ACROSS

What ACROSS does

ACROSS Medien- und Verlags GmbH is a privately held B2B media company headquartered in Vienna, Austria, that operates as an international and independent platform for European retail real estate and placemaking. The company publishes ACROSS Magazine in print (20,000-copy circulation) and as a digital e-paper distributed through its own website, Google Play, and the Apple App Store, covering the full value chain of modern retail properties including development, investment, management, retail, F&B/leisure, proptech, outlets, and placemaking.

Beyond publishing, ACROSS generates revenue through advertising, magazine subscriptions, e-paper sales, and an executive education arm called ACROSS Academy, which delivers paid masterclasses, workshops, placemaking safaris, online Retail Talks, and international Study Tours to retail real estate professionals. The company serves three primary vertical segments — retail real estate operators, owners, investors, and developers; placemaking professionals such as urban planners and designers; and retailers/brands seeking European expansion intelligence — and reaches them through a multi-channel stack including its website, newsletter, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn), online shop, and a network of media partnerships with major European industry events.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue, advertising, transactional e-paper sales, and event-based professional services revenue. ACROSS is controlled by founder and Publisher Reinhard Winiwarter, with Peter Sempelmann as Editor in Chief and Dora Pusztai as Editor; no institutional investors, parent company, or funding rounds were identified in the available data.

Name

ACROSS

Legal name

ACROSS Medien- und Verlags GmbH

Website

https://across-magazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACROSS is a Vienna-based B2B media company publishing a European retail real estate and placemaking magazine (print and e-paper) and operating ACROSS Academy, an executive education platform offering masterclasses, workshops, study tours, and online retail talks for industry professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Magazine & Newspaper Subscriptions / Delivery Retail (CRALAAAH), E-book Retail & Reading Platforms (Stores, Apps, Devices) (MPAJAMAA), Book & Periodical Wholesalers (Trade Distribution) (MPAJAKAA)

Keywords

• Retail real estate media
• Placemaking publications
• Trade magazine publishing
• Executive education events
• B2B media platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print magazine and e-paper subscription services with annual or monthly payment terms, payable in advance.
2. Advertising: The magazine generates revenue through advertising from companies in the retail real estate sector.
3. E-paper Sales: Digital magazine downloads sold through the online shop and in-app purchases via Google Play and Apple App stores.
4. Event Tickets and Programs: Revenue from ACROSS Academy educational programs including masterclasses, workshops, and study tours for retail real estate professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ACROSS publishes a print and digital trade magazine for the European retail real estate and placemaking industry, with a 20,000-copy circulation and e-Paper distribution via web and mobile app stores. It complements the magazine with ACROSS Academy, an executive education program offering masterclasses, workshops, placemaking safaris, retail talks, and international study tours for industry professionals. The company also runs an e-Paper, newsletter subscription, and online shop for subscription management.

Product overview

ACROSS is a media company operating a print and digital magazine platform for retail real estate and placemaking professionals across Europe. The core product is the ACROSS Magazine (available as print publication with 20,000 copy circulation and as e-Paper via web, Google Play, and Apple App stores). Supporting the magazine, ACROSS Academy provides executive education offerings including Masterclasses, Workshops (such as Futures of Place Innovation Day), Placemaking Safaris, and Retail Talks Online. The company also distributes a Newsletter and organizes Study Tours to international retail destinations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACROSS Academy: Executive education platform offering masterclasses, workshops, placemaking safaris, and retail talks for retail real estate professionals.

