5 million visitors annually. A lack
for the development of two new outlets in of retail competition in the immediate area ACTION OPEN 2,000TH STORE
Sweden and the UK, Malmo Designer Village means that Grantham Designer Outlet Dutch non-food discounter Action has reached
and Grantham Designer Outlet Village. Both Village will achieve significantly greater an enormous milestone with the opening of
schemes have already secured planning penetration of its catchment than the UK its 2,000th store in Prague. Further expansion,
consent, with Grantham being under outlet industry average of three per cent, to a tenth country, is coming soon. It is not a
construction and the opening scheduled for namely for Phase One 7.7 per cent and for bad rate of expansion for a company that was
Autumn 2023. The Malmo outlet is expected Phase Two 8.5 per cent. founded just under thirty years ago and opened
to open in Summer 2025. Says Robert van den Heuvel, Partner its first store in Enkhuizen, Netherlands in 1993.
Conveniently located in close proximity Development & Leasing TORG International:
to the Danish border, Malmo Designer “It was at MAPIC 2021 that we established
Village benefits from a significant catchment this new collaboration with Giles Membrey PEEK & CLOPPENBURG GROWS
area. The scheme is expected to rank in and his team at Rioja Estates, whom we Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf is celebrating
the top 25 per cent of outlet centres in have known for many years. We were its return to Belgium after years of absence.
Europe in terms of traffic and is predicted impressed by the quality of their two latest The multi-brand fashion house will move to the
to generate above-average sales density. developments in Sweden and the UK and new Westland Shopping Center in Anderlecht
Grantham Designer Outlet Village is are therefore delighted to be able to share in autumn. The new store is to be one of the
located on the country’s third most travelled our enthusiasm with the tenant community cornerstones of the new retail project and have
motorway, the A1 connecting London with and industry at large.” a sales area of over 4,000sq m.

COIMA ACQUIRES
EATALY BUILDING

COIMA SGR, a leader in the management of
real estate assets for institutional investors, has
purchased a retail building in Piazza XXV Aprile
in Milan for €60M from Eataly Real Estate S.r.l..
Subsequently, COIMA has signed a 21-year
lease agreement with Eataly S.p.A. for the retail
spaces of the building, which will see the popular
gourmet shopping and dining concept continue
to serve eager customers in Porta Nuova as
part of the neighbourhood’s expanding retail and
hospitality offering.

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