MAPIC in Cannes: the international retail real estate sector

More than 4.000 people are expected from November 15th to 17th at the palais des festivals in Cannes for the 7th MAPIC, the retail real estate market, Reed Midem Organisation’s last exhibition of the year. All of the big companies, investors, promoters, architects, local authorities and others in the world (55 nations last year) thus gather every year in Cannes. It is the moment to check the market, to understand the new trends and to do business. Among the events of the show: a conference performed by Serge Weinberg, the general manager of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, about the new opportunities in terms of commercial distribution, the Mapic Awards ceremony and the cocktail party on November 15th. As a pre-opening ceremony, on November 14th, a conference series in partnership with the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Center) on the theme, “Do shopping centers still perform?”.