Retail &amp; leisure

Nine shopping centres to open in Moscow

01 August 2013

RUSSIA Nine new modern shopping centres totalling 190,000 sqm (gla) are to be opened in Moscowby the end of the year, according to the latest retail report for the city by CBRE.

Peppercorn Properties to build Wałbrzych Park

01 August 2013

POLAND Peppercorn Wałbrzych, a subsidiary of Peppercorn Properties, has obtained a final building permit for a convenience park project in Wałbrzych’s Piaskowa Góra district.

Forty coming to Moscow retail market

31 July 2013

RUSSIA Around 40 international brands have announced plans to enter the Moscow retail market in 2013/2014, according to the latest MarketView report by CBRE.

Changes to Sinsay and Gino Rossi stores in Galeria Malta

31 July 2013

POLAND LPP group brand Sinsay is to double the size of its boutique in Galeria Malta in Poznań, while Gino Rossi is changing its current location in the shopping centre.

Stara Kablownia opening put back

31 July 2013

POLAND Due to delays in completing the finishing work, the opening of the Stara Kablownia shopping centre in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Silesia, has been postponed until October.

Poznań City Center to open on October 25th

POLAND TriGranit Development Corporation and Europa Capital LLP, together with the Polish State Railways (PKP) have announced that the opening of the shopping centre section of the Poznań City Center development will take place on October 25th.

Avans in Sukcesja

POLAND Electronic goods chain Avans has signed a lease for space in the Sukcesja shopping and entertainment centre, which is being developed in Łódź.

C&A to stay in Galeria Wisła

POLAND C&A has prolonged its lease in Galeria Wisła in Płock for another five years. The two-storey store covers over 2,000 sqm and has been operating in the shopping centre since 2008, i.e. since the opening of the centre.

Mrówka opens store in Galeria NDM

Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND A PSB Mrówka home improvement store has opened in the extended Galeria NDM in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.

Vilnius IKEA ready for August opening

LITHUANIA The first IKEA store in the Baltic states is to open on August 14th in Vilnius, local media reports.

SEB finances Ülemiste Center with EUR 84.5 mln loan

ESTONIA The Ülemiste Center mall in Tallinn has been granted a five-year loan facility worth EUR 84.5 mln.

Construction work on Gryf mall to start soon

POLAND The Gryf shopping centre, which is to be built at the junction of ul. Pomorska and al. Jana Pawła II in Starogard Gdański, has been granted a final building permit.

Helly Hansen to debut in Poland

POLAND Norwegian outdoor fashion retailer Helly Hansen is about to enter the Polish market.

Praktika Development to buy USD 450-500 mln mall

RUSSIA Praktika Development [Практика девелопмент] is negotiating the acquisition of the unfinished River Mall inMoscow, according to Kommersant.

Meganom expanding

UKRAINE UDP, the investor of the Meganom shopping centre in Symferopol in the Crimea, is planning to open the second phase of the project by September.

Maza Park debuts in St Petersburg

RUSSIA Maza Park, a new brand of entertainment centres, is to open its first two locations in St Petersburgin an investment of EUR 30 mln.

Intersport ends Q2 with a loss

POLAND Intersport Poland generated PLN 10.1 mln lower sales revenue compared to Q2 last year when it was PLN 61.7 mln (last year’s increase was a result of the sales of Euro 2012-related products).

Makrum and Tesco tear up contract

POLAND Makrum, which had been planning to develop the Makrum shopping centre in Bydgoszcz, has reached an agreement with Tesco Polska to terminate the latter’s pre-lease contract.

Czerwona Torebka bonds to be issued for Małpka buyout

POLAND An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Czerwona Torebka group has approved the issue of 21.8 mln bonds

Successful June for Nova Park