MAPIC is the leading international retail real estate event for key property players to build the ultimate retail and leisure mix in order to become a complete lifestyle destination. The 24th edition of the event will this year take place on the 14-16 November at its usual home of Palais des Festivals in Cannes.

stablished in 1995, MAPIC has been at the leading edge The event space will cover more than I2,000sq m and feature of the retail revolution, constantly adding new location- three international exhibition halls where attendees can discover based elements while remaining true to its core mission a multitude of new people and new ideas from more than 800 to bring retailers, investors, developers and specialists exhibiting companies. together to understand, embrace and drive forward amazing MAPIC 2018 will feature a world-class programme of lifestyle destinations, attracting attendees from more than conferences hosted by industry leaders, who will share their 80 countries. expertise and insights in more than 100 sessions. Global Projects: Europe Croatia Opened in June this year was the Designer Outlet Croatia in the heart Belgium of the new Zagreb Shopping Complex. In combination with 25,000sq Strategically located at the borders of Belgium with Germany and the m of discounted luxury at the Designer Outlet Croatia and additional Netherlands, City Mall Verviers has an important cross-border catchment secondary retail with 30,000sq m including a DIY and a hyper market area with excellent accessibility. It will bring life to the heart of one of retail park as well as fast food, the scheme has become an attractive and Wallonia's most important cities and the second-biggest conurbation unique one stop shopping destination. The Designer Outlet Croatia has in the province of Liège. City Mall will provide around 100 units upon been built as offers more than 4,000 parking places that are free of charge. completion by developer City Mall. With an area of 27,000sq m, City IKEA Centres developed this unique project in cooperation with ROS Mall Verviers will offer a balanced commercial mix, meeting the wishes Retail Outlet Shopping. of both consumers and retailers. The centrally located food court will have a range of quality restaurants and the underground parking area Czech Republic will have a capacity of 1,136 spaces. Construction is due to start in 2019 Due to open in the middle of this month, Outlet Arena Moravia in with a three-year build period. The project is expected to attract five to Ostrava is the latest outlet project by developers TK Development. Phase six million visitors per year to enjoy the pleasant urban environment on one of the outlet centre will consist of 70 shops with a GLA of more than the banks of the Vesdre river.The development of the shopping centre is I0,000sq m with 800 car spaces. The customers will appreciate a new a step towards restoring the status of Verviers as the region's economic shopping experience with restaurants and cafes, with both indoor and and commercial hub. outdoor seating and a children's play area. All together this provides an inviting and relaxed atmosphere aimed at increasing customer dwell times Bosnia & Herzegovina and making Outlet Arena Moravia is truly a day trip destination. In 2017 developer Delta began the construction of Banjaluka shopping mall. The largest building of this type in the territory of the Republic Estonia Srpska will have the area of 62,500sq m, whereas 30,200sq m will be for Opened last month in Estonia,Tl by developer Pro Kapital, is a new- leasing.The building will be located in the very centre of Banjaluka, at the generation shopping and entertainment centre and the newest and largest corner of Olimpijskih pobednika Street and Srpske vojske Boulevard.The regional shopping centre inTallinn.The shopping and entertainment centre mall will host world-famous brands, some of which will be present in this has 52,000sq m of space on four levels - three floors of shopping with market for the first time. Apart from a large number of new shops, the more than 200 shops and an entertainment level never seen before.The shopping mall will also have the largest cinema in this region, with the latter's 11,500sq m of space features restaurants, a multiplex, trampoline area of 1,500sq m and six movie theatres, as well as the supermarket, a centre, an autodrome, adventure park, children's birthday party venues food court and 1,000 parking spaces. The opening is planned in the first and a cafe with a Lottemaa (children's book characters).The roof of the quarter of the 2019. mall will feature theTI ferris wheel, at 120m the highest in northern and Eastern Europe with the finest views of the capital city.

