The success of Mall & Market is founded on its multidisciplinary team, comprising not only professionals in the fields of mass retail and real estate but also experts in urban planning, legal affairs and economics. For the most part, the team consists of doctorate-level graduates from the elite French “grandes écoles” or from other major universities.
The energy and strength of this team is in its complementarities, combined with the open mindedness acquired through extensive international experience.
For more than 30 years, Mall & Market has drawn its force from the synergy created by the diversity of its team and the long-term stability provided by its two directors.
Bertrand Boullé is the Founding President of Mall & Market.
Thanks to his experience in relations with administrative and political authorities responsible for land use planning issues, Bertrand Boullé is today recognized as one of the most informed and experienced experts in the profession.
In this capacity, he acts as a speaker at the most renowned congresses and training seminars. He is also the author of publications and reference works.
Professor of commercial town planning at the University of Paris I la Sorbonne, Bertrand Boullé teaches postgraduate studies (Master 2) in commercial town planning and commercial development regulations. He is a member of the Council of the Sorbonne Management training and research unit (UFR).
Bertrand Boullé is vice-president of the F.A.C.T. (Federation of Commerce Actors in the Territories) and chairs the “Commercial Urban Planning” Commission. In this capacity, he is spokesperson for the F.A.C.T. with public authorities and participates in work and reflections on the evolution of commercial town planning in France.
Bertrand Marguerie has been a key figure in the development of Mall & Market since 1993, becoming its Chief Executive in 1996.
In addition, he is a frequent guest speaker in the various committees of the French National Council of Shopping Centres (CNCC), and a few months ago he was named president of the committee on “City Outskirts and Urban Ambitions”. The aim of this committee is to reflect on the conditions that would enable the private sector to play an active role in the necessary redevelopment of the commercial corridors at the outskirts of conurbations and to present concrete proposals to the public authorities. He also regularly gives talks at training seminars, in particular for employees of big-name mass retailers.
At Mall & Market, Bertrand Marguerie is in particular responsible for monitoring legal developments in the field of urban retail planning. In this capacity, he interacts with several legal firms and also with the relevant public authorities. He has therefore become the obvious choice as advisor to numerous promoters, retailers and local authorities in defining their commercial development projects.
