London-based strategic retail property consultancy Newmark HDH has worked in partnership with US-based footwear brand Skechers to secure a raft of new stores across Europe. The expansion includes locations in Germany, France, Spain and Italy:
- Germany:
- Lüneburg Heath, Northern Germany, 338 square-metre store in Soltau Designer Outlet, premium fashion and lifestyle outlet village run by ROS Retail Outlet Shopping.
- Bochum, 312 square-metre store in Rhur Park, a shopping mall, owned by Unibail Rodamco Westfield.
- Oberhausen, 293 square-metre location in Centro shopping centre, owned by Unibail Rodamco Westfield.
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 270 square-metre retail unit at the Hanse Outlet Rostock.
- France:
- Paris, 280 square-metre location in Belle Epine shopping mall, one of the most popular centres in the city with 13 million visitors a year.
- Puteaux, Les Quatre temps shopping mall, owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The centre is located in La Défense and has 46M visitors a year.
- Spain
- Cadiz, a 256 square-metre outlet store in Jerez de la Frontera, owned by Ingka centre.
- Valencia, A 339 square-metre store at Bonaire Outlet by Merlin Properties.
- Italy
- Milan, 200 square-metre outlet store in Locate di Triulzi, called Scalo Milano Outlet & More.
Newmark HDH has worked alongside Skechers for more than 15 years. The American lifestyle and performance footwear company founded in 1992, has expanded into more than 4,170 stores worldwide.
Ana Mendi, Director, Newmark HDH, commented:
“We have a longstanding and successful relationship with Skechers, so we are delighted to help the iconic brand continue to expand into mainland Europe with the new stores in Italy, Germany, France and Spain.
“Germany is a key country in Skechers’ current expansion plans and the locations secured are all high performing outlets and centres to secure growth and continued success for the brand.
“The outlet store near Milan is the 12th in Italy and the Cadiz store follows Skechers’ first flagship shop in Madrid, which Newmark HDH secured last year.”
Skechers’ key stores in Europe include Kaufingerstrasse in Munich, Tauentzienstrasse in Berlin, Oxford Circus and Covent Garden in London, Gran Via in Madrid, Portaferrisa in Barcelona, Via del Corso in Rome, Meir in Antwerp, Lijnbaan in Rotterdam, Rue Neuve in Brussels and Rue de Rivoli in Paris.
The company now operates retail destinations across six continents, with high-profile concept stores at New York’s Times Square and Santa Monica Promenade and in key metropolitan cities such as Lima, Tokyo, Mexico City, Toronto, Shanghai and Santiago.