Bulgaria Delta Real Estate, a Delta Holding member company, in cooperation Finland with Bulgarian company AP investments, has finalised its acquisition of One of Finland's largest shopping centres opened its doors back in the shopping mall in Varna, on the Black Sea coast. Varna is the second September, REDI in Helsinki opened with 63,000sq m of leasable space. biggest city in Bulgaria and an important tourist centre. This project is With just over 200 leased business premises, REDI has a footfall target worth € 120M and is being developed together with Delta's partner AP of 12 million visitors in its first year. In addition to fashion and interior investments. The final works on the property with an area of 110,000sq design outlets, restaurants and cafés, and daily consumer goods stores, m are in the last stages, while its opening is planned for the last quarter REDI offers art, experiences and exercise opportunities as well as basic of 2018.The shopping mall will have three floors and three underground and wellbeing services for everyday life. Specialities include a climbing levels for parking, along with 160 stores. arena, the free-fall wind tunnel FÓÓNI and, located on the roof of the

NOVEMBER 2018 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL 63 centre, the green deck Bryga, an oasis of relaxation intended for all demand.This historic shopping centre, anchored by a leading Carrefour city residents, which is nearly the size of the Esplanadi Park in central hypermarket, will become the reference for the northern part of Nice Helsinki.The project was developed by SRV. and the surrounding countryside and Eco-Vallée. Designed by Wilmotte Zsar Outlet Village will open its doors on 29 November with a full & Associés, the project will create 50 new stores including Zôdio, H&M, launch planned for the I March, 2019.The first premium Outlet Village in Kiabi and a new food & beverage hub. Opening is scheduled for late 2020. Finland is located at the busiest crossing point between the EU and Russia The city of Montpellier has chosen Frey to build the Ode à la Mer and enjoys a potent cross border catchment of 8.5 million consumers as project, one of the most important refurbishments of a shopping, leisure well as a strong flow of Asian and other tourists transitioning between and business location in Europe. The Shopping Promenade is located Helsinki and St Petersburg. Zsar's Phase I includes 65 stores with near the Route de la Mer, the number one shopping destination in the premium brands, including e.g. adidas, Armani, Bagatt, Braccialini, Ecco, region. Planned to open in 2021, the scheme will feature 60 stores on a Guess, Hugo Boss, Iceberg, Kappa, Le Creuset, Lindt, Osprey London, space of 111,000sq m. Reima, Roberto Cavalli, Skechers and Zwilling. The food and beverage A project being extended by Hammerson is the Les 3 Fonatines offering includes a high-quality Italian bistro, an American grill restaurant, extension is Cergy. Les 3 Fontaines is improving its retail offer with an Asian fusion kitchen, as well as two coffee shops. ambitious extension project which forms part of the wider generation of Cergy-Pontoise, in the North West of Paris. A high-quality retail France offer with over 72 new retail units as well as a food court housing 14 Due to open next year is the Shopping Promenade Aries project by restaurants will complement the current offer when it is completed in developer Frey, it will offer its visitors a new way to shop in the area. 2021. The I8,000sq m project will feature 30 stores and will provide a mix of Park Avenue Nice by City Mall is the official name of the new large- retail brands offering household, personal, sports and leisure and cultural scale luxury retail project by the Belgian group City Mall, which will keep goods once complete. ownership after completion. Following the acquisition of the former Also in development by Frey and due to open in 2020 is the Shopping Boscolo Park Hotel in Nice, City Mall is redeveloping a set of luxury Promenade Claye Souilly. This new concept of shopping and leisure boutiques, as well as a five-star hotel for its partner, Paris Inn. After a aims to offer visitors a genuinely enhanced experience. The Shopping complete renovation of this iconic building in the heart of Nice, the Promenade is located in a premium shopping area near to one of the commercial ground floor will accommodate nine new luxury boutiques most powerful Carrefour hypermarkets in the Paris region.This project totalling 2,875sq m.The upper part of the project will house a hotel will offer its visitors a wide range of shops, restaurants and leisure spots complex of 140 rooms and suites featuring a rooftop swimming pool, sun across its 45 stores and 40,000sq m. deck, bar and a panoramic restaurant, a 600sq m spa, a fitness area and a In France, NEINVER is developing Alpes The Style Outlets, expected conference centre. Completion is due in Q4 2021. to open in Q4 2020.This outlet centre will be located close to the Swiss Located right at the heart of the French Riviera in Sophia Antipolis, border between Geneva—25 minutes away—and Lyon, with a catchment Open Sky Valbonne is a major development to be completed in area of 5.3 million inhabitants.The centre will have direct access to the 2022. The multi-functional site surrounded by exceptional nature A40 motorway that connects Switzerland and France, a key transport and architecture will host a 60,000sq m shopping area with a focus link between the two countries and to popular winter destinations.This on fashion, leisure, health & beauty and the best brands specialising ultimate shopping destination will be built in an "Alpine village" style in domestic equipment. It will also demonstrate a positive synergy and will feature I9,000sq m of gross leasable area, with 90 units of both between 20,000sq m of offices, 10,000sq m of entertainment facilities internationally and nationally renowned brands. Over 1,300 free parking and a four-star hotel. With a fantastic catchment area of almost spaces will be available for visitors. one million inhabitants and 11 million tourists, and a direct visibility In the heart of a district undergoing rapid development, Carmila is and accessibility from the A8 highway, Open Sky Valbonne Sophia developing an extension project of high architectural and commercial Antipolis will target the centre of the region.With Open Sky Valbonne, quality at Nice Lingostiere.The aim is to double the commercial offer Compagnie de Phalsbourg will create the first shopping, lifestyle and to 20,000sq m of GLA in 2020 in order to meet a constantly growing food destination on the French Riviera.

