This anniversary MAPIC concluded after two days marked by an international attendance of 4,000 participants, including 1,700 retail brand representatives from 75 countries.

Delegates were able to meet 150 exhibitors relocated to the bright spaces of Riviera 7 and 8, including all the major sector leaders such as Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Nhood, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers, Savills, JLL, The Crown Estate, SCC, Ingka, Cenomi, VIA Outlets and ECE present on stands, in hospitality suites or at networking tables.

This anniversary edition was also an opportunity to celebrate the sector’s major successes over the past 30 years. Visionary figures, projects and brands that have particularly shaped the world of commercial real estate over these three decades were honoured and rewarded with special MAPIC Awards. As the only international platform for commercial real estate, MAPIC offers a unique view of the sector’s market perofrmance worldwide, with marked differences by destination.

Europe is well represented at MAPIC but contains very different dynamics depending on the country. Spain and Italy now appear particularly attractive destinations for retail investors. Central and Eastern Europe also continue to attract projects with active players such as NEPI Rockcastle and its Promenada Mall Bucharest or the Fashion House Outlet Centre Pallady in Romania; likewise the Promenada Village led by G City Europe in Warsaw, which stimulate regional expansion.

MAPIC’s portrait also shows a global landscape where some regions still offer strong growth potential, notably the Middle East, which hosts many new retail and mixed-use projects such as Souq7 in Jeddah developed by Azad Properties or Westfield Riyadh led by Cenomi Centers; and India, which presented projects like Ingka Centres’ Lykli Noida in Uttar Pradesh or the outlet developed by Bhumi World in Bhiwandi, as well as operators like Devyani International.