AMF Fastigheter’s urban development strategy also contains the company itself. Now AMF moves its office into the block containing the Mood-mall and gets Regeringsgatan 59 as new adress. The office, covering 1700 square meters on two levels, is aimed to be a natural meeting place and center for employees and visitors. (more…)
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Three nominees for Swedish city center award
Borås, Varberg and Umeå are the nominees for the year’s Swedish City Center in 2016. ”City centers face more complex challenges today,” says Björn Bergman, CEO of the Swedish city centers (Svenska Stadskärnor). (more…)
Regional centre invests in spectacular playground
Gränby Centre invests in a spectacular playground ”The new playground is designed as a miniature Uppsala,” says Daniel Kvant-Suber, business developer, Atrium Ljungberg. (more…)
Stockholm social supermarket is looking for new premises
Social supermarket Matmissionen is now looking for new premises after the fire in the premises, in Rågsved in southern Stockholm. (more…)
Bilka’s future opens in Tilst
Bilka has set the concept for the future – starting in Tilst. The store re-opening on Saturday is the new and modernized version of the hypermarket, aimed to compete with discount chains and to offer a sharper customer experience. (more…)
NRF sells four Swedish shopping centers
Cornerstone Nordic’s Nordic Retail Fund sells four shopping centers, covering 45 000 square meters, to an international joint venture. It’s Magasinet in Örnsköldsvik, Kulan in Karlskoga, Kvarnen in Mjölby and Axet in Nyköping which is divested. (more…)
Restaurants’ area fully leased at REDI
The café and restaurant premises of the REDI shopping and experience centre, which will open at Kalasatama, Helsinki in 2018, announces that the shopping centre’s 38 restaurants, cafés, bars and take-away points, have already been reserved. (more…)
Lippulaiva shopping center to expand with metro station
Lippulaiva, in Espoonlahti neighbourhood in Espoo in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area is set for its next phase as Citycon Finland Oy and Lehto Group Oyj have signed a preliminary agreement on a development project. (more…)
Walkthrough: Ikea Centres opened Avion shopping in Umeå
Ikea Centres opened their new shopping centre in Umeå on Thursday. Approximately 10000 visitors were expected to cross the red carpet entrance to Avion shopping, the first Swedish shopping centre to be branded in line with Inter Ikea’s central European malls with the name Avion. It’s a 34,000 square meters with 90 stores mall adjacent to […]
Billion profit for the Swedish cooperative federation after sell-outs
The Swedish Cooperative Federation, KF, reports a profit after tax of just over one billion SEK for 2015. ”It is gratifying that we can now show such good results of the hard work that has taken place in the unions, in the subsidiaries and KF,” says Tommy Ohlström, CEO of KF. (more…)
Citycon to have 75 % of all shopping centers certified
Citycon has launched an extensive project to introduce BREAAM In-Use certification for its shopping centres. So far, a total of 16 shopping centres owned by Citycon and four managed by the company have been granted the BREEAM In-Use certificate. Of these, eight are located in Norway, four in Finland, three in Sweden and one in […]
Gränbystaden expands with fashion street
Gränby, the regional center in Uppsala, expands further. A new fashion walk in the old Systembolaget is launched this spring. Here are the stores that are first to open. (more…)
Mobilia’s rooftop: A municipal pre-school
Mobilia shopping center in Malmö is letting out its rooftop for a large pre-school. (more…)
Myyrmanni to get a new S-market
The upgrade of the Myyrmanni shopping center is ready to be presented. A new S-market, a modernized restaurant and café offering and new establishments from Jysk and Seppälä are the news. (more…)
Atrium Ljungberg switches CEO after record result
Atrium Ljungberg makes the acting CEO Annica Ånäs a permanent solution when Ingalill Berglund on sick leave will resign from her CEO role. She succeeded Ingalill Berglund from Friday, 19 February. (more…)
Gothenburg the new hotspot for retail establishment
2.4 million square meters of new retail space in shopping centers and retail areas are planned in Sweden. This represents 14 Mall of Scandinavia or like the entire e-commerce would be converted into physical retail. Especially great is the interest in Gothenburg, according to a survey of shopping centers and commercial areas carried out by […]
AMF recruits new Head of business development
AMF Fastigheter has recruited Annelie Gullström to a newly created role as Head of business development with the mission to drive the company’s business development. ”External requirements and expectations means that we must constantly sharpen our offer and our products. Annelie will be a key figure in putting our ideas into commercially viable service,” says […]
Coop to re-paint all stores to earth brown
Coop changes the color of their Swedish Konsum-stores. As many as possible will get a brown facade. (more…)
