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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

NEW BRANDS HAVE BEEN ADDED AT ADA MALL, MONTBLANC OPENS ITS FIRST
THE UPCOMING MALL IN BELGRADE, SERBIA BOUTIQUE IN PARIS CENTRE IN SERBIA TO EXPAND
Kragujevac Plaza, a shopping centre in Serbia
owned by NEPI Rockcastle, has announced it
ADA MALL, a new shopping centre under construction in Montblanc, the seller of luxurious pens, has updated and modernised its food court
Belgrade, Serbia, has announced new tenants that will join watches and accessories, has opened area to provide a better quality of stay to its
its already extensive lineup. New local and international its first direct store in Prague’s Pařížská visitors. The mall is also set to welcome new
brands will be moving into ADA MALL including Diopta, street, number 17. Until now, the originally international and national brands this spring,
Balašević Fashion House and Pandora. German company has only been represented after the opening to two new stores last month.
Diopta is a leading optical retail chain in Serbia, with a indirectly in the Czech Republic.
retail network of 28 stores. The chain offers a wide range Montblanc, based in Hamburg, was founded
of glasses, mineral and organic contact lenses and eye-wear in 1906 under the original name of Simplo ANTWERP LANDS BRANTANO
accessories. Balašević Fashion House is a leading Serbian Filler Pen. In 1909, the brand introduced its A new Brantano store will be launched on the
fashion brand for women. The company is known for its first model of writing pen, Rouge et Noir, a Meir in Antwerp this summer. The first Brantano
sophisticated and feminine collections and impeccable year later, it introduced the Mont Blanc type. downtown store will occupy an exclusive location,
tailoring. Pandora is a world-renowned jewelry retailer The present name of the company is derived in a building occupied until recently by Princess. A
from Denmark. Established in 1982, Pandora is today sold from the name of this model. It refers to the vast advertising campaign has been launched to
in more than 7,700 points of sale, including over 2,500 highest mountain of Europe and its symbol is promote the new store ahead of opening.
concept stores, in over 100 countries on six continents. reflected in the company logo - a white six-
ADA MALL, developed by GTC, has a gross leasable pointed star reminiscent of the snowy peak
area of 34,000sq m on five levels. of mountain Mont Blanc. WHSMITH LANDS IN SCHIPOL
WHSmith has entered the Netherlands with the
opening of a store at Amsterdam’s Schipol airport.
DECATHLON IS OPENING A NEW Situated at the airport’s Pier F, the shop offers
STORE IN SHOPPING CITY DEVA national and international newspapers, magazines
and books, as well as confectionary items, drinks,
coffee, travel essentials and digital accessories.
Decathlon, Europe’s largest retailer of Suceava, Foscani, Oradea, Piatra Neamt,
sports goods, is set to open its first store in Sibiu, Timisoara and Ploiesti. In addition to
the Hunedoara County, Romania. The new its standalone units, the chain also runs an PRIMARK TO OPEN IN PRAGUE
store will be located within Shopping City online shop. Rumours of the Irish apparel brand Primark
Deva at no. 87 Calea Zarandului Street. Within the South East Europe region, entering the Czech market are finally coming
Spreading across 1,500sq m, the store the French sports giant is also present in to fruition. The affordable fashion chain has
will offer an assortment of more than 5,000 Croatia, Bulgaria and Slovenia. Last year, announced it has signed a lease for its first
articles for over 60 different sports as well Decathlon announced that it will expand its store in the centre of Prague. Further details
as a repair and maintenance service. presence to Serbia, opening its first store in on the store are expected soon.
“In March we opened our 24th store in the country in the second quarter of 2019.
Romania and we hope that we will be able Established in 1976, Decathlon is today
to launch our new store in Deva soon. present with over 1,500 stores in 49 NEW MALL TO OPEN IN KYIV
The shopping centre’s unit is in line with countries worldwide. With over 50 Passion A new shopping mall is set to be built near
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PRODUCER OF TELECOMMS, HUAWEI IS TO OPEN ITS FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE OUTSIDE OF CHINA IN VIENNA. HUAWEI HAS DEALS WITH ALL THREE MAJOR AUSTRIAN Decathlon’s store format which aims to offer brands and products for over 70 sports in a Kyiv’s Pivdenny (Southern) railway station. The
TELECOMS GROUPS: A1 TELEKOM AUSTRIA, CONTROLLED BY MEXICO’S AMERICA MOVIL, DEUTSCHE’S TELEKOM’S T-MOBILE AUSTRIA AND WHAMPOA’S DREI AUSTRIA. THE COMPANY IS “All sports under one roof”,” stated Gwenn single store, Decathlon caters to the sports mall will be located on Heorhiy Kirpa Street,
READY TO HELP THEM BUILD 5G INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION MOBILE NETWORKS. HUAWEI IS THE SECOND BIGGEST SMARTPHONE SELEER IN AUSTRIA WITH A MARKET Hervo, Expansion Manager, of Decathlon. needs of just about every sport enthusiast.
SHARE OF 28 PER CENT AND IT PLANS TO BUILD ON THIS WITH THE OPENING OF ITS FLAGSHIP STORE WHICH IS DUE TO OPEN IN THE SUMMER. just 50m from the railway station. The location
Decathlon entered the Romanian market Making sports accessible to the masses is was chosen due to busy pedestrian traffic as
in 2009 and today operates a retail network the mission Decathlon thrives to achieve over 100,000 people pass by every day. The mall
JACOB COHËN HAS LIDL TO DOUBLE UP ITS of 23 stores in all major cities across the through quality and innovation at every will open in the second quarter of this year.
LANDED IN PARIS STORES IN DENMARK country including Bucharest, Brasov, Craiova, affordable price range.

