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NEW 300,000SQ FT SHOPPING MALL IN UKRAINE
HAS AN OPENING DATE

Set to be called Ocean Mall, the first luxury-designed
shopping mall in Ukraine has revealed its opening date
and it will launch in the second quarter of 2022.
The new mall will create the largest commercial cluster
in Europe, Ocean Mall, which will be connected with the
existing Ocean Plaza and join a number of stores. The
key feature of Ocean Mall is the luxury gallery - the first
professionally designed premium brands gallery on the
Ukrainian retail market.
Besides premium brands, Ocean Mall has dedicated
floors for the most popular retail segments including
family fashion brands anchored by world-leading brands,
sports and kids brands along with home and care stores.
The site will be home to a 20,000sq m entertainment
area with laser IMAX cinema and Galaxy Entertainment
kid’s zone. The food gallery will host more than 50
restaurants from street food to fine dining and a delicacy
hypermarket will span more than 9,000sq m.

THE MIXED-USE ZUGLÓ CITY CENTRE IN BUDAPEST’S 14TH DISTRICT INTEGRATES NEW CIVIC SPACES SURROUNDED BY NATURE TOGETHER WITH HOMES, SHOPS AND OFFICES ON A
SITE OF NEARLY SEVEN HECTARES BETWEEN BOSNYÁK SQUARE AND RÁKOS CREEK. DEVELOPED IN PHASES BY BAYER CONSTRUCT GROUP IN HUNGARY, THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN EARLY
CONSTRUCTION EARLY NEXT YEAR AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 2029. DEFINED BY THE SURROUNDING URBAN FABRIC OF THE DISTRICT’S AVENUES AND PARKS, THE SCHEME
WILL WEAVE NEW PUBLIC SQUARES AND GARDENS AROUND RESTAURANTS AND CAFES, SHOPS, APARTMENTS AND OFFICES AS WELL AS A NEW MEDICAL CLINIC AND TOWN HALL.

MITISKA REIM REVEALS RALPH LAUREN UNVEILS
NEW RETAIL PARK NEW MILAN FLAGSHIP

Mitiska REIM has opened the most sustainable retail park in Belgium. Ralph Lauren has made a return to Milan with the opening of
Located in the city of Mechelen, Malinas retail park has been a flagship store in Via della Spiga. The ‘World of Ralph Lauren’
designed to be CO2 neutral and to achieve an ‘Excellent’ score on store will stock the lifestyle fashion brand’s ranges for men and
the BREEAM scale. women including RRL. In addition, it will feature the brand’s first
The new Malinas development features 19 retail units and one hospitality experience in Italy with The Bar at Ralph Lauren. Open
restaurant across a gross leasable area of 27,500sq m. The retail park throughout the day, the venue will serve morning coffee and
is food-anchored by the first Albert Heijn XL store in Belgium, in pastries as well as a light lunch and aperitivo.
addition to a Lidl supermarket. The store, bar and courtyard span five floors and nearly
Other tenants represent a mix of national and international brands, 16,000sq ft of space. The interiors are crafted from traditional
including AS Adventure, Vanden Borre, JYSK, Kwantum, Ava, MaxiZoo, materials of tumbled limestone and terracotta and feature
4Murs, Action and C&A. reclaimed wood floors paired with wood panelling and accents of
In terms of sustainability and biodiversity, Malinas features an eye- bronze, aged brass and wrought iron.
catching 1.2ha reed field, which also serves as a natural rainwater The opening builds on Ralph Lauren’s expansion across Europe,
buffer, and over 200 native trees have been planted on site. The entire Asia and North America as part of its ‘Next Great Chapter’
rear wall of the retail park is covered by a 7-metre-tall eco-green strategy. This includes building a mix of flagship stores, smaller
façade and 13,000sq m of the roof area has been sown to create a boutiques, wholesale partnerships and digital platforms, including
green roof. a local digital flagship presence.

08 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL DECEMBER 2021 / JANUARY 2022