Iso Omena to open international restaurant complex
Espoo shopping center Iso Omena west of Helsinki introduces a new restaurant complex and café offers to go with the new Finnkino cinema. It is said to be unique among Finnish shopping centers. “Iso Omena restaurant supply will rise to international level”, says Citycon’s property development director Risto Seppo. (more…)
Citycon to sell off Baltic shopping centre
Finnish based shopping center company Citycon has signed an agreement to sell the Magistral shopping centre in Tallinn, Estonia, to the Baltic commercial property fund EfTEN Kinnisvarafond II AS. The purchase price is 24 million EUR. “This divestment is in line with Citycon’s strategy to focus on urban, grocery-anchored shopping centres in the Nordics and […]
Apple to open state of the art flagship in Stockholm
Apple has found the location of its flagship store in Stockholm. The City of Stockholm is expected to provide the electronics giant permission to build a fully transparent store in Kungsträdgården, the large park in Stockholm city. “Stockholm is a fantastic city of innovation and we feel a great honor to have the opportunity to contribute […]
Biltema targets small city locations
Swedish Biltema makes an impression wherever the chain opens a department store. Now two small Swedish municipalities, Nässjö and Avesta, has made an agreement with the chain. ”The important thing for us is that we can establish ourselves in a good position. We need to be where the traffic is,” says Anders Selfors, establishment manager, Biltema. […]
Citycon expands organisation with eight new employees
After the acquisition of the Norwegian Sektor in July 2015 Citycon is now announcing that it employs eight people, including three operation engineers and a property technician in order to build its own operating organization. In addition, Citycon strengthens its Swedish organization with four specialists, all based in Kista. Joel Bjerking, formerly JLL, has been appointed […]
Hufvudstaden recruits Board members from ICA and Axel Johnson
The main shareholder of property company Hufvudstaden, L E Lundbergföretagen AB, has announced that it intends to propose that Liv Forhaug and Fredrik Persson be elected as new members of the Board of Directors. It is also proposed that Claes Boustedt, Peter Egardt, Louise Lindh, Fredrik Lundberg, Sten Peterson, Anna-Greta Sjöberg and Ivo Stopner be […]
800 million fight about additional costs on Mall of Scandinavia
The cost of building the Mall of Scandinavia got out of control due to delays and additional work. Now building entrepreneur Peab negotiates with Unibail-Rodamco on who should pay. (more…)
Citycon grew with Sektor-aquisition during 2015
Nordic shopping center giant Citycon’s revenues increased significantly during 2015 after the aquisition of Norwegian Sektor. Like-for-like, the net rental income increased by 1.1 percent. Sweden and Norway were the strongest markets. (more…)
8 % more visitors at Danica shopping centers
Customer flow and sales figures grow att DEAS managed centers. A new annual statement from the property management company showed an increase in turnover of 4 percent and the customer base of 8 percent. in 2015. The growth is in clothing and specialty goods, both of which have shown an increase of 6 percent. Groceries […]
Forum Helsinki sold to Sponda
Helsinki landmark and shopping center Forum is sold. Sponda buys all six properties including shopping center and office building. ”This acquisition is a perfect fit with our current strategy of increasing the share of shopping centres and office properties in our portfolio, while also increasingly focusing our property ownership on the prime area in Helsinki’s […]
Stockholm premium shopping district to become construction site for 7 years
Sturegallerian, with adjacent buildings, in the middle of Stockholm’s best known entertainment och premium shopping district, can be demolished. The property owner plans a giant building project – for seven years. Now traders and politicians join together for massive protests. (more…)
Power targets Aalborg this year
Expert Denmark’s department store concept Power has set out the establishment plan all the way to City Syd in Aalborg in 2016. CEO Jesper Boysen says City Syd is the only possible location. (more…)
New hypermarket to boost Arninge retail park
ICA has been chosen to develop Arninge retail park, the northernmost of Stockholm’s major shopping areas. A new hypermarket will be built next year. (more…)
Skandia to take over Solåsen retail park in Jönköping
Skandia Real Estate acquires three properties in Solåsen retail park in Jönköping totaling 35 000 square meters of Lustgården AB. The acquisition represents a significant part of the trade area. (more…)
Nordic shopping center nomination to MIPIM awards
The international jury for the MIPIM Awards 2016 have released the list of the finalists for this prestigious competition. In the shopping center category is Mall of Scandinavia in Stockholm nominated. The finalist competitors comes from Germany, France and Shanghai. Check them out. (more…)
