Guest Blog

Roksolana Pyrkto on Shopping Centers vs. E-Commerce in Emerging Markets: Why Slovakia, Ukraine and the UAE Chose Different Paths

The conventional narrative about retail in emerging markets runs something like this: e-commerce is winning, physical retail is losing, and the only question is how fast the transition happens. The data from three markets — Slovakia, Ukraine, and the UAE — tells a more complicated story. Each faced the same structural pressure from digital commerce […]

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Roksolana Pyrtko: The “Hospitality Shift” — How European Real Estate Can Learn Service from Dubai

In the traditional European commercial real estate model, the landlord-tenant relationship is often transactional: the owner provides the walls, and the tenant provides the rent check. However, Roksolana Pyrtko, an expert navigating the corridors of both Dubai and European markets, argues that this model is becoming obsolete. While Europe offers unmatched stability and heritage, Dubai

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