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• UK has Europe's highest prime shopping centre rents  

  At €2,000 per sq m per annum, Russia and the United Kingdom command the highest prime shopping centre rents in Europe, according to new research released today at MAPIC by Jones Lang LaSalle.  A Prime Shopping Centre Rents in Europe* map, produced in co-operation with many of the largest shopping centre owners and managers in Europe, gives an overview of prime shopping centre rental levels together with short term growth prospects for 17 European countries.

• Robert Goodman - speaker at The Shopping Centre Conference 2011 

  Robert Goodman, Centre Director, One New Change
                                                                                    

  Robert was appointed to Centre Director, One New Change in the City of London. The £540m Land Securities mixed use development opened successfully in October 2010.

  Robert is passionate about growing business for the benefit of customers, shareholders, stakeholders and colleagues. This has included roles in high street stores, UK and european airports and railway hubs and more recently shopping centres.

  Previously Centre Director at Milton Keynes Shopping Centre from March 2007 during this time the centre was awarded BCSC Gold for established centre 2010, a Sunday Times Best Green Company and Sceptre Manager of the Year - Large Centre 2010.

  Prior to that Robert held a number of roles in BAA plc the last being Retail, Marketing and Commercial Contracts Director at Budapest Airport, Hungary. Other roles included Retail Director BAA Scotland, Head of Retail and Developments at Gatwick Airport, and in BAA’s World Duty Free business in Heathrow and France.

  Prior to airport retailing, Robert gained extensive retail experience with Marks and Spencer plc in a number of store and head office roles.

  Robert holds a BSc Degree from London University.

• St Enoch welcomes Glasgow's first Nandos outlet 

  Food operator Nandos has chosen the recently extended St Enoch Centre to open its first Glasgow-based restaurant. Fashion retailer Xile and designer jeweller Ortak are also taking units at the 765,000-sq ft scheme.

• White River Place attracts flurry of lettings 

  Six months after opening its doors, White River Place can announce that it is adding to its line-up with a 26,000-sq ft TK Maxx store, which is due to open this summer.

• The Rock is still going strong with 7 new retailers on board 

  Over 32,000 sq ft of retail space has been signed up by retailers at The Rock in Bury. The new signings take the retail and leisure scheme to over three quarters let by space (exchanged and in solicitors’ hands) ahead of the launch on 16 July.