Cushman & Wakefield Echinox Blog
Categories
How millennials want to work
Let’s begin by looking at the world through the eyes of an interior designer from the millennial generation reporting from her journey to the near future. “It‘s half past eight in the morning and the first workers are arriving at [...]
Mortgage loans on a rapid rise for 8 straight semesters: the Romanian residential market is witnessing its best period in history
From an economic standpoint, Romania is currently witnessing one of the best periods in recent history: the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has entered the eighth consecutive year of growth, the number of employees and wages are rising from one [...]
How are office buildings changing in order to keep up with the new generations’ employees
We spend an average of 2,000 hours per year at the office, more than anywhere else, unless we consider the hours spent sleeping. It is not a novelty, but what is interesting to observe is the difference of approach [...]
Shopping City Suceava – 10 years of shopping experiences for 35 million guests
The future of modern retail will belong to those shopping centers that are close to the community and which reinvent themselves at the same time with the ever-changing demands of their members. In the Republic of Moldova, for example, [...]
Romania: 10 million square meters of retail, logistics and office spaces. How did the market leaders reach their dominant positions?
Old industrial factories, production and storage halls, grocery markets and inefficient office buildings with dozens of small rooms and few windows, which were mostly used by public institutions, have gradually been torn down, making way for shopping centers, modern [...]
Mall’s life and experiences – The dog, the Center Manager`s best friend
We are living in a digital era, when the attention goes more and more towards technology, both in our professional and personal lives. We are hearing more often about Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, IoT, BIM (Building Information Modelling) and [...]
The weather and customer orientation save the Romanian shopping centers
“The photos that reveal the end of the shopping centers” and “the retail apocalypse is underway in the US” are just two of the messages that have been promoted lately in the local media, raising questions and comments on [...]
Cities that attract tourists will also attract new business investments
There is a direct correlation between the evolution of the number of tourists and the ability of cities to attract new employees, given that companies do not necessarily consider what city they choose for an investment, but what city [...]
Are there too many dwellings being built in Romania?
The residential market is becoming ‘hotter’ and ‘hotter’, a matter which is also observed by the officials of the National Bank of Romania who monitor the price evolution, as well as by the majority of the inhabitants who live [...]
A touch of uniqueness: The reconversion of old factories into modern commercial spaces shall extend in the large cities
For several years I have been planning to put on a list all the buildings in Bucharest that grab my attention. I think the list would be quite long and it would include many well preserved historical monuments located [...]
The time has come for food-courts to make room for food halls in Romania
During the last decade, after the EU accession, the (urban) Romanians have continuously developed, becoming sophisticated consumers. In 2006, the Romanian airports traffic was 5.5 million people, while in 2016, the traffic reached 16.4 million people. This constantly increasing [...]
Ready, Set, Go: The Workplace Performance Survey
Chris Marrable, Director, Strategic Consulting Employees are seeking organizations with office space that makes them want to come to work. After all, it’s no secret that productive workspace influences employees wellbeing, creativity and engagement. So you must ask yourself, does [...]