NICE LINGOSTIÈRE, NICE, FRANCE Germany Coffee Company, and will include a multi-screen Village Cinemas with The MyZeil centre is located on Zeil, Frankfurt's main shopping street. Its three halls the latest blockbuster movies, and aVolta FunTown playground. spectacular curved glass roof and the longest interior escalator in Europe measuring 42m are MyZeil's architectural highlights. Currently comprising Hungary 100 shops across a 44,000sq m sales area, MyZeil is undergoing a ECE Projektmanagement plans to develop a new shopping centre in the conversion into a modern shopping, lifestyle and entertainment centre Northwestern part of the Hungarian capital, BudapestThe site is located due for completion in spring 2019. The heart of this refurbishment is close to the River Danube, on the site of a former textile factory in Foodtopia,a spectacular new dining and entertainment area on the fourth the Obuda district. It is planned to have over 170 shops on three levels floor. ECE will implement a new concept that comprises a broad choice of and a leasable area of more than 50,000sq m. Construction is scheduled high-quality international and regional restaurant operators. Its highlights to start in 2019, and the opening is planned for 2021. In addition to an also include a new outdoor terrace with views across the Frankfurt attractive tenant mix comprised of top international brands and local skyline and a premium movie theatre. vendors, ECE's plans for the new development project - which comes ECE Projektmanagement is also developing the modern Cano shopping with a unique architectural concept and a bright and spacious design - centre in Singen, which lies close to Lake Constance and the Swiss feature a spectacular gastronomy area. An offering of around 15 select border. The centre, which will open its doors in spring 2020, is located food concepts is planned, ranging from good quickservice options and opposite the train station on the city's main shopping street. With 500 trendy casual restaurants through to fine dining restaurants.Visitors will car parking spaces, 85 shops and a 16,000sq m sales area, Cano has six be served high-quality local and international food and drinks prepared in different entrances and exits leading into all directions and is therefore a modern style and with fresh ingredients.The restaurant area is located perfectly integrated into its urban environment. The architecture and next to a large roof garden with a sun terrace where customers will be design of the centre are inspired by the volcanic legacy of the region and able to relax and spend their free time. Plans for the project also include Singen's traditional industries. Its interior design is inspired by geological bringing an ultramodern cinema with 4D technology to the centre. structures and features soft shapes, warm colours,and a ceiling resembling Etele Plaza is a 55,000sq m GLA shopping and entertainment centre superimposed layers. The food court with its vintage design elements currently under development and It is located In the top multi-modal will be a real highlight of the centre. It will feature numerous cafes and public transportation hub in Hungary. The scheme is accommodating restaurants with a large culinary choice and bring even more life to Singen. 180 retail units arranged over three commercial levels featuring all major fashion anchor stores, foodstore, multiplex cinema and various Greece entertainment elements. Being developed by Futureal, the project is due Opening during MAPIC this year is Fashion City Outlet in Thessaly, the for completion in 2020. first discount and entertainment centre in the region. Just a few minutes' The New Campona will be one of Europe's most groundbreaking drive from Larissa and less than an hour fromVolos, Karditsa andTrikala, projects for the next generation of shopper and leisure seeker.The total the 20,000sq m centre developed by Sonae Sierra will offer a wide range New Campona experience is a fusion of themes from which every detail has of top brands, some of which will be available in the region for the first been meticulously planned by a highly experienced team of international time. Among the 75 stores are well-known and casual youth and children experts. Owner CPI Property Group is Europe's most dynamic, future brands, women's and men's clothing and footwear, fashion accessories thinking and ambitious owner promising to deliver an exciting, bold vision and cosmetics, sports and electronics stores. The brands on the roster based on a deep understanding of the changing face of retail and the new include Guess, Brooks Brothers, Puma,True Religion.Tommy Hilfiger, Boss, role of social and leisure spaces.As the largest regional retail and leisure Lapin, and Matou France to name a few. Fashion City Outlet will feature centre in Hungary, the New Campona will be extended from 53,500sq m a selection of restaurants, such as Hachiko Asian Food, Hot Pot Pasta, to 72,000sq m GLA, feature a new 30,000sq m public park and an exciting Goody's, Pizza.gr, Crepamou, Buffala Gelato.To Paradosiako BBQ, Mikel extensive new entertainment, dining and food zone.The New Campona

66 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 CASELLE OPEN MALL.TURIN, ITALY DEVELOPER: AEDESSIIQ