Products and services

• ACROSS Magazine International and independent trade publication for retail real estate and placemaking in Europe, covering topics through the entire value chain of modern retail properties. Available in print (20,000 copies circulation) and digital formats.
• ACROSS e-Paper Digital version of ACROSS Magazine accessible via online account, Google Play store, and Apple App store, paid via credit card with perpetual digital access to the publication's content.
• ACROSS Academy Executive education platform offering workshops, masterclasses, placemaking safaris, retail talks, and study tours featuring industry experts and curated learning experiences for retail and retail real estate professionals.
• Masterclass Leasing Strategies Executive masterclass under ACROSS Academy led by Klaus Striebich (Managing Director RaRE Advise), focused on leasing strategies for retail real estate professionals.
• Futures of Place Innovation Day Workshop delivered by ACROSS Academy in cooperation with Portland Design, providing retail leadership teams with keynote speeches, data analytics workshops, innovation workshops, and strategic foresight sessions on the future of places and retail destinations.
• Placemaking Safari Curated executive experience tour under ACROSS Academy exploring transformative retail projects, next-generation concepts, and F&B innovations in cities like Istanbul.
• Retail Talks Online Online discussion series featuring industry experts discussing top topics in retail real estate and placemaking.
• ACROSS Newsletter Email newsletter delivering the latest news and deals within the placemaking industry in Europe to subscribers.
• ACROSS Study Tour International study tours visiting retail destinations and malls in markets like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, providing hands-on learning experiences for retail real estate professionals.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Portland DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026Portland Design is a strategic partner for ACROSS Academy, delivering the Futures of Place Innovation Day program. The partnership brings together Portland's world-leading experts in brand experience, retail, and placemaking to provide educational programs for retail leadership teams. The collaboration includes keynote speeches, data analytics workshops, and strategic foresight sessions tailored to the placemaking industry.
• Placemaking EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACROSS serves as a media partner and coverage platform for Placemaking Week Europe, the largest annual European festival dedicated to public space and community-driven citymaking. ACROSS publishes news and coverage of the event, which brings together over 400 international practitioners, city officials, academics, and community leaders.
• RegioPlan ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACROSS partners with RegioPlan for the Citytagung event, an annual conference on future-oriented urban and municipal development bringing together top-class decision-makers from spatial planning, politics, marketing, real estate project development, and retail sectors in Austria.
• Heuer DialogminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACROSS provides coverage for QUO VADIS, the leading real estate industry congress in Berlin, which brings together senior decision-makers from real estate, politics, academia, and related fields.
• NEBEXTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACROSS covers The District, Europe's largest real estate event from a capital investment perspective, which brings together over 15,000 industry professionals. The event is organized by NEBEXT and held at IFEMA Madrid.
• ECSP (European Center for Shopping Places)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACROSS provides coverage for the ECSP Summit, a platform for the European retail real estate sector, with participants from 14 different countries discussing sustainability, social impact, and success in shopping places.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC, formerly International Council of Shopping Centers): ICSC is the global industry body for the shopping center and retail real estate sector, producing research, events, and member media. Comparable as a peer in the European retail real estate ecosystem, though structured as a membership body rather than a publisher; ACROSS already partners with its European counterpart (ECSP).
• MAPIC (by RX/Reed Exhibitions): MAPIC is the leading international retail real estate event, organized by RX. Comparable as a parallel platform in the same European retail real estate ecosystem serving the same audience with content and networking; ACROSS attends/covers while MAPIC runs the flagship physical marketplace.
• Placemaking Europe: Placemaking Europe is an industry platform running Placemaking Week Europe and associated content. Already a strategic partner of ACROSS; comparable as a thematic peer shaping the placemaking conversation in Europe that ACROSS covers editorially.

Regional players

• REVO (formerly British Council of Shopping Centres): REVO is the UK industry body for retail property and placemaking professionals, producing content, events, and policy work. Comparable as an ecosystem peer in the retail real estate / placemaking space, but primarily UK-focused rather than pan-European like ACROSS.

Broad incumbents

• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) Research: JLL is a global commercial real estate services firm that publishes extensive retail real estate research and market intelligence. Comparable as a competitor for audience attention and advertising spend, but operates as a broad incumbent across all property types rather than a specialist retail-placemaking publisher.
• Cushman & Wakefield Research: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm publishing regular European retail investment reports (cited in ACROSS coverage). Comparable as a producer of retail real estate intelligence competing for the same professional readership, though as part of a broader advisory business.

Direct peers

• Estate Gazette: Estate Gazette is a UK-focused commercial real estate trade publication serving property professionals. Directly comparable as a B2B trade media brand for real estate, though with a UK-centric and broader commercial-property remit versus ACROSS's pan-European retail/placemaking focus.
• PropertyEU: PropertyEU is a long-running European real estate trade publication covering investment, development, and capital markets across the continent. Directly comparable to ACROSS in serving the same B2B professional audience in European commercial real estate, though with a broader cross-sector focus versus ACROSS's retail real estate/placemaking specialization.
• Property Week: Property Week is a UK-based trade magazine for the commercial property industry. Comparable as a print+digital trade publication serving real estate professionals, though predominantly UK-focused and broader in scope than ACROSS's retail real estate niche.
• Retail Week: Retail Week is a UK-based B2B media brand covering the retail sector. Comparable as a trade publication serving retail professionals with print, digital, and events; overlaps with ACROSS in retailer and shopping-center audience though more retail-operator than real-estate-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/across.magazine.europe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/across-magazine
• Xx.com/across_magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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