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EUROPEAN SHOPPING CENTRE – THE DEVELOPMENT STORY

Western Europe recorded 15% growth in new shopping centre completions in 2016. France was again the most active country in this region in terms of development and strong activity is expected to contin...

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ROMANIA OFFICE SNAPSHOT Q1 2017

In Q1 2017 the office market in Bucharest experienced a cautious start in terms of supply, with only 11,000 sq.m being completed. Although the number of office projects currently under construction is...

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ROMANIA INDUSTRIAL SNAPSHOT Q1 2017

The industrial & logistics market in Romania had a promising start in the first quarter of 2017, new supply being almost three times higher compared with the same period last year. Demand was strong, ...

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ROMANIA INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTICS MARKETBEAT 2016

Throughout 2016 the industrial & logistics stock in Romania increased by 20% and reached 2.5 million sq. m. Bucharest remains the largest market. Outside Bucharest, the vast majority of the existing ...

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BUCHAREST LAND MARKET MARKETBEAT 2016

In 2016 in Bucharest the total land area transacted was of 110 ha, the highest volume recorded in the last ten years. In terms of value, land transactions amounted € 127 mil., which represents an inc...

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BUCHAREST OFFICE MARKETBEAT 2016

At the end of Q4 2016 modern office stock in Bucharest surpassed 2.5 million sq. m. Throughout the year 275,000 sq. m of office spaces were delivered, this being the highest level recorded since 2009...

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BUCHAREST RETAIL MARKET 2016

The modern retail stock in Bucharest reached 1.225 mil. sq. m at the end of 2016 and consists especially in shopping centres (56%) and retail parks (33%), while commercial galleries cover the remainin...

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ROMANIA RETAIL SNAPSHOT Q4 2016

The retail sales recorded a 14.3% increase in January – November 2016, compared to the first 11 months of previous year, being boosted by tax reductions (the general VAT was reduced from 24% to 20%) a...

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FOOD HALLS OF AMERICA

The U.S. retail sector is in a period of retrenchment and reinvention. Throughout 2016, retail headlines have been dominated by news of closures, bankruptcies and articles about struggling shopping ce...

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ROMANIA INVESTMENT MARKETBEAT 2016

The Romanian economy accelerated in 2016, reporting a 4.8% GDP growth driven by local consumption, manufacturing and IT services. The result represents the highest GDP growth in Romania since 2008 an...

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COOL STREETS

Retail lives and dies by cool. Concepts connect, build loyalty, and grow by being cool. They also disengage, wither, and die by not being cool. If nothing else, the history of fashion is the history o...

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ROMANIA RETAIL REGIONAL CITIES 2016

Welcome to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox 3 rd edition of Romania Retail Regional Cities 2016. This guide provides an overview of the retail market outside Bucharest, offering a better understanding of t...

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ROMANIA OFFICE SNAPSHOT Q4 2016

Strong market performance recorded in Q4 has led the total office space transacted in Bucharest in 2016 to be of ~ 400,000 sq. m. As business confidence is high and occupancy costs continue to be attr...

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ROMANIA INDUSTRIAL SNAPSHOT Q4 2016

In the final quarter of 2016 the industrial & logistics market in Romania maintained the same positive trend. Demand continued to be strong, being higher by 40% q-o-q. Given the increase in retail sal...

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ROMANIA RETAIL SNAPSHOT Q1 2017

The retail sales recorded a 13.5% increase in 2016, while in January and February 2017 the National Institute of Statistics reported a 7.1% year-on-year increase. In February 2017, the average net sal...

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CAPITAL VIEWS WHAT NEXT FOR EUROPEAN PROPERTY INVESTMENT

Risk and volatility will be with us throughout 2017 but real estate should still have the wind at its back, at least for the best assets and locations. Across Western Europe, we expect prime yields to...

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European Shopping Centre Development Report

Key openings included the 100,000 sq.m Riviera scheme in Moscow, the 92,000 sq.m Arese shopping centre in Milan and the 69,000 sq.m Avion Söderslätts Handelsområde in Umeå, Sweden. Development activit...

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MAIN STREETS ACROSS THE WORLD

Welcome to 28th edition of Cushman & Wakefield’s global flagship report, Main Streets Across The World. This report tracks 462 of the top retail streets around the globe, ranking the most expensive in...

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THE DNA OF REAL ESTATE Q3

Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) is known the world over as an industry knowledge leader. Through the delivery of timely, accurate, high-quality research reports on the leading trends, markets around the wor...

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PROPERTY TIMES ROMANIA RETAIL H1 2016

At the end of June, Romania’s modern retail stock amounts 3.38 million sq. m. Most of the retail stock is represented by shopping malls – 57%, followed by retail parks – 35% and commercial galleries –...

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PROPERTY TIMES BUCHAREST OFFICE H1 2016

Throughout H1 2016 Bucharest’s modern office stock increased by 6%. At the end of June, existing class A and B office space amounts 2.39 million sq. m. Overall, 6 office buildings were delivered, havi...

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PROPERTY TIMES ROMANIA INVESTMENT H1 2016

Throughout H1 2016 the Romanian economy has maintained the strong momentum carried over from last year, recording the highest increases in GDP growth in the European Union. Sustained by monetary and f...

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WINNING IN GROWTH CITIES

TODAY’S MARKET Global property investment rose 0.5% in the year to June but volumes for income producing assets fell and the market has clearly paused for breath after a busy 2015. Indeed, with the sc...

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PROPERTY TIMES ROMANIA INDUSTRIAL H1 2016

At the end of H1 2016, Romania’s industrial & logistics stock reached 2.3 million sq. m. With a stock higher than 1 million sq. m, Bucharest accounts for 45%. Outside Bucharest, existing supply amount...

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