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SES expands in Croatia and starts construction of S-PARK Varaždin

New life for a historic site

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A major impetus for the region: On Monday, August 18, 2025, SES Spar European Shopping Centers started construction of the S-PARK Varaždin in the northwest of Croatia. In a first step, the existing structures on the site will be demolished, with the construction work for the new retail park beginning two months later.The new S-PARK will breathe new life into this historic but long-abandoned site of the former “Varteks” textile factory.

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SES to invest over EUR 30 million in SILLPARK from 2025: modernization of the mall and creation of innovative health park with the Vinzenz Group

SILLPARK: Important role in regional healthcare from 2026

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SILLPARK, the largest inner-city shopping center in Innsbruck in terms of area, and which attracts over 5 million visitors a year, is to remain fully operational while it undergoes modernization and is enhanced with a very special innovation: in a first for Austria’s shopping malls, a health park of more than 3,000 m² in area is being built here.
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Checked in: SES completes its first hotel project

Opening of harry’s home Lienz

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Keys handed over in Lienz: With the official opening ceremony on Friday 21 June 2024, SES Spar European Shopping Centers has successfully implemented its first hotel project. After just under two years of construction, with harry’s home a timeless and modern city hotel has been created in the centre of Lienz. The formal handover took place in the presence of SPAR Real Estate Director Marcus Wild and the Mayor of Lienz, Elisabeth Blanik, when together with the investment partners Kronberg International and the Styrian Medical Association, SES CEO Christoph Andexlinger handed over the symbolic key to the hotel’s present operator, harry’s home founder and CEO Harald Ultsch. During the construction, SES focused strongly on sustainable real estate development. Two thirds of the construction services were executed by regional companies in East Tyrol.

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SES and Kronberg International Give Lienz City Center Quarter the Green Light

Construction Commences on Sustainable Hotel Project in the Heart of Lienz

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The go-ahead has been given for the construction of a hotel, marking the first part of the city center district in Lienz. Construction work on the approximately 1,900 m2 site located at B 100/Andreas-Hofer-Straße intersection is due to begin in August. Project development partners SES Spar European Shopping Centers, Kronberg International, and the Styrian Medical Association are investing more than 17 million euros in the construction of the new hotel. A modern 3-star superior-plus hotel for business travelers and holidaymakers is being developed in cooperation with “harry's home”, the hotel partner. Approximately two-thirds of the construction work awarded will be carried out by regional East Tyrolean companies. The opening is expected to take place in spring 2024.

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Legally Binding Building Decision Paves the Way for Hotel Construction in the City Center of Lienz

SES Hotel Project in Lienz Gets Official Green Light

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On Wednesday, 16 February 2022, the mayor of Lienz, Elisabeth Blanik, project development partners Alexander Eck of SES Spar European Shopping Centers and Michael Hellweger of Kronberg International, as well as hotel managing director Harald Ultsch of harry’s home were all extremely pleased during a joint inspection of the construction site for the planned hotel project in Lienz’s city center. The legally binding decision permitting the construction of the hotel was announced at the end of January, paving the way for further steps in the project. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2022.

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Slovenian SES Shopping Center Receives Global Shopping Center Award

ALEJA Ljubljana Wins Global RLI Award 2021

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In May 2020, ALEJA shopping center opened its doors in the heart of Slovenia's capital city, Ljubljana. Now, the mixed-use shopping destination has succeeded in making it onto the winner’s podium of the highly prestigious Global RLI Awards. The newest of the five Slovenian centers owned by developer and operator SES Spar European Shopping Centers received the “Global RLI Award” in the “International Shopping Center – New Build” category in London on 23 September 2021. 

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New SES Shopping Center Nominated for the 2021 Global RLI Award

ALEJA Ljubljana Named a Finalist for International Shopping Center Award

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On 20 May 2020 – approximately one year ago – ALEJA shopping center opened its doors in the center of Ljubljana. In the space of just one year, the center has made it to the finals of the coveted 2021 Global RLI Awards in London. The newest of the five centers operated by SES in Slovenia was shortlisted among the top four in the “International Shopping Centre – New Build” category. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in London on 23 September 2021.

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SES Expands in Hungary: Latest Retail Location in Somogy County Goes Live Despite COVID-19 Lockdown

Partial Opening of S-PARK in Kaposvár on 11 March Ensures Excellent Local Supply

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On Thursday, 11 March, SES Spar European Shopping Centers, the owner and operator of S-PARK Kaposvár, opened the most modern retail park in the Somogy region. As a result of a renewed lockdown in the country, only those stores that are deemed essential for the provision of basic goods and services to the population have been allowed to open: A 6,800-square-meter INTERSPAR store, a 600-square-meter dm drugstore, and a 150-square-meter Ofotért optical retail store now offer an appealing range of products and services to local neighborhoods. S-PARK, which boasts 560 free parking spaces and an excellent location, can be easily and optimally accessed. As soon as official Hungarian regulations permit, all other stores located at S-PARK, such as Hervis, Deichmann, Euronics, Pepco, and KIK, will go into full operation. The segment and shop mix, which includes a total of 10 stores, covering a leasable area of 11,200 m², will deliver a comprehensive and high-quality range of brands and services to Kaposvár and the surrounding region.

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SES Opens Most Modern Retail Park in Kaposvár, Hungary

S-PARK KAPOSVÁR Scheduled to Open on 11 March 2021

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Expansion despite the pandemic: SES Spar European Shopping Centers, developer and operator, has announced the opening to the general public of the most modern retail park of the Hungarian city of Kaposvár and the entire Somogy district, which will take place on 11 March 2021. S-PARK KAPOSVÁR is a supraregional supply center featuring strong anchor stores, including the only INTERSPAR market of the Hungarian district city, located in the southwest of the country. The addition of S-PARK KAPOSVÁR increases SES’s property portfolio to a total of 30 shopping destinations in six countries.

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Digital Initiative for Brick-and-mortar Retail, Gastronomy Operators, and Service Providers in Austria

SES Launches Ad-free Online Customer Platform

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On Monday, 30 November 2020, SES Spar European Shopping Centers presented a new customer and retailer platform: “yip.at” (your information point). From now on, all interested retail, gastronomy, service, and skilled trade businesses from all over Austria will be linked to yip.at in order to make their locations, product ranges, and services visible to customers via the search platform. The platform contributes to consumer convenience because it allows them to easily find their required products in brick-and-mortar retail outlets in their vicinity, to visit the stores on site, and to contact the local retailers via the digital platform in order to request, order, reserve, and pick up the goods or have them delivered, where retailers offer this service. Registered companies will also receive free digital know-how via regular webinars. Twice a year, yip.at operator SES will award a EUR 10,000 grant to innovative companies, and the platform will be free of charge for all users. Developed and financed by Austria’s market-leading shopping center operator, SES, the platform was created in cooperation with Loop New Media GmbH, one of Austria’s leading digital agencies.

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