MAPIC Awards 2011 Finalists Chosen

PARIS, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The jury for the MAPIC Awards, headed by John Strachan, Global Head of Retail, Cushman & Wakefield LLP (United Kingdom), met in Paris to select the finalists for the MAPIC Awards 2011.

The panel reviewed some 40 submissions from 17 countries ranging from Singapore to India and Slovakia to Italy, offering a global vision of both retailer expansion and creativity and reflecting the quality of today's retail projects.

The 'Best Retail Development' category has been divided into two and will now reward the new retail developments as well as the refurbished ones. "It seemed important to fine-tune this award: refurbishing business parks is now a new challenge for meeting consumer demand, and must also address environmental issues," says Nathalie Depetro, Director of MAPIC.

During MAPIC, attendees will vote for the projects that have been nominated and their votes will have the same weight as the jury's votes in selecting the winners. The MAPIC Awards winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on Thursday, 17th November at 6:30 pm.

The projects selected this year are:

Category Best Retail Expansion :

• Aldo
  Canada

• Desigual
  Spain

• Hunkemoller International BV
  The Netherlands

Category Best Retailer in City Centre :

• Abercrombie & Fitch
  United States

• Carrefour Market
  France

Category Best new retail concept :

• Asics Amsterdam flagship
  The Netherlands

• Candylicious
  Singapore

• Moustaches
  France

Category Best Retail Development :

• Eurovea
  Bratislava, Slovakia

• Le Millenaire
  Aubervilliers, France

• Polygone Beziers
  Beziers, France

• Shopping centre Vleuterweide
  Utrecht, The Netherlands

Category Best Refurbished Retail Development :

• Galeria Echo
  Kielce, Poland

• Milano City Center
  Milan, Italy

• Zweibrucken The Style Outlets
  Zweibrucken, Germany

Click here for listings of the short-listed projects.

The jury was composed of recognized personalities in the retail real estate industry and the trade press:

• President of the jury - John Strachan, Global Head of Retail, Cushman & Wakefield LLP (United Kingdom)
• Alain Boutigny, Editor-in-Chief, Sites Commerciaux (France)
• Pierre Francis, Executive Director, AMCV – TOCEMA (Belgium)
• Yann Guen, Vice-President, Mayland Real Estate (Poland)
• Frederic Laloum, Directeur General Adjoint/Membre du Directoire, Altarea (France)
• Herman Kok, International Markets & Research Director, Multi Corporation (The Netherlands)
• Klaus Striebich, Managing Director Leasing, ECE Projektmanagement (Germany)
• Stefano Stroppiana, Retail Real Estate Developer, Stefano Stroppiana (Italy)
• Andrew Watson, International Director and Head of Core Funds Continental Europe, LaSalle Investment Management (France)

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