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BEO ShOPPINg CENTER SETS AN ThE SIlESIA OUTlET IN gIlWICE

OPENINg DATE Of 9Th APRIl TO jOIN ThE fACTORY BRAND ESPRIT OPENS 140SQ M STORE
It opened the new location in a partnership
deal with Van Keulen Retail, an experienced
BEO Shopping Center, a new multi-level shopping centre Silesia Outlet in Gilwice, Poland, is set to join franchise family business from South Holland.
in Belgrade located on the corner of Vojislava Ilića and Mis the FACTORY brand, the leading platform of The new store offers a wide selection of
Irbijeve streets, will open its doors on the 9th of April. outlet centres in the Polish market, changing specialist products including women’s lingerie,
The soon to open mall, co-developed by MPC its name to FACTORY Gilwice. sports clothing, swimwear and beachwear, plus
Properties and Atterbury Europe, promises to deliver The outlet was opened in March 2019 bath and nightwear collections.
a new generation shopping experience. With a GLA by NEINVER, a leading investor, developer
of 44,000sq m, BEO Shopping Center will host over and operator in the European outlet centre
130 international and regional brands. Its tenant mix industry and the largest operator in Spain gAlERIA ChEŁM SET TO OPEN
will include a hypermarket, fashion stores, services, and Poland. In June 2019, the centre was Already fully leased before opening, the new
entertainment (cinema and casino) and a variety acquired by the joint venture between project in Poland has 17,500sq m and will include
of restaurants. NEINVER and Nuveen Real Estate. Silesia 55 stores with a car park for 550 vehicles. The
The retail offering will occupy three levels with a food Outlet will officially change its name to tenants include Lidl, Reserved, New Yorker
court and terrace on the third floor. Shops will range from FACTORY Gilwice on 3 April 2020. and Rossmann. The centre is a joint venture of
established brands like Bershka, Stradivarius and Pull and The outlet features 12,000sq m of Acteeum and Equilis.
Bear to exciting newcomer brands in Serbia. The modern retail space and is home to over 60 shops
shopping centre design follows the latest global trends in representing well-known domestic and
retail with multiple open areas and natural lighting. international brands. SPORTMAX REOPENS STORE
The most directional label by Italian fashion
group Max Mara has renovated its store at 72
SONAE SIERRA, APg, AllIANZ AND rue des Saints-Péres, in the heart of the French
ElO ANNOUNCE SIERRA PRIME capital’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. The
store is housed in a historical building and
features a new-look, innovative interior design.
Sierra Prime is a €1.8bn strategic joint The portfolio has experienced a remarkably
venture that is invested in prime Iberian resilient operating performance through
shopping centres. economic cycles, underpinned by full fUNkO OPENS ShOP-IN-ShOP
Sonae Sierra, APG, Allianz and Elo have occupancy, high sales density and best-in- Global purveyors of pop cultures collectibles,
entered into an agreement to form a new class tenant mix, and also features attractive merchandise, fashion and lifestyle goods
strategic joint venture comprised of six NOI growth opportunities through asset Funko, has teamed up with Hamleys Russia
flagship Iberian shopping centres with a total management and value creation initiatives. to launch a Funko shop-in-shop in Europe’s
gross asset value of above €3bn (€1.8bn on Each investor will retain a 25 per cent largest toy store, the Hamleys flagship
a proportional basis). economic interest in the joint-venture, store in Moscow, located near the famous
The Sierra Prime portfolio includes three which has a 15-year horizon. Allianz Real Lubyanskaya Square.
assets in Greater Lisbon (Centro Colombo, Estate, representing several Allianz group
Centro Vasco da Gama, CascaiShopping), insurance companies, and Elo, a Finnish
NorteShopping in Greater Porto, Plaza pension insurance company, have each gETAfE ADDS NEWS BRANDS
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AND TO ThE DESIgNERS Of ThE MOROCCO MAll CASABlANCA PROjECT WhICh OPENED IN 2011, DESIgN INTERNATIONAl, fOR ThIS OVERSIghT. The properties – together representing The transaction will generate estimate
c. 380,000sq m GLA – consist of leading cash proceeds of approximately €525M to its strongest centres and enhancing their value.
The company is adding ten new brands and
DREAM ISlAND ThEME hUAWEI TO BUIlD fIRST shopping centres in prime locations in Sonae Sierra and APG, while allowing both expanding existing boutiques such as Nike,
Portugal and Spain, attracting in total
to maintain a sizeavle exposure to these
PARk OPENS IN MOSCOW EUROPEAN SITE approximately 90 million visitors each year. prime properties. adidas, Pull&Bear and Stradivarius.

Dream Island has officially opened in Moscow, Russia. It is Europe’s Chinese company Huawei announced recently that it will build a
largest indoor theme park and features nine areas with rides, factory in France to produce its equipment, marking a first for the
attractions, shops, and F&B. telecom giant in Europe.
Dream Island launched in 2017 and was built on a site of 100ha. The new and upcoming site would employ 500 people and
The indoor zone covers an area of 300,000sq m. Themed areas bring an investment of about €200M “in the first phase.”
include Fairy Tale Village, Smurfs Village, Lost World of Dinosaurs, The company has gone on record and said it picked France
Hotel Transylvania, Snow Queen’s Castle, Teenage Mutant Ninja because of its “excellence in terms of quality production”
Turtles, Hello Kitty, Abandoned House, and Dream Race. and because it is “located in the heart of Europe” and has “a PLACEMAKING
Dream Island is home to more than 15 cafes, restaurants and food mature industry.”
trucks serving themed F&B. It also houses 11 shops selling souvenirs, The company have also announced that the products produced
toys, homeware, jewellery, clothes and accessories. In addition, the on the upcoming site would mainly be there to serve the
theme park has a city promenade with the building facades inspired European market.
by Barcelona, Beverly Hills, London and Rome. The factory will feature a showroom and also have products connect...
In its second phase, the Dream Island’s city promenade will later tested on-site. The factory is the first of its kind in Europe.
welcome a cinema with 17 screens and a concert hall with a capacity Alongside all of its sites and factories across the world, the
for 4,500 people. company also runs over 20 research and development sites.

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