Jacob Cohën has arrived in Paris with a new flagship of 150sq m Lidl, the German supermarket giant has announced major RON DORFF OPENS
on two floors at 58 Rue de Faubourg Saint Honorè. This is the investment plans for Denmark. As part of the investment, Lidl will
third store in France for the Italian luxury denim company, after open 103 new stores in the coming years across the country. IN GERMANY
Saint Tropez and Courchevel. The supermarket chain plans to open 10-15 stores every year.
The Parisian opening marks another important step in the Over $117M will be invested by Lidl in 2019 alone in Denmark.
recovery plan of Jacob Cohën, who in May 2018 started a new The new stores would be an addition to the 117 stores it already The Swedish-French sportswear label, Ron Dorff
course with the inauguration of the first single-brand store has in the country. This is a major expansion plan for a discount has opened a new store, and it is the company’s
managed directly by Jacob Cohën Company SpA, in Milan, in via chain which counts among the world’s largest, having 10,000 stores first unit in Germany.
della Spiga. Inside the boutique are exposed garments for men, across 30 countries. The main focus of the expansion plan will be The shop opened at Alte Schönhauser Straße
women, juniors, accessories, precious candles and perfumes for Copenhagen and Aarhus. The company currently has only 20 stores 41 in the Mitte district. The collection includes
the home, while upstairs has been set up a corner dedicated to in Copenhagen and 5 in Aarhus. It believes that there is plenty room sweatshirts, hoodies, pants, shorts, underwear,
tailor made. for 60-80 new Lidl stores in the country’s capital region. swimwear and accessories such as sneakers,
“The opening of Paris is certainly a confirmation of the process Lidl’s expansion plan will heighten the already stiff competition caps and sports bags. Made for men, but also
of development and consolidation of the value of the brand ... and in the Danish supermarket sector. Lidl is currently contesting for for women, there are some basics such as
now? We are aiming for London,” said Mario Maran, Commercial more market share in the discount retail sector with other players sweatshirts, T-shirts and jogging pants. The brand
and Marketing Manager of Jacob Cohën. such as Fakta and Netto. now has five flagship stores and is sold in more
than 80 countries worldwide.

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