Press commentaries

Remscheid

“Without the Allee-Center, Remscheid withered away as shopping town.”
Beate Wilding, Lord Mayor of Remscheid, Rheinische Post dated September 30, 2011

Munich

Neuperlach without the Perlacher Einkaufs-Passagen would be unthinkable. (…) The PEP is the supply center for the district and the people working there. Another plus is that it creates a positive image of Neuperlach for customers from far away. It provides 1,800 jobs. However, it is also a communication, culture and sometimes even a social center: a point of identification.
Süddeutsche Zeitung (regional edition Munich) dated September 28, 2011

Essen

“We cannot confirm negative consequences for the remaining city center. To the contrary, the center revived the city. It experiences a real boom.”
Marc Heistermann, CEO of the Einzelhandelsverband Ruhr e.V. (retail association Ruhr region), WAZ dated May 23, 2011 regarding Limbecker Platz

Ludwigshafen

After one year one can only offer congratulations. With the gallery, the city moved down to the river. It gained more power of attraction.
Die Rheinpfalz dated September 24, 2011

Leverkusen

By now, non-local people voluntarily enter the city, which earned a Germany-wide no-go image due to the large Bayer AG chemical factory. Surveys lead to the conclusion that the number of regional visitors considerably increased in the last years. The relatively new Rathaus-Galerie contributes largely to this.
Spiegel Online dated June 28, 2011

Saarbrücken

“The gallery lures additional people into Bahnhofstraße.”
Sven Hofer, managing partner of the Saarbrücken-based jeweler Krämer regarding Europa-Galerie Saarbrücken, Saarbrücker Zeitung dated September 14, 2011

Dresden

“The management of Altmarkt-Galerie is an important driver of Dresden’s downtown development. Not least, the gallery is one of the largest employers in Dresden with around 2,000 employees.”
Stanislaw Tillich, Minister President of Saxony, regarding the opening of the extension of Altmarkt-Galerie Dresden, March 31, 2011

Hamm

“The Allee-Center was eagerly awaited in Hamm 20 years ago. Now, after 20 years, we cannot imagine our city without it. (…) The joint aim to position Hamm as shopping city even better makes the cooperation with Allee-Center so successful.”
Matthias Grabitz, spokesman of Beirat Einzelhandel (advisory board retail) Hamm, Westfälische Nachrichten dated March 6, 2012

Dortmund

“The settlement of Thier-Galerie was a chance of Dortmund’s labor market.”
Stefan Kulozik, Managing Director Agentur für Arbeit (federal employment agency) in Dortmund, Westfälische Rundschau dated October 22, 2011

Braunschweig

“An enormous amount was invested in Braunschweig’s city center. This is very positive.”
Michael Arko, Managing Director Peek & Cloppenburg Braunschweig, regarding Schloss-Arkaden Braunschweig, Neue Ruhr Zeitung dated October 12, 2011

Karlsruhe

Story of success in the fan-shaped city – Karlsruhe benefits from the visitor magnet “Ettlinger Tor”
Badisches Tagblatt dated September 2010