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The German fashion retailer Marc O’Polo opens its first mono-brand store in Romania in Bucharest Mall
admin2019-09-12T17:31:51+00:00Bucharest, September 2019: Marc O’Polo fashion brand, present in over 2,000 stores in 39 countries, opens its first mono-brand store in Romania in Bucharest Mall, a transaction brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consulting company. Marc O’Polo [...]
Proptech – the desired benefit for real estate
admin2019-08-02T16:33:11+00:00The interaction of people with automated technology is an interesting challenge and it continues to develop, experts say, despite impediments such as the unusual reluctance of the consumer and the high initial cost of some technologies. In the real [...]
A shop, but not as we know it – The Bright, Virtual Retail Future
admin2019-04-01T09:02:01+00:00Will robots be able to spell our names correctly when ordering a drink at Starbucks? What if you could see yourself in that brand new outfit without walking out of the shop? The role of virtual reality and augmented reality [...]
The WeWork effect on Flexible Workspace in the UK regions
admin2019-01-29T17:43:37+00:00With more than ten years on from when the term “coworking” was first identified as a trend by Google’s search database, the UK Flexible Workspace market saw its greatest growth in the last two years with the UK’s regional [...]
Property management transforms into “people management”
admin2019-04-18T17:22:10+00:00The main trends in the new paradigm of the real estate market are the “digitization” of shopping centers through an omnichannel approach and the development of a community feeling within business centers. These also represent the biggest challenges for [...]
Why invest in Romania? The Times Investing in Property interview with Mihnea Şerbănescu
admin2019-01-08T12:58:40+00:00The Times – Investing in Property, a business magazine dedicated to the real estate market, was published in 2018 and includes the most important players in the market, interviews, case studies, trends and key reasons to invest in Romania. Here is a part of [...]
Eight Things That Make Office Spaces Greener And Healthier
admin2018-11-07T18:16:21+00:001. Air quality and ventilation A well-ventilated space can double the cognitive capabilities of those working in it. 2. Right temperature An overheated office can reduce employee output by 6%, while a space which is too cold can take off 4%. 3. Natural [...]
How millennials want to work
admin2018-11-07T17:58:02+00:00Let’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
admin2018-10-21T18:44:00+00:00From 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
admin2018-10-21T18:44:42+00:00We 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
admin2018-10-21T18:44:43+00:00The 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?
admin2018-04-16T19:54:07+00:00Old 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
admin2019-04-18T17:30:39+00:00We 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
admin2018-03-05T15:45:00+00:00“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
admin2017-12-29T14:01:50+00:00There 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?
admin2017-09-29T11:15:12+00:00The 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
admin2017-08-21T09:03:44+00:00For 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
admin2017-07-11T17:35:37+00:00During 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
admin2017-07-03T13:44:10+00:00Chris 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 [...]
