Semi-final results are now in for the “Retailers of the Year” at the upcoming EuropaProperty CEE Retail Real Estate Awards representing the most outstanding and accomplished projects, companies, retailers and individuals throughout the region in 2014. The anticipated celebration, which will be attended by some of the region’s leading firms and individuals, will take place on February 12th 2015, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw, Poland.
“Retailer of the Year” awards, in 11 different categories, will be given to retailers active throughout the region based on their market innovation, expansion, contribution to the market, market share, concept and design, and commercial success.
Fitness Club of the Year
CityFit
Fabryka Formy
Pure Jatomi Fitness
Multimedia Retailer of the Year
Komputronik
RTV EURO AGD
Saturn
Supermarket Chain of the Year
Carrefour
Intermarche
Cosmetic Retailer of the Year
Bobbi Brown
Douglas
Inglot
Sephora
Yves Rocher
Speciality Retailer of the Year
Costa Coffee
English Home
Go Sport
Home & You
Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt
Toy Retailer of the Year
Imaginarium
Smyk
Toys’R’US
Jewellery Retailer of the Year
Pandora
Tous
Yes
Footwear Retailer of the Year
CCC
Gino Rossi
Kazar
Fashion Retailer of the Year under 500 sqm
Cropp
Etam
Mohito
Pepco
Simple
SinSay
Fashion Retailer of the Year over 500 sqm
C&A
H&M
House
LC WAIKIKI
Reserved
Newcomer of the Year
English Home
Desigual
Imaginarium
CityFit
As announced previously, this year 24 projects from across the region have made the short-list and will compete for “Retail Project of the Year” awards in six different retail development categories. Projects are rated according to quality of design, building efficiency, quality of location, environmental concerns and commercial success.
“Company of the Year” awards will be presented to the leading developer, investor, bank, consultant/letting agent, retail leasing specialist, professional service provider, law firm, project management firm, property management firm, architectural firm and tax & financial adviser in Central and Eastern Europe for activities and accomplishments during 2014. Companies are judged on their overall market contribution, quality of customer services, market innovation, commercial success, leadership and market penetration.
“Retailer of the Year” awards will be given to retailers active throughout the region based on their market innovation, expansion, contribution to the market, market share, concept and design, and commercial success.
Awards will also be given for “Overall Project of the Year”, “Overall Company of the Year” and “Overall Retailer of the Year” in addition to “Overall Professional of the Year.”
The semi-final results have been narrowed down, by an independent jury of judges, from a field of over 400 nominated companies and projects to determine the following semi-finalists:
Professional Service Provider of the Year
Atalian Global Services
Headcount Solutions CEE
First Title Insurance
Manhattan Software, A Trimble Company
MK Illumination
RegioPlan Consulting
Rödl & Partner
VvS | Architects & Consultants
Architectural Firm of the Year
APA Via and Partners
Bose International Planning & Architecture
Chapman Taylor
Kurylowicz & Associates
Ozone Architectural Studio
Law Firm of the Year
Dentons
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Greenberg Traurig
Magnusson
Noerr LLP
White & Case
Tax & Financial Adviser of the Year
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Rödl & Partner
TPA Horwath
Project Management Firm of the Year
AECOM
ARCADIS
Cushman & Wakefield
Gleeds
Property Management Firm of the Year
Apsys
Balmain Property Management
BNP Paribas Real Estate
CBRE
Cushman & Wakefield
DTZ
ECE Projektmanagement
Echo Investment Property Management
JLL
Savills Property Management
TriGranit Management Corporation
Retail Agency of the Year
CBRE
Cushman & Wakefield
DTZ
JLL
Retail Leasing Specialist of the Year
Atrium Poland Real Estate Management
Balmain Asset Management
CBRE Global Investors
ECE Projektmanagement
Master Management
Bank the Year
AAREAL BANK
Bank Pekao
Bank Zachodni WBK
Helaba Landesbank
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
Investor of the Year
Atrium European Real Estate
Bluehouse Capital
Capital Park
CBRE Global Investors
Griffin Real Estate
Immofinanz Group
Invesco
Peakside Polonia Management
Penta Investments
Developer of the Year
Acteeum
Apsys
Balmain Asset Management
ECE Projektmanagement
Echo Investment
Immofinanz Group
Inter IKEA Centre Polska
Master Management
Mayland
Penta Investments
PKP
Rank Progress
TriGranit Development Corporation
Retail Park Project of the Year
MYBOX Namysłów – Eyemaxx – Poland
Sonata Park – Carrefour Polska – Poland
STOP.SHOP – Immofinanz Group – Regional
Mixed-Use Project of the Year
Kraków Główny (Krakow Main Station) – PKP – Poland
Quadrio Shopping Center – CPI Group – Czech Republic
Extended/Refurbished Project of the Year
Arkadia – Unibail Rodamco – Poland
Centrum Pivovar Děčín – RSJ Private Equity – Czech Republic
Galeria Mokotow – Unibail Rodamco – Poland
Gemini Park – Gemini Holdings – Poland
Retail Project of the Year small: under 15,000 sqm
Galeria Dębiec – RED Real Estate Development – Poland
Outlet Center Lublin – Outlet Center Retail Management SA – Poland
Kraków Główny (Krakow Main Station) – PKP – Poland
Quadrio Shopping Center – CPI Group – Czech Republic
Vis à Vis – Capital Park – Poland
Retail Project of the Year medium: 15,000 sqm to 35,000 sqm
Brama Mazur Shopping Center – Master Management – Poland
Centrum Galardia – NBGI Private Equity/Balmain Asset Management – Poland
Galeria Amber – Echo Investment – Poland
Galeria Bursztynowa – Narev Inwestycje – Poland
Galeria Siedlce – Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane Konstanty Strus – Poland
Galerie Teplice – Dandreet – Czech Republic
VIVO! – Immofinanz Group – Poland
Retail Project of the Year large: over 35,000 sqm
Atrium Felicity – Atrium European Real Estate – Poland
Bory Mall – Penta Investments – Slovakia
Galeria Warmińska – MGC Invest – Poland
Professional of the Year
Mike Atwell – CBRE
Fabrice Bansay – Apsys
Liad Barzilai – Atrium European Real Estate
Krzysztof Bocianowski – LPP
Arne Bongenaar – Acteeum
Pawel Debowski – Dentons
Anna Duchnowska – Invesco
Artur Kazienko – Kazar
Maciej Kielbicki – Mayland
Beatrice Mouton – JLL
Marek Noetzel – Cushman & Wakefield
Lori Orosan – H&M
Martin Sabelko – CBRE Global Investors
Eduard Zehetner – Immofinanz Group
The award recipients will be chosen the evening before the awards gala by a group of active commercial real estate professionals with vast market experience, who have come together to form an academy of jurors (http://www.retailawards.eu/en/jury).
Furthermore, to complement the 7th annual CEE Retail Real Estate Awards Gala, EuropaProperty is organizing a series of discussion panels which will provide current analysis on the rapidly developing markets in the region from the perspective of retailers looking to enter and expand in Central and Eastern Europe.
In addition to offering the opportunity to meet and network with leading market players, the panel discussions will examine, in detail, the retail real estate and investment markets of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine and the Baltic’s. The schedule includes morning and afternoon networking coffee breaks and lunch.
As with all EuropaProperty events the 7th Annual CEE Retail Real Estate Awards and Retail Forum will pride itself on an unrivalled format that brings together top professionals in an environment conducive to offering the opportunity to meet and network with leading market players.
