Mapic 2011
Despite crisis, retailers play their game well
Consumers mood may be sullen in some European countries, but that didn’t dampen the mood at the 17th edition of MAPIC, where international retail and real estate executives met with investors and urban administrators for three days of active business. With over 8,000 delegates from 62 countries in Cannes, MAPIC attendance rose by 9% compared to 2010. Over 300 retail companies attended MAPIC for the first time, pushing the number of retailers in Cannes to 2,300 delegates, 12% up on 2010. The total number of companies in Cannes reached 3,350, 14% more than last year. And the word on the MAPIC floor was that major cities, particularly in Europe, are looking to retail to drive centre-city urban regeneration, while international retailers are continuing their geographical diversification. “When you look at Berlin, London, Paris or Milan, the demand for prime retail locations is as strong as ever,” noted Tony Danaher, Chairman of international communications consultancy FTI, which includes Tesco and CBRE among its clients. “We’re also seeing how city administrators are increasingly partnering with the retail sector as part of overall strategies to re-develop city centers. Add to that the strong interest in developing online retailing services and you begin to understand why MAPIC 2011 is buzzing!”. The new MORE Pavilion in the exhibition area features a conference cycle, a demonstration space to showcase the 'shop of the future,' and new ways of consuming and a networking area for experts to discuss new consumer trends and their impact on retail real estate. "The MORE Pavilion offered more content and more interaction, using customized consulting and a more individualized approach to help industry professionals define and roll out their strategies. Online and offline retail, multichannel approaches, culture and shopping and 'slow' commerce, will be the key trends demonstrated here this year," said Nathalie Depetro, Director of MAPIC. Summing up the mood in Cannes this week, she declared: “Retailers continue to prove that they are extremely inventive in their choice of where they open stores nationally and internationally, what they put in them and how they can reach customers by non-traditional, online means. And for investors, the returns on retail real estate remain among the most attractive in the property sector. MAPIC 2011 has reflected the dynamism of the industry and hopefully contributed to growing our clients’ business.”
Mapic Awards 2011
For the past 16 years, the MAPIC Awards have been honouring the excellence, innovation and creativity of current design projects while offering them media visibility on the international stage. Chaired by John Strachan, Global Head of Retail, Cushman & Wakefield LLP (UK), the jury met in Paris in September 2011 to select the 15 nominees. The panel reviewed some 40 submissions from 17 countries ranging from Singapore to India and Slovakia to Italy...
Doha Msheireb’s unique retail offerings
Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading property developer, has been showcasing ay Mapic unique retail opportunities within its landmark Msheireb Downtown Doha project. Lifestyle and leisure facilities, including premium, innovative shopping destinations, are an integral part of Msheireb Properties’ $5.5 billion flagship development, which is regenerating and preserving the historical downtown of Qatar’s capital, Doha.
Morocco Mall, the dream within reach, soon
On December 5th Morocco Mall, the first and only destination Mall in the Mediterranean region and Africa will be open to visitors in Casablanca, Morocco. Morocco Mall is a new age concept merging retail, leisure and food & beverage, offering the finest in retail and leisure in a truly unique and majestic surrounding bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
Lillenium, new ‘must’ northern shopping address
During MAPIC, VICITY, commercial real estate developer from Lille has showcased Lillenium, an area of unique shopping and leisure in the heart of the Lille metropolis. With its 60,000 sq. m of total area 5,000 sq. m of retail space, 30,000 sq. m of shops and medium-size supermarkets dedicated to personal and home equipment, leisure, culture and restauration, Lillenium aims to become the new shopping and leisure destination of Lille.
Europe’s largest retail and leisure destination
In Zaragoza, capital of Aragón and Spain’s 5th largest city will open in autumn 2012 Puerto Venecia, Europe’s largest retail and leisure destination. The 206,000 sq m project brings together fashion, sport, retail, dining, film and adventure into a unique experience for visitors. Regional destination with an estimated footfall of 20 million visitors per year. The Retail Park, integrated within two landscaped parks, a lake and a canal, welcomes over 6,000,000 visitors per year.
A new retail space in the Paris Saint-Lazare train station
Klépierre announces that its new retail space located in the Saint-Lazare train station itself, in the heart of Paris, will open to the public on March 21, 2012. The lease-up phase, nearly complete, is already a success. On opening, this space, offering around 80 stores and 3 mid-sized units over 10 000 sq.m. of GLA,1 will feature an attractive mix gathering powerhouse retailers and concepts specifically adapted for railway station retail.
More Pavilion: The shops of the future.
The New Shopping Experience in the "More Pavilion" gave visitors a glimpse of the future of the shops, with their virtual fitting rooms and their "magic walls", which should allow greater interaction between the brand, the customer and the shop. The shop futuristic created by the Trade Industrial Pole (PICOM) and ïdgroup was showcasing a "magic wall" and a virtual dressing room.
The Apecar wheels Amorino ice-creams to you
One of the Mapic stars was the delivery tricycle Apecar. Perfect combination of timeless and friendly atmosphere of Amorino shops and Italy's unforgettable charm from the fifties, the Ape Amorino is suitable for both event presence and sale, with its throughput capacity of 1,000 cones or cups per day. It opens new opportunities for distribution of ice-creams, beyond the traditional outlets...
>>A visit of the Mapic, from the opening party up to the Mapic Awards >>
London Designer Outlet: Welcome to the future…
London Designer Outlet (LDO) will be London’s first designer outlet centre, and the only designer outlet within the M25. It is the first of the ‘next generation’ of outlet centres and will create London’s ultimate retail, restaurant and entertainment lifestyle destination as a central part of Quintain’s mixed-use Wembley City scheme. LDO offers 350,000 sq ft (32,515 sq m) of retail and leisure floorspace and is the closest outlet for 5.8m people...
Al Futtaim Group Real Estate mega Festival City projects
During MAPIC, Al Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE), one the leading family-owned business houses in the Gulf, has been presenting their 3 mega projects, Dubai Festival City, Cairo Festival City and Doha Festival City. The United Arab Emirates based Dubai Festival City will highlight the Festival Centre’s growing stature as celebrated home to the world’s finest retail and entertainment brands during its participation in MAPIC 2011. For the first time in its six-year participation Festival City brands in Dubai, Cairo and Doha have been featured together on the same platform