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PRIMARK OPENS ITS FIRST STORE

IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC BVLGARI REOPENS PARIS STORE
The flagship location has reopened following a
complete transformation by renowned architect
Primark has opened its first Czech Republic Peter Marino. Situated just moments away from
store in the Flow Building, Flow East’s the iconic Place Vendome at the corner of Rue
development on Wenceslas Square in de la Paix and Rue des Capuncines, the brand’s
Prague, marking the brand’s 14th market. DNA and heritage is reflected through sensibly
The Prague shop joins Ljubljana in included cues and visual prompts.
Slovenia, and Warsaw and Poznan in Poland,
and is part of the company’s expansion in
CEE. Primark has signed a lease for its first POLO RALPH LAUREN GROWS
store in Slovakia and has announced Polish The American fashion label has recently
stores in Krakow and Katowice. opened a brand new store in the German city
“We are so excited to finally bring of Cologne. Polo Ralph Lauren has recently
Primark to the Czech Republic and what laid out a number of goals and initiatives for
better place to do this than in the heart of the coming years, including becoming more
Prague. This is another important market involved in e-sports and accelerating its own
for us as we continue our expansion into sustainability goals.
Central and Eastern Europe and build our
pipeline of new stores across the region,” HINES ACQUIRES A NEW ASSET
said Paul Marchant, CEO of Primark. The company has acquired the second phase
GALERIA ANDRYCHÓW TO BE of the high-quality Chatham & King mixed-
use portfolio in Dublin, spanning 42,500sq ft
COMPLETED THIS AUTUMN on behalf of the Hines European Core Fund.
The asset includes five prime retail uinits, and
negotiations are advanced on all of them.
The topping out ceremony was held on this fall,” said Monika Woźniak-Zawioła,
24 June at the construction site of Galeria Head of Retail at Equilis Europe.
Andrychów – the largest retail park in The new retail park will accommodate PULL & BEAR ADDS NEW UNIT
the region and one of the major retail over thirty stores with a total GLA of nearly The young fashion brand from Inditex has
developments currently under construction 24,000sq m, including Lidl, Leroy Merlin, inaugurated its first store in the Italian city of
in Poland. The event was attended by local CCC, SMYK, Rossmann, Media Expert, Florence which boasts the brand’s new image.
authorities, investors Acteeum Group Martes Sport, Jysk, KiK, Sinsay, House, The flagship store is located in the I Gigli
and Equilis Europe, as well as retailers and Cropp, Deichmann, Diverse, Pepco, Dealz, Shopping Centre, and is the first store in the
business partners. Hebe and Komfort. city with a ales area of 500sq m. The store
“Today’s ceremony is a clear sign that Galeria Andrychów is undergoing the reflects Pull & Bear’s commitment to adapting.
the construction works are bringing us BREEAM sustainable certification that
closer to the grand opening of the most indicates it meets the highest environmental
attractive shopping destination for the standards. The three buildings designed MISAKO OPENS IN EL TORMES
residents of Andrychów and its surrounding by the NC Architekci will use technical The brand, which specialises in bags, accessories
area. Thanks to the determination and the solutions to lower electricity and water and travel items, has recently opened a store in
efficient cooperation between partners, the consumption and reduce emissions of air El Tormes, Salamanca, Spain. The new store is
unique circumstances have not delayed the pollutants. Already at the construction stage, located in the central square of the shopping
investment process. Galeria Andrychów the contractor selects certified building centre and offers the complete range of
is quickly taking shape and we are looking materials and takes care of proper sorting, accessories offered by Misako including
forward to welcoming the first customers storage and disposal of waste. briefcases, backpacks, handbags and more.

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