is a major destination filled with immersive, seamless experience, relevant pre-leased with the major Italian and international brands represented. and fulfilling for both the local catchment as well as for domestic and The Caselle Open Mall introduces a totally new concept for destination foreign visitors. Retailtainment, entertainment and attraction are key.The shopping & leisure venues of regional standing. The open mall design extension will build on New Campona's existing positioning as the leading offers an unprecedented combination of open-air ambience and total lifestyle and entertainment destination in Budapest with new attractions protection from inclement weather conditions, allowing an unparalleled complemented by leading leisure, retail, services and other experiences. It visitor experience. The impressive, state-of-the-art leisure offer and the also promises to be a superior sensory experience, yet natural, intuitive directly connected main food & beverage area (fully enclosed and climate and sustainable.The project will be presented at MAPIC by CPI Hungary controlled for maximum comfort) have been designed to operate - if and is due to open in Q4 2022. needed - independently of the retail component, to allow for late opening hours. The retail offer will extend from fast fashion to premium brands Italy and will include a food superstore focused on quality and freshness, Being developed by BNP Paribas REIM, Nuova Monteluce is a new concept to satisfy today's increasingly demanding consumers. The 113,000sq m, of shopping centre, located in Monteluce, Perugia. It will be completed in 250-store project is being developed byAedes Siiq and is expected to be 2019 (phase one opens this year,) one km from the centre of the city and completed in 2021. one km from the University, a strategic position with a catchment area Cascina Merlata is a large-sized retail real estate project which will of over 160,000 inhabitants of whom 25,000 are students.The structure be built next to the Expo Milan 2015 site. With 192 shops, a GLA of has I9,000sq m of GLA including 3,000sq m of retail and it is divided into approximately 65,000sq m and more than ten million expected yearly two squares; it will offer a mix of shops from household goods to culture visits, the Falcon Malls shopping centre is part of a wider urban & leisure, health & beauty and food that will complement the presence redevelopment plan of 900,000sq m in the Cascina Merlata district, to the of offices, a health clinic, and student housing. However the anchor will North-West of Milan.The mall will have an estimated catchment area of be the food hall, with a wide offer of restaurants for residents, students 3,826,794 inhabitants.The primary catchment area will include more than and tourists. 206,920 resident customers with a potential growth of 15,000 units when Rome is Italy's most popular tourist destination and one of the world's the entire Cascina Merlata residential project is completed.The Cascina best loved cities. With its open air artistic treasures, its legendary dolce Merlata commercial hub will split into two connected structures. The vita, that unique blend of history, languor, fine cuisine and romanticism, and west wing and the Promenade will house the main retail and food offer, its magnificent ancient and contemporary art, Rome is the quintessence while the east wing will be mostly focusing on leisure and entertainment of the Italian lifestyle. This is why Arcus Real Estate has extended its activities including the cinema, the food court and a supermarket. portfolio of premium outlet developments to include Roma Outlet Completion is due in the first half of 2021. Village, providing visitors to this world capital with an extraordinary and Milanosesto is the largest post-industrial redevelopment project unforgettable shopping experience.The first phase of 2l,000sq m and currently in progress in Europe.The former Falck area is being completely 90 stores will open in autumn next year, and the second phase, when it redesigned into an entirely new city. Falcon Malls is an essential part of this arrives,will add another 50 stores and I l,000sq m. project: it will build a mall, a leisure and entertainment area and a mixed Emilia District in Parma, a development by Sonae Sierra and Impresa residential/retail area, with a total commercial GLA of 131,320sq m with Pizzarotti which is due to open next year, covers an area of around space for 365 stores and 4,500 parking spaces when it is completed in the 300,000sq m and has an overall GLA of around 74,000sq m with around second half of 2021. Concordia - Milanosesto will have a diverse mix with 170 units.The shopping district consists of a multi-level shopping centre all the major national and international retailers in the different sectors, as with a GLA of around 53,000 sq m and an adjacent retail park with a well as unconventional and new brands interested in entering the Italian total GLA of around 2l,000sq m. Both will be surrounded by ample market. Falcon Malls also plans to bring an innovative gastronomic offer green public areas and more than 5,100 parking spaces (including to Italy based also on smart food and signature chefs.The entertainment 1,600 in a multistorey car park).The shopping district will benefit from area with a new generation of indoor playground and a multiplex cinema an interregional catchment area of over 700,000 inhabitants within 45 will complete the project. minutes' drive time. More than 30 per cent of the total GLA has been Back in June, Westfield Milano signed an agreement with Inditex, the

