We say thank you for the comments to:
Herman Gewert, Real Estate Director and Head of Mega Malls, Russia/Ukraine, IKEA Dr. Nils-Christian Hakert, Director Retail, Central & Eastern Europe, Unibail-Rodamco, Wien Frank Pöstges, Geschäftsführer, CentrO Oberhausen
Reinhard Rausch, Mitglied des Vorstands, mfi AG, Essen Stephan Jung, Mitglied der Geschäftsführung, HSH Real Estate AG, Hamburg Inge Vogt, Vice President, Center Management, Munich Airport, München Susanne Klos, Geschäftsführerin, sec GmbH, Hamburg Matias Lopes, Managing Director, Southern Europe, Multi Mall Management, Lissabon
Marcus Remark, Manager, Events & Leasure, CentrO Oberhausen, Oberhausen Dr. Brigitte Fronzek, Bürgermeisterin von Elmshorn, Elmshorn Manfred Portisch, Mitglied des Vorstands, ZS AG, Wien
Ruth Gerardy, Center Consultant, Orio Center, Mailand Andre Heemskerk, Center Manager, Stadshart Amstelveen, Amsterdam
Ted Walle, Center Manager, Märkisches Zentrum, Berlin
Ingo Schreiber, Manager, The Westin Grand Hotel Berlin Bernd Stöhr, Center Manager, Marktkauf-Center, Hamburg
Stefan Kollar, Center Manager, Zentrum Schöneweide, Berlin
Herman Gewert, Real Estate Director and Head of Mega Malls, Russia/Ukraine, IKEA
Dr. Rosenau can excel everywhere. With him, I like the simplicity. He sticks to the true colours of Christmas.
First Christmas has always supported with good ideas, with knowledge and good competence, perfect logistic service.
I think, First Christmas makes my job easier.
For me personally working with First Christmas is that they understand what we are doing. They understand what Christmas decorations means for the retail sector. They give us knowledge and support that enables us to hopefully be better than our competitors.
Pricing is a special subject with Dr. Rosenau. I think First Christmas is good value for money.
They are very good!
They always exceed my expectations when it comes to ideas, suggestion and even cut down on costs to make it simpler.
First Christmas, they´re so right to the point with what they do so, they always help us better than we know.
Russia loves lighting, they love decorations, they love even to exaggerate, but we have to find the balance and there First Christmas is an enormous help to find the balance and to do it right. We have to meet an historical idea of Christmas. We have to combine this with the Russian tradition of what is New Year and with the Russian Orthodox Christmas. I don´t know where they got this knowledge, but First Christmas puts it all together.
First Christmas has always been very helpful, been very thoughtfull, knowledgeable. I cannot find anyone else that has this knowledge about Christmas decoration, Christmas atmosphere, how to incorporate it into a shopping center. It makes it live in a balanced way. I am very impressed with the way they are working.
Dr. Nils-Christian Hakert, Director Retail, Central & Eastern Europe, Unibail-Rodamco
Dr. Rosenau distinguishes himself through great technical know-how, much individualism and a distinctive Hanseatic style. He is absolutely reliable.
Yes, the prices are right, otherwise we wouldn’t do business with First Christmas.
To us, individuality and performance are no. 1. And because this is 100% true for First Christmas, I start off by calling on Dr. Rosenau’s technical advice when I launch a new centre. I know that he handles it excellently and is reliable.
First Christmas has an absolutely outstanding reputation
Frank Pöstges, Geschäftsführer, CentrO Oberhausen
First Christmas is truly First Christmas from a CentrO point of view. Truly first class. The name constitutes Programme.
First Christmas has understood precisely how to convert our specification to creation.
The absolute highlight is the hanging Christmas forest that never ceases to fascinate our guests and is the object of very many reminiscent pictures taken by them.
In my opinion, First Christmas really produced outstanding work.
To me First Christmas stands for creativity, experience, willingness to try new things, service expertise, and definitely: total dedication.
First Christmas lives the topic “Christmas” as I have hardly experienced it from any other service provider.
Reinhard Rausch, Mitglied des Vorstands, mfi AG
We want to be number one in any competition, also as far as Christmas is concerned. And this we are achieving with First Christmas, considering design as well as implementation.
