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NEWS INBRIEF

NIKE OPENS A UNIT IN FINLAND
FARAGE OPENS FIVE-LEVEL FLAGSHIP TO Sello Shopping Centre has seen significant change
over the summer, with Finland’s first NIke brand
MARK 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS store having opened on 9 August along with
numerous additional shops such as R-Kioski and
Located at 109 Riley Street, Darlinghurst, Jungle Juice Bar opening on Sello’s new corridor.
the new flagship takes over the building’s The new corridor will also serve the users of the
former art gallery concept. The site sells light rail line that will start operating soon.
a range of performance fashion, ready-to-
wear garments and tailored suiting. INTERSPAR UNVEILED IN SICILY
Creative Director Joe Farage, who A new INTERSPAR Hypermarket opened in Messina
founded the business with his wife and Co- and it is located inside the new Arcieri shopping
Creative Director Katy, said the pair have centre, one of the busiest commercial areas of the
wanted to open a new concept store for city. The hyper market is a reference point for the
a while. shopping needs of those living in the northern part
Created in collaboration with Australian of Messina. At 2,500sq m in size, it offers a complete
interior designer Greg Natale. The latest experience for customers.
collections are housed on the street-level
floor, including heritage luxury tailoring
and recently expanded lifestyle collections SAN CHURRO REVEALS NEW UNIT
stitched in Japanese performance fabrics. It The business has unveiled its first San Churro
also stocks Italian fashion brands Aspesi and Clasico format store at Karingal Hub, Victoria. The
Tramarossa Denim alongside accessories, Clasico model, with a localised, tailored design, is the
fragrances and eyewear brands. dessert chain’s answer to a smaller footprint, lower
MITISKA REIM SETS UP JOINT VENTURE cost store. San Churro is targeting sites between 60
and 80sq m, rather than the typical store footprint
WITH OPC GROUP IN SLOVAKIA of 120 to 250sq m.

Mitiska REIM has announced on behalf Construction has already begun on RESTAURANT BRAND EXPANDS
of the MEREP 3 fund the acquisition of a the new retail park development in Boparan Restaurant Group’s Giraffe World
retail park in the Slovakian city of Skalica Sládkovičovo, which is planned to open at Kitchen is opening its second Spanish location
and the development of a new retail park the end of 2023. Located 50km east of the in the new yootoo dining and retail complex at
in Sládkovičovo. In a new joint venture capital Bratislava, the new Sládkovičovo Barcelona Airport, as part of a wider five-site
partnership with OPC Group, Mitiska REIM development will have an initial GLA franchise deal with Lagardère Travel Retail. The
plans to expand its retail park portfolio in of 2,910sq m and is already fully let to new site will span 4,400sq ft and accommodate
Slovakia in the coming years. tenants which include Kik, dm, Pepco 210 covers, with the assistance of a service robot.
Located in western Slovakia near the and Deichmann.
Czech border, Skalica Retail Park is a retail Sited in a central location within a
park developed by OPC Group opened in residential neighbourhood and close to the SLEEP.8 LAUNCHES IN PORTUGAL
November 2022. train station, the new development is food- Sleep.8, a leading provider of high-quality sleep
Situated in an already existing shopping anchored by a Billa supermarket. This new products, has announced the opening of its first outlet
destination, the retail park comprises six retail park is designed to achieve a “Very store in Portugal. Located at Rua António Martins
units with a gross leasable area (GLA) of Good” score on the BREEAM scale, with Soares Leite, nº 34520-150 Santa Maria da Feira (near
4,124sq m and parking for 98 cars shared plans to include solar panels on the roof of the Sleep.8 global factory), this outlet store marks a
with an adjacent Kaufland supermarket. the structure. significant milestone for the brand as it introduces its
The retail park is fully let, with tenants The site offers the opportunity for a unique concept to the Portuguese market.
comprising Sinasay, Tedi, dm, Planeo Elektro, future phase 2 extension of an additional
Super Zoo and Sportismo. 1,500sq m GLA.

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