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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

ECE PRESENTS NEW CONCEPTS FOR RAY-BAN OPENS ITS FIRST
DOWNTOWN SINGEN STORE IN VERONA FLAGSHIP FOR HIGHLY PREPPY
Highly Preppy has launched a flagship in one
of the sought after areas of Madrid. The brand
The Cano project in Singen by ECE is taking shape. The Ray-Ban has announced the opening of its has opened on Claudio Coello street, located
preparations on the building are almost complete. The first standalone store in Verona. The store in the Salamanca district. It is the brand’s third
construction on the actual shopping centre building will be located in one of the oldest and most own store, and first flagship in the capital. The
and the surrounding area in the city centre of Singen prestigious pedestrian streets in Europe: Via new store runs over 315sq m of surface space
began last month. Mazzini. Joining the two main squares in the spread over two floors.
By fall 2020, ECE will construct a shopping centre in centre, Via Mazzini is the heart of the city
downtown Singen in the city’s main shopping area at and the most important shopping street
August-Ruf-Strasse opposite the railway station. The in Verona. FASHION COMPANY EXPANDS
€165M investment comprises 85 specialist stores, cafes, “Following openings in Milan and Rome, Fashion Company, a leading fashion retailer in
restaurants and service providers. The sales area of the new Ray-Ban store in Verona is another the Balkan region, has made its entry into a
approximately 16,000sq m stretches across three floors. success for the brand,” commented new regional market, Bosnia and Heregovina.
Leasing of the shop spaces is ongoing and more than Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, Head of The group has opened six new stores within
70 per cent of the shops have already been leased. The Retail Italy. “The location in the centre of Delta Planet mall in Banja Luka, introducing
current leases have gone to well-known and popular Verona was an important choice in terms of prestigious brands into the mall.
national and international brands. The focus of the leasing visibility and image; Via Mazzini, in particular,
strategy lies on retailers and labels which add to the is a perfect combination of strategic location
existing offerings in downtown Singen. and creative and cultural epicentre.” FOOT LOCkER OPENS STORE
In Milan, in Corso Buenos Aires, Foot Locker
created its first Italian Power Store, the third
SILESIA OUTLET WELCOME 100,000 of its kind in Europe. The brand therefore
VISITORS DURING FIRST WEEk continues to invest in this new format of stores,
strengthening its presence in the territory. The
new structure was developed on three levels.
Neinver, the leading outlet operator in Pepe Jeans, Pierre Cardin, Puma, Triumph
Poland and Spain and a market leader in and Reebok, among others. Nearly 95
Europe, has welcomed 100,000 visitors to per cent of the centre is already leased, GANT RETURNS TO PORTUGAL
Silesia Outlet in Gliwice, Poland, during with brands such as Adidas and Travel and In January last year, textile group Ricon ceased
the first week since the opening of the food operators Daily Sandwich Café and its operations, a development which also
centre in late March. Daily Pizza joining in the coming months. entailed the shuttering of Gant’s 20 Portuguese
“We have created a modern and Located in the city of Gliwice in the retail locations. Now the brand is coming back
attractive shopping destination in a Silesia region, the centre features a for a second shot at the market, with plans to
well-known and already established large catchment area of over 6.5 million open five locations and have distribution in
location. The excellent results of the residents. The scheme enjoys an excellent major department stores.
first week show that Silesia Outlet’s location in the immediate vicinity of the
value proposition was needed in Silesia’s A4 motorway, which connects Kracow,
retail scenario,” says Mirosław Januszko, the Silesian Agglomeration and Wroclaw - OUTLET TAkES ITS FIRST STEP
SLOVENIA’S MOST MODERN SHOPPING CENTRE, ALEJA, WHICH IS BEING BUILT IN THE ŠIŠkA DISTRICT OF LJUBLJANA, WILL OPEN NEXT YEAR. THE TOTAL INVESTMENT ON THE PROJECT Managing Director at 6B47, investor of the largest economic centres of southern In the city of Selb in Bavaria, the first section of
WILL REACH APPROXIMATELY 150 MILLION EUROS. DEVELOPER SES SPAR EUROPEAN SHOPPING CENTERS ENVISIONS THE FUTURE OF SHOPPING CENTRES IN MULTI-PURPOSE AREAS THAT the facility. Poland. the largest outlet currently under construction
NOT ONLY COMBINE SHOPPING, BUT ALSO BRING TOGETHER CULINARY DELIGHTS, LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SOCIALISING AND CULTURE. THIS IS THE CONCEPT OF ALEJA, WHICH WILL Silesia Outlet opened with 12,000sq The investor of Silesia Outlet is 6B47 in Germany was recently opened. A shopping
SPAN THREE FLOORS AND A TWO-LEVEL UNDERGROUND PARkING GARAGE. THE NEW MALL WILL OFFER SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND SERVICES ON A TOTAL LEASABLE AREA OF 32,000SQ M.
m of commercial space and 60 shops Real Estate Investors group, a leading world ofaround 5,000sq m was created. But
featuring top domestic and international developer in Austria and Germany, while this is only a small step in the overall scheme,
INDOCHINO HAS CELINE OPENS ITS FIRST brands including Bugatti, Bytom, Guess, Neinver is in charge of management, which will include 65 shops by mid-2020.
LAUNCHED DOWN UNDER STORE IN MADRID Diverse, Home&Cook, New Balance, Only, marketing and leasing since the opening.

Indochino, the global leader in made to measure apparel, is introducing Amongst the international openings that Celine is planning in 2019, EATALY ARRIVES
Australian men to a revolutionary new shopping experience as it the label has decided to take the plunge into brick-and-mortar in
launches online. Madrid, where until now it only had two points of sale in El Corte IN FRANCE
Founded in Canada with the belief that you don’t need to spend Inglés of Castellana and Serrano.
a fortune on a custom wardrobe, Indochino was the first company In the rest of Spain, the label headed by Creative Director Hedi
to disrupt the apparel sector by making perfect fitting, personalised Slimane has had a boutique at 91 Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona The first French flagship of the Italian gastronomic
apparel available to the mass market at a price comparable to off the since 2015. Last October, a few days after the first Slimane-era specialist Eataly has opened in the Marais district,
rack alternatives. runway for the brand, Celine launched its e-commerce platform in Paris. Galeries Lafayette manages the franchise
“As a former resident of Sydney, I’m thrilled to bring Indochino in Spain, prior to which it had only been available online through for the French market.
clothing to Australian shores, as the country and its people hold a 24 Sèvres. Located at 37 rue Sainte-Croix de la
special place in my heart,” said Drew Green, President and CEO of Spreading across 174sq m, Celine will stock only its womenswear Bretonnerie, behind the Marais BHC, the
Indochino “We were the original brand to reinvent how men shop— collections, starting with Spring/Summer 2019. The store was flagship of 4,000sq m area offers a 2,500sq m
beginning with made to measure suits and now offering a wide redeveloped under the new concept conceived of by Slimane and delicatessen, 800 Italian wines and seven dining
assortment of custom clothing—all delivered in an industry-leading which was presented in mid-February, coinciding with the opening outlets. The core business of Eataly is to offer
two weeks. Now, we’re ready to shake up the way Aussie men get of its new flagship in New York: minimalism forged through metallic a selection of Italian craftsmen at an affordable
dressed, each and every day.” lines, imposing marble blocks and ample sets of mirrors. price. Eataly Paris hopes to reach 2,500 seats a
day. The company was founded in Turin in 2007.

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