First Christmas, in particular, enables us to realise our targets in an ideal way. Together with Dr. Rosenau, we reach the goal that we are aiming for.
We have gained valuable experience with First Christmas, particularly with regard to flexibility and creativity, but also with implementation, and are elated about reaching the goals that we set ourselves.
Stephan Jung, Mitglied der Geschäftsführung, HSH Real Estate AG
We have already set world records with decorations from First Christmas and achieved prime time in the top programmes of the television stations.
First Christmas offers an “all-round-package” that, in my point of view, is unique.
What I consider important is that First Christmas has a healthy and traditional understanding of Christmas. Christmas is not suited for experimentation.
To me, First Christmas embodies competent advice, object-specific solutions, emotions. This is how we reach our customers, their stomachs, their hearts - and then they also open their wallets gladly.
Inge Vogt, Vice President, Center Management, Munich Airport
Everyone is absolutely thrilled, since they have never seen anything like it!
The briefing was only: We want something special. And along came Rosenau’s idea and I must admit it is wonderfully and excellently implemented!
Decoration must be suited to both the location and the target group. And this has been achieved here, certainly implemented by Rosenau with great success.
The deco awakens childhood memories, whisks away into a fairytale world where one can set one’s fantasy free, both as a child or as an adult.
Susanne Klos, Geschäftsführerin, sec GmbH
We are receiving the “all-round-carefree-package” from First Christmas. First Christmas handles everything - from the design via delivery, setup and dismantling to financing.
To us, First Christmas is our first partner because their service is simply right.
First Christmas is no more expensive than others. Especially if we compare price / performance ratio.
First Christmas perfectly masters planning for large spaces. They support the architecture.
First Christmas regards service as a vital aspect. They are always our contact partner, always fast, efficient, highly flexible, sustained!
Matias Lopes, Managing Director, Southern Europe, Multi Mall Management
I am time and again impressed by the quality of First Christmas decorations. My team and I enjoy working with First Christmas.
The façade design of our Almada Forums is fantastic, like on a postcard!
Marcus Remark, Manager, Events & Leasure, CentrO Oberhausen
Cooperation, especially in the design phase, is wonderful with First Christmas.
All of us are very, very satisfied. And we receive a lot of positive feedback, from the tenants and from the customers.
Dr. Brigitte Fronzek, Bürgermeisterin von Elmshorn
We asked several companies – First Christmas was the most innovative and imaginative.
Manfred Portisch, Mitglied des Vorstands, ZS AG
First class cooperation, despite the distance to Hamburg which, in my opinion, is very far.
In First Christmas we found a reliable partner with whom we can cooperate and who can offer unique solutions to unique problems.
For the first time – no complaints about the Christmas deco; it is well-liked by young and old.
We shall expand the decorations, via First Christmas of course.
Dr. Rosenau and his team have discovered a fantastic solution.
Creative, reliable, willing to go to any lengths. Willing to devote and invest the time required for a really great solution.
Ruth Gerardy, Center Consultant, Orio Center, Mailand
Large branches throughout Italy visited us just to see our new Christmas decorations. We received a lot of praise and will continue to expand the decorations together with Dr. Rosenau.
Andre Heemskerk, Center Manager, Stadshart Amstelveen, Niederlande
I was elated to receive the award for the most beautiful Christmas decorations in the Netherlands on the 24th of December on Dutch television. Thank you, thank you First Christmas!
Ted Walle, Center Manager, Märkisches Zentrum, Berlin
The mayor of our Reinickendorf region came to me and stated that Reinickendorf had never seen such beautiful Christmas decorations. The customers and tenants were also elated; we drew attention way beyond the borders of our region.
Ingo Schreiber, Manager, The Westin Grand Hotel Berlin
We wanted to create a Wow-effect with our decorations, something our guests would remember for a long time to come. We achieved this and much more: The newspapers reported, we were on television. Simply wonderful!
Bernd Stöhr, Center Manager, Marktkauf-Center, Hamburg
Rosenau designed, produced, delivered and set up Christmas decorations for two of our centres within 14 days. And best of all: Everyone in the centre was delighted with the decorations
Stefan Kollar, Center Manager, Zentrum Schöneweide
Cooperation with Dr. Rosenau was perfect.