Construction of Seppä shopping center to start immediately
Some details have been known since summer. Now the Seppä-project next to Prisma in Jyväskylä is taking off. Skanska has signed a contract with the investor LähiTapiola Group for the construction to start immediately and be completed in September next year. (more…)
Ok to new west coast shopping center
Swedish westcoast city Varberg gets a brand new retail park. 24,000 square meters of retail space, and a Biltema store will complement the city retail offer. (more…)
New consumer survey: Stockholm’s best shopping centers
It did not take long for the Mall of Scandinavia to gain ground in Stockholm. On Thursday, it was appointed to Stockholm’s best shopping center by 1800 consumers. (more…)
DHL to relocate all international customer service to Jönköping
DHL reorganizes its international customer service in Sweden – drops Helsingborg for Jönköping. DHL Freight centralizes its international customer service in Sweden to Jönköping. As a consequence, the 30 employees in Helsingborg will be given notice, including 20 people of permanent employment. In Jönköping, at least 15 new employees to be recruited. ”With a centralized customer service function in […]
98 percent leased in Ikea’s new shopping center
Ikea’s new shopping center in Umeå is almost fully leased. Two months before opening lies the occupancy rate of 98 percent. The latest addition is the Danish chain Tiger / TGR. (more…)
Stockmann invites social media to future workshops
Stockmann is planning for the extension of the Tapiola-store. At the same time, the department store chain invites social media to workshops about the future of Stockmann’s store experience. (more…)
Strömpilen shopping centre to lose major chains to new Ikea centre
Several major brands are leaving the shopping center Strömpilen in Umeå. The reason is that they move to Ikea’s new shopping center south of town. “Our stores in the city and Ersboda have worked well but not Strömpilen,” says KappAhl’s Establishment Director Hans Jepson to Västerbotten-kuriren. (more…)
Three million visitors first two months
Mall of Scandinavia, inaugurated in mid-November has already had over three million customers. ”2016 will be an exciting year,” says Lars-Åke Tollemark, Nordic President of Unibail-Rodamco. (more…)
After Norway exit – ICA to merge real estate companies
ICA Fastigheter and ICA Fastigheter Sverige will be merged. The merger of the Swedish operations is a natural step for the real estate on the grounds that the entire Norwegian property portfolio will be sold. In connection with the merger, Michael Johansson leaves role as CEO of ICA Fastigheter Sverige AB. Lena Boberg continues as CEO of […]
90000 square meter changes owner on Backaplan
Two major retail properties totaling 90,000 square meters, including Backa 2, at Backaplan in Gothenburg changes owner as KF Fastigheter continues to sell out its properties. Skandia Fastigheter will not only run a new shopping centre – but also take a leading role in Europe’s largest development project. (more…)
12 year old boy behind IKEA shopping centre closure
Ikea-owned Erikslund shopping centre in Västerås, Sweden, closed down completely due to a bomb threat on Sunday. Now the police has traced the abuser, a 12 year old boy. (more…)
Solid 2015 ending by Olav Thon’s shopping centers
Key figures for 2015 reveals a good year for Norwegian and Swedish shopping centers in Olav Thon Group, where border trade is still considerable. Weakened Norwegian economy have little impact turnover. Olav Thon Group including its subsidiaries Amfi Drift AS owns or manages 96 shopping centers in Norway. Of these, 69 full / part-owned and managed […]
Stockholm inner city project to be revised
The Urban Escape project in downtown Stockholm has encountered a problem and must be revised. Stockholm City changes the plan of a five-storey high houses where the mall Gallerian stands today. “It will be both sleeker and a bit lower,” says city planning commissioner Roger Mogert to Dagens Nyheter. (more…)
She is Unibail-Rodamco’s new Nordic Head of Leasing
Unibail-Rodamco has appointed Monica Söderberg as the new Head of Leasing in the Nordic region. Monica Söderberg has worked for Unibail-Rodamco since March 2014. Now, she will be responsible for leasing of the entire Nordic portfolio. Monica Söderberg has since March 2014 been working with leasing as Key Account Manager for Unibail-Rocamco responsible for some of its […]
Citycon bought out Åkersberga municipality
Citycon has bought the remaining 25 percent of shares in Åkersberga Centrum from Armada Fastighets AB, Österåker municipal housing company. (more…)
Aberdeen to manage 10 billion Danica portfolio
Aberdeen Asset Management in Denmark takes over the management of 107 properties in Danica Pension’s real estate portfolio, with a value of approximately 10 billion DKK as of 1 February in 2016. (more…)
Citycon removed ad that did not reflect visitor’s diversity
Kista Galleria is known for its diversity among visitors. But in a filmed commercial was all participants white people. After a storm of criticism, Citycon has removed the advertising. (more…)