Semi-final results are in for the upcoming EuropaProperty CEE Retail Real Estate Awards for the most outstanding and accomplished projects, firms, retailers and individuals throughout 2009.

Leading firms and individuals within the dynamic retail real estate markets of the region will gather to take part in the anticipated celebration on the 11th February 2010, the Intercontinental Warsaw Hotel, Warsaw, Poland.

Craig Smith, publisher and founder of EuropaProperty, a leading commercial real estate media firm and organizers of high-impact events and conferences throughout the region, remarks, "I am excited to welcome a sell-out crowd to our second annual Central and Eastern European Retail Real Estate Awards. The feedback is very exciting and the competitive nature of the industry is really astounding. The best of the best are represented at this event which has become an industry benchmark."

Market leaders in both activity and pure investment will compete for "Project of the Year" awards in four shopping-centre categories, retail parks, factory outlets and refurbished developments. 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 for the leading developer, investor, bank, consultant/letting agent, 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 2009. 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 judges: results have narrowed down a field of over 400 nominated companies and projects to determine the following semi-finalists:


Cafe-Fast Food Retailer of the Year:

• Burger King
• Coffeeheaven
• KFC
• Haagen-Dazs
• Mc Donalds
• Pizza Hut
• Starbucks
• Subway Sandwiches

Specialty Retailer of the Year (Under 500 sqm):

• ABFoto
• Denique
• Fressnapf
• Kolporter
• Krakowski Kredens
• MAC
• Pandora
• Passion Cards
• Sephora
• Star Jubiler
• Tchibo
• The Body Shop
• Yes Bizuteria

Specialty Retailer of the Year (Over 500 sqm):

• Euro RTV AGD
• Euronics
• Praktiker
• Pure Health and Fitness
• Smyk

Fashion Retailer of the Year - (Under 500 sqm) - sponsored by Polonia Property Funds

• Baltman
• Coyoco
• Cropp
• CCC
• Deichmann
• Ivo Nikkolo
• Jack Wolfskin
• Kazar
• Misako
• Monton
• Mosaic
• Mothercare
• Solar
• Tally Weijl
• Tatuum
• TopShop
• Vagabond

Fashion Retailer of the Year (Over 500 sqm):

• C&A
• Intersport
• Lindex
• Marks & Spencer
• New Yorker
• Peek & Cloppenburg
• Kappahl
• Charles & Keith
• TK Maxx

Newcomer of the Year - sponsored by ING REAL ESTATE

• Charles & Keith
• Coyoco
• Haagen-Dazs
• TK Maxx

Developer of the Year:

• ECE Projektmanagement
• Echo Investment
• GTC
• ING Real Estate
• Mayland
• Multi Development
• Parkridge Retail Development
• TriGranit

Professional Service Provider of the Year:

• Arup
• First Title
• Headcount Solutions
• PricewaterhouseCoopers

Architectural Firm of the Year:

• Arch Magic
• ATP
• Chapman Taylor
• IN-VI

Law Firm of the Year:

• Clifford Chance
• Linklaters
• Salans
• Trusiewicz Siwko
• Wolf Theiss

Tax & Financial Adviser:

• BDO
• FK Partner
• Rodl & Partner
• TPA Horwath

Project Management Firm of the Year:

• Bovis Lend Lease
• EC Harris
• Gardiner & Theobald
• Gleeds
• Hill International
• Mace

Property Management Firm of the Year

• Cushman & Wakefield
• ECE Projektmanagement
• EMCM
• DTZ
• King Sturge

Consultant / Letting Agent of the Year:

• CB Richard Ellis
• Colliers International
• Cushman & Wakefield
• DTZ
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• King Sturge

Investor of the Year:

• Aberdeen
• Heitman
• ImmoEast
• MGPA
• Polonia Property Funds
• Redevco

Bank of the Year:

• Helaba
• UniCredit Group
• Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank AG

Retail Park of the Year:

• Era Shopping Park Iasi - Omilos Group - Romania
• Militari Shopping Center - Atrium European Real Estate - Romania
• West Park Militari - Liebrecht & wooD - Romania

Factory Outlet of the Year:

• The DOC Salzburg - McArthurGlen - Austria
• Fashion House Outlet Centre Gdansk 2nd Phase - Fashion House Development - Poland
• Fashion House Sosnowiec 3rd Phase - Polonia Property Funds - Poland

Refurbishment Project of the Year:

• Nisa Shopping Centre - ING Real Estate Development - Czech Republic
• Polus City Center - ImmoEast - Slovakia
• Renoma Department Store- Centrum Development and Investments - Poland
• Wars Sawa Junior - Domy Towarowe Centrum - Poland

Shopping Centre small: under 15,000 sqm GLA

• Alfa (Phase II) - JWK Group - Poland
• Centrum Handlowe MAX - STEC Spółka Jawna - Poland
• Galeria Niwa - MMGM Development - Poland

Shopping Centre medium: 15,001 sqm to 40,000 sqm GLA

• Burgas Plaza Mall - Burgas Plaza AD - Bulgaria
• Cuprum Arena - MGC Inwest - Poland
• Focus Mall Piotrkow Trybunalski - Parkridge Retail Development - Poland
• Forum Ústí nad Labem - Multi Development - Czech Republic
• Galeria Sandecja - TK Development - Poland

Shopping Centre large: 40,001 sqm to 75,000 sqm GLA

• Allee Shopping Centre - ING Real Estate Development - Hungary
• Galeria Jurajska - GTC - Poland
• Galeria Malta - Neinver - Poland

Shopping Centre mega: 75,001 + sqm GLA

• Afi Palace Cotroceni - AFI Europe - Romania
• Bonarka City Center - TriGranit - Poland
• Forum Istanbul - Multi Development - Turkey
• West Gate- Redserve GmbH - Croatia

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.

To complement the second CEE Retail Real Estate Awards Gala, EuropaProperty is organizing a series of discussion panels which will provide current analysis of 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, Austria, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova and Albania.


The schedule includes morning and afternoon networking coffee breaks and lunch.

Current Partners, Sponsors & Supporters: Premier Partners: Inter IKEA Centre Group, Jones Lang LaSalle, WestImmo, ING Real Estate, Salans, Mayland, Fashion House Development Cocktail Sponsor: Euro Hypo Associate Partner: Trusiewicz & Siwko Kancelaria Prawna, DTZ, TPA Horwath, Arch Magic Software Sponsor: Manhattan Awards Sponsor: Magnolia Park, Polonia Property Funds Retail Sponsor: Aldo, Spring Audit: Ernst & Young Recruitment Sponsor: REALjobscee.com Media Partners: The Warsaw Voice, BiznesPolska.pl, Biz Poland Magazine, Refire, Reidin.com, REP, The City, Detal Network, Detal Dzisiaj, GoWarsaw.eu Rental Car: Avis Patron: BPCC

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