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INTERNATIONAL

GIORDANO CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF ITS
FIRST STORE IN ALGERIA

The company has strengthened its presence in North
Africa with a new standalone store in City Center
Shopping Center, Algiers.
Giordano has continued to implement its
geographical diversification strategy and expansion in
MENA with the opening of its first standalone store
in Algeria.
The L-shaped store, which spans 139sq m, adopts
a contemporary design approach with predominantly
white fixtures and fittings, featuring an extra wide
store entrance, simple lines and wood panel flooring.
City Center Shopping Center is one of the key
shopping malls in Algiers and is home to over
32,000sq m of retail floor space and 800 car parking
bays, the mall offers a wide range of international
fashion brands, restaurants and cafes, as well as indoor
entertainment centres.

R.M.WILLIAMS HAS OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FLAGSHIP STORE AT RUNDLE MALL, THE OLDEST CBD RETAIL PEDESTRIAN MALL IN THE COUNTRY. RUNDLE MALL HAS
BEEN THE BEATING HEART OF ADELAIDE’S RETAIL SCENE FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS, A FITTING NEW HOME FOR ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S OLDEST AND MOST ICONIC BOOT BRANDS. THE
RUNDLE PLACE FLAGSHIP HAS BEEN CRAFTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING AUSTRALIAN DESIGNERS ACRD, DELIVERING A SPACE THAT CELEBRATES R.M.WILLIAMS ‘ RICH LEGACY
OF ARTISANAL QUALITY AND LOCAL EXCELLENCE, WITH BESPOKE DETAILS THROUGHOUT AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST INNOVATIVE AND EXCITING
CREATIVES. THE STOREW WILL SUPERSEDE THE BRAND’S NEARBY GAWLER PLACE LOCATION, HERALDS A NEW ERA OF RETAIL EXPERIENCES FOR THE 91-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS.
NEWMARK RETAIL SUPPORTS JYSK AND TEDI COME TO
COLUMBIA IN EXPANSION POD WIATRAKAMI

Newmark Retail’s London-based strategic retail property The “Pod Wiatrakami” Retail Park near Słupsk has signed up two
consultancy team has secured a prime location in Spain for new tenants: JYSK, which will take 1,250sq m and TEDi, which has
Columbia Sportswear Company, supporting the brand’s expansion opened an 850sq m store. The complex, which was completed in
throughout Europe. 2011, is being recommercialised to better address the needs of
The new 260sq m single-level store in Bilbao is positioned in local inhabitants and align with retail market trends in Poland. A
the heart of the Barakaldo Fashion Outlet, the largest fashion team of global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield is
mall in the North of Spain, operated by Neinver on behalf of responsible for creating an optimal tenant-mix for the park.
Grupo Lar. The store sits alongside other world-leading fashion Located on the outskirts of Słupsk, the “Pod Wiatrakami”
and sportswear brands including Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Skechers Retail Park offers 18,000sq m of retail space. It is anchored
and Levi’s. by Agata Meble, Premium Fitness & Gym and Abra Meble,
Newmark Retail and Columbia have worked together for among others.
15 years, and the retail property consultant has helped secure “The “Pod Wiatrakami” Retail Park has become a permanent
25 locations for the sportswear, outdoor wear and footwear feature of the retail landscape of Słupsk and nearby towns. After
manufacturer and distributor across Spain, France, Italy, Austria, 12 years of operating in the local market, it is a natural step
Germany, The Netherlands and the UK. Founded in Oregon in for the park to enhance its tenant-mix with other well-known
1938, Columbia has over 450 stores and supplies more than 6,000 and best-loved brands,” says Michał Masztakowski, Tenant Leasing
wholesale customers across 90 countries worldwide. Manager, Cushman & Wakefield.

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