68 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 world's largest fashion retail group, to open six new flagship stores in next to the Central Station where one million people commute every the development which is set to become the largest and most iconic week. Set to open in phases between 2020 and 2024, Bispevika will be an retail and dining destination in Italy. The new stores from Inditex join extraordinary mix of retail, housing and offices with an anticipated footfall announced retailers including French luxury department store, Galeries of six million each year. Its waterfront location, set in a buoyant area Lafayette which will open its first store in Italy, UCI Cinema which features that is expected to become Oslo's new destination for retail, food and 16-screens with 2,500 seats and an upmarket dining service as well two culture, provides both a unique view of the Olso fjord and proximity to major retailers from Gruppo Coin: the Italian premium department store: the city centre and landmarks such as the Munch Museum and the Opera Coin Excelsior and OVS. At I85,000sq m across four-levels, the €l.4bn House. The retail leasing, which will cover the ground level throughout Westfield Milano development will feature over 380 stores including the entirety of the development, will focus on fashion, food and beverage, luxury; restaurants; cinemas; leisure and entertainment as well as parking culture and exciting brands; both Scandinavian and International. for 10,000 cars. It will feature the latest in digital technology and high-end shopping and tourism services. Construction is expected to start this Poland year with a completion date of late 2021 through a joint venture between Koneser is the first mixed-use lifestyle centre in Poland, combining the Westfield and Arcus Real Estate. charm of the revitalized Warsaw Vodka Distillery's buildings with new structures inspired by the original factory architecture. Koneser offers Netherlands an extensive retail space of 21,800 sq m, introducing a new concept for a Forum Rotterdam is an innovative mixed-use regeneration project modern shopping destination in Poland.The tenant mix includes the best in the city centre of Rotterdam. The site is uniquely located in the local fashion, design and art and 30 per cent of retail space is dedicated to busy geographical and emotional heart of the city, at the junction of food operators with cafés, clubs and restaurants serving a wide selection Rotterdam's most important pedestrian shopping streets: Coolsingel, of cuisine from around the world. These include the Grupa Warszawa's Lijnbaan, Binnenweg and Beurstraverse which see 12-15 million visitors concept, Bombaj Másala, ZONI.WuWu, % Bar and others. Unlike other per year. Once complete, Forum Rotterdam will comprise 64,000sq m of popular retail projects, Koneser provides several more features: office, space for 11 shops, along with restaurants, offices and apartments. restaurant, tourist, educational, hotel, housing and leisure functions. In the Netherlands, NEINVER and TH Real Estate are developing The centre will open this year on a plot of 74,000sq m by developers Amsterdam The Style Outlets, set to be an international premium Liebrecht & wooD and BBI Development. shopping destination with a commercial mix based on both international One of the largest Belgian commercial and residential property and Dutch renowned premium brands.The project is scheduled to open developers is launching its business in Poland. The first major Polish in autumn 2020 and will feature a retail area of 18,000sq m, with 115 project by Equllis will be Galeria Chetm, a shopping center developed stores.A further l,000sq m is planned for leisure areas, restaurants with as a joint venture with Acteeum Group. Galeria Chetm will be the first terraces, walkways, gardens and a playground area. The centre will also modern mall in the only former provincial capital in Poland without a provide 1,950 parking spaces for visitors and it will be easily accessible by facility of this type. A total of 55 shops will take up 17,500sq m of space. both highway and public transport. Shoppers will have access to a parking garage for 500 vehicles. With its convenient location, it may become the number one shopping destination Norway for approximately 300,000 residents within a 45-minute driving distance, Offering 166,000sq m of retail, housing and offices, Bispevika is one of the not only from Chetm and the neighboring areas, but also from nearby largest urban regeneration projects to ever take place in Norway. It is the Ukraine and Belarus. The joint venture of Equilis and Acteeum Group latest development undertaken by Oslo S Utvikling AS (OSU), located will cost approximately € 30 million. Construction of Galeria Chetm is

70 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 expected to begin in 2018 and will continue until the second half of 2019. stores and 850 parking spaces to the existing 230 shops and 3,045 parking Galeria Orkana is a commercial and services centre located close to spaces. In the expanded area, relevant fashion anchor stores will be added the most densely populated residential districts in Lublin: Czuby Potnocne, and an additional key feature will be the introduction of an exclusive Rury, and Czuby Potudniowe. Thanks to its comprehensive offer, Galeria commercial offer within a new premium mall, with aspirational brands, Orkana successfully meets the needs of the local residents. A clear and under a modern and trendy design concept. Leisure and entertainment intuitive layout of the shops in the centre makes everyday shopping more options will be reinforced with a total reconfiguration of the food court, convenient. The primary catchment area of 75,500 inhabitants has very which will include a new food hall concept in line with the latest gourmet strong growth potential due to the fact that We.glin is one of the most trends inspired by traditional street food markets. The development is dynamically growing residential areas in Lublin. It borders with Konopnica being overseen by Sonae Sierra and is expected to complete next year. commune, a suburban area with many semi-detached and detached houses. The 9,500sq m centre will house 35 stores when completed in Republic of Ireland the second half of next year by developers CPI Poland. Hines has recently welcomed the decision by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Also on show at MAPIC by developers CPI Poland is Ogrody Shopping County Council to approve plans for a new I95,000sq m town center Centre, the largest multifunctional shopping centre not only in the city development in Cherrywood. The € I bn mixed-use development will of Elblaj but in the entire region. The first extension of the centre was include 1,269 build-to-rent apartments, 54,000sq m of retail and office completed in 2015 and turned Ogrody Shopping Centre into the region's space, as well as leisure space. The dynamic new urban quarter will most modern shopping centre with unrivalled commercial reach. The prioritize pedestrians and bike users and will incorporate both covered tenant mix includes renowned global brands which meet the shopping and open public spaces, as well as an extensive array of shops, bars, needs of the local customers.The facility is BREEAM In-Use rated "Very restaurants, a 200-room hotel, and other leisure facilities. Construction good". The upcoming extension will mean the centre will spread over on the three-year project is expected to commence during the fourth 47,000sq m and have space for 98 stores when it is completed in the quarter of 2018. second half of 2020. Romania Portugal Earlier this year Colosseum Retail Park announced its plans for the VIA Outlets, the industry-leading owner and developer of outlet shopping construction of the Colosseum Mall project and the expansion of the destinations, has a portfolio of eleven premium fashion outlets across existing retail scheme with a new concept. With an investment of €30M Europe, spanning a total of nine countries from Norway to Spain. The from developer Nova Imobiliare planned for this stage of the business portfolio, a joint venture between APG, Hammerson, Value Retail and development, Colosseum Mall will combine both commercial and office Meyer Bergman, offers a total of 259,000sq m GLA and over 850 brands use. The I6,500sq m will include local and international fashion brands, including Armani, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Polo Ralph Lauren, Coach and fast food and dining restaurants, fitness centre, play areas for children, Michael Kors. Over 30 million guests visited the different locations in casino, lounge bar as well as an ultra-modern seven-screen multiplex 2017 and the company saw over € I bn in brand sales. In a recent initiative, cinema. More than 75 per cent of the GLA is under advanced discussion, Europe's largest suspended kinetic artwork was installed in VIA Outlets' showing the strong demand for retail in Bucharest. The project will Freeport Lisboa Fashion Outlet in Portugal.This marks an important step comprise a l,500sq m area dedicated for A class offices, which will target in the company's strategy to continue to transform its outlet centres from mainly healthcare providers. purely transactional to experience-driven places. The second Fashion House in Romania, Fashion House Outlet Centre The NorteShopping expansion is a €77M investment located in Cernica will be a I2,250sq m open-air shopping gallery from developers Matosinhos (Porto) owned in partnership by Sonae Sierra andTIAA-CREF. Liebrecht & wooD, carefully designed to offer the look and feel of an old The shopping centre will be expanded by I4,000sq m of GLA, adding 34 town. Its architectural themes will Immerse visitors in another dimension

NORTESHOPPING, PORTO PORTUGAL DEVELOPER: SONAE SIERRA

72 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 of entertainment and style. The outlet concept will be maintained in accessible entrances with an attractive amphitheater, with restaurants order to offer visitors discounts every day and value for money for our above the entrances providing a panoramic view of the the city, as well as customers. The project will open its gates in 2019 with the first of two entertainment zones which will make the offer more complete and enable development stages.The first stage will deliver 55 stores and the second people of all ages to enjoy the experience throughout the day. phase will offer another 25 stores. Slovakia Russia Immofinanz is taking Slovakia's first modern shopping mall, Vivo! Bratislava, Dream Island, currently under construction in Moscow, is the first city to the next level by transforming the former hypermarket area into the new resort in Russia and the biggest indoor theme park in the world.The total heart of the centre.. In all 15,000sq m of new retail space will be created, development area is approximately lOOha, of which the amusement park welcoming more than 25 new shops.The offer will be widened by additional is to occupy 300,000sq m. Dream Island will have 10 theme areas with services and new fashion brands including selected premium brands. The 40 different activities for adults and children, 27 of which will be modern redesign and extension will be completed ready to open in Q4 2019. and unique rides that will allow visitors to immerse themselves in the The EUROVEA2 project is gaining pace in Bratislava following the success magical worlds of their favourite animated films.The planned opening for of EUROVEA which has reinvlgorated Bratislava's riverside, EUROVEA2 the project is QI 2019. In addition to the themed part of the park, Dream will support and extend what Bratislava residents and visitors loves. The Island will also include 31.9 ha of landscape park with children's areas and project design reflects the Danube as the key-player in urban development, sport zones, an open-air cinema, a dance floor, pavilions for master classes leveraging the riverside's potential and supporting a wide range of leisure and an artificial pool with fountains.A multipurpose concert hall will have and sport activities. After the extension the shopping centre will stretch to a capacity of 3,500 while a multiplex cinema will house 17 auditoriums, 84,000sq m. including an IMAX theatre.The project will also include space for more than 30 retail units. Slovenia IKEA Centres Russia is to more than double the size of its Mega A new shopping centre is being built right in the heart of the Siska district Adygea-Kuban mall, in southern Russia, near the Black Sea.The project is of the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. The shopping centre in Ljubljana- part of a €2bn upgrade program IKEA is undertaking at all its 14 Mega- Siska will offer approximately 90 shops, restaurants, and service outlets. branded shopping centres in Russia to enhance their utility beyond being The gastronomy facilities on the second floor will serve as the highlight. just places to shop.The €I90M Mega Adygea-Kuban expansion will see The first floor will feature an outdoor terrace as well as a green area the addition of a lakeside al fresco dining area, plus other restaurants, on the roof, which is intended for sports and leisure facilities: The so- retailers and entertainment.The centre will measure I90,000sq m when called "Activity Roof" will provide sports enthusiasts with a volleyball and the expansion is completed in 2021. basketball court, a fitness course, and a running track. Construction work on the centre began in the summer of 2017. The total investment in the Serbia project from developer SES Spar European Shopping Centers amounts to GTC Serbia, part of GTC International Group, is working on its new retail € 130M, with the leasable area amounting to 32,000sq m. Completion is project in Belgrade, Ada Mall, the opening of the project is scheduled for scheduled for 2020, and 700 new jobs will be created. the end of this year. Designed by renowned architects Design International, Ada Mall will have a gross leasable area of approximately 34,000sq m, Spain offering more than 100 retail units, as well as 1,000 parking spaces. The The Torre Sevilla Shopping Center, a CaixaBank project is the first mixed- shopping centre will welcome several brands for the first time.The project use, urban and open shopping centre in the city of Seville, will open its will be designed and built according to the latest international standards, doors during the second half of September. Designed by the prestigious featuring wide corridors, natural lighting and attractive common areas. Argentine architect César Pelll, considered one of the most important Developer Delta Holding is planning to build the Delta Planet shopping architects in the world and adapted for commercial use by the Broadway centre in Nis, works on the scheme began in February this year. The Malyan architecture studio, the shopping center is composed of two large 40,000sq m centre will be constructed at a cost of €80M and will be buildings that add up to 26,700sq m of gross leasable area and 43,000sq developed over 15 months. The new shopping mall will have easily m built. In the fashion sector there is the first Primark urban shop in Seville, as well as other major fashion and accessories operators such as Mango,Women's Secret, Springfield, Hunkemóller, Calzedonia.Tezenis, Foot Locker and JD Sport; and the Andalusian brands Mayoral, Marypaz and Aromas. Opened just last month, Torrecárdenas is an innovative commercial complex designed by Chapman Taylor International Studio and developed by Bogaris, which is located in the largest residential expansion area of the city of Almería. It provides 62,000sq m of GLA and more than 3,000 parking spaces. In the interior of Torrecárdenas, large brands trade alongside the main players in groceries, technologies, sports, fashion, local commerce, restaurants and leisure. In this way, Torrecárdenas has managed to bring together the main commercial, catering and leisure operators in a single space, with all the brands most in demand by consumers. In addition, Torrecárdenas is not only a commercial centre, but it stands out as a cultural hub for the world of cinema, with 10 screens incorporating the latest technology. There will be a rich list of performances and activities, allowing the visitor to have a global experience in a unique architectural environment.

The Finestrelles Shopping Center in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona), is in the last phase of construction and will open its doors on 14 November 14 with 95 per cent of its commercial premises occupied, and with hopes to attract more than eight million visitors in its first year. The new shopping center, which has a BREEAM sustainability certificate, is the first project in Spain of the Belgian real estate company Equilis, which has invested a total of € 120M in it. The commercial and leisure offerings of the Finestrelles Shopping Center will be distributed among 110 stores over three floors, with a total area of 39,250sq m, and more than 90 agreements with brands such as Decathlon, Media Markt, Zara and Mango, among others have already been closed ahead of the opening.

McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Málaga, developed together with Sonae Sierra, will become the first designer outlet in the south of Spain when it opens next year and marks McArthurGlen's entry into the Spanish market. The €I40M development will span 30,000sq m of retail space and is being developed in two phases. When complete, the centre will be home to 170 stores, including some of the most sought-after luxury and middle square of the mall will contribute a more holistic and compact designer brands. Located adjacent to the successful Plaza Mayor Shopping architectural identity. 70 per cent of the new space has already been Centre, the city's most visited shopping centre with over 10 million let and the new variety of brands will offer visitors a more enjoyable shoppers every year, this is the first time McArthurGlen has developed a shopping, entertainment and social life experience. designer outlet that neighbours an existing full price shopping mall. The market for shopping centres in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul is With its lake and array of leisure attractions including open-air skiing, constantly in motion.The furniture and home decoration mall Home City theme park and aquarium, along with hotel, conference centre and wildly Pendik will be yet another shopping centre with 90,000sq m of GLA when creative retail units, intu Costa del Sol is a prime location in Spain and is it opens shortly.This centre was developed by Evra Group and Has Group set to redefine the model of shopping centres in Europe when it opens and the total investment amounts to 500 million Turkish lira.JLL - which in 2020. Set to become the biggest shopping and leisure centre on the operates in 80 countries - is responsible for leasing and management. Mediterranean coast, the €600M project will include a resident circus, a Home City Pendik offers a wide range of home textile, glassware, carpets, Ferris wheel, wave pool, ski slope and aquarium. In addition, it will have curtains and lighting brands to ensure all the needs of newlyweds, families, landscaped botanical gardens and will incorporate architectural elements students etc. are met. Furthermore, kids can play in play zone while linked to the history of the town, including several mills.According to data families have their meals in the foodcourt. provided by British-based developer intu, the park will have more than 8,000sq m of multipurpose areas; 23,000sq m for sports and culture; and UK more than 65,000sq m of green areas planted with 3,000 trees. Launched six months ahead of schedule in March, Westfield London opened the first phase of its £600M expansion and welcomed major new Sweden store openings including John Lewis, Adidas, H&M,West Elm, Currys PC Just 25 minutes from Gothenburg, Hede Fashion Outlet brings together World, Boots, Space NK, Mango and The White Company. The opening over 150 of the biggest Scandinavian and international fashion and signaled the start of a phased opening of the 740,000sq ft expansion lifestyle brands in one convenient location. Opened this year following which will see more than 90 new shops, cafes, restaurants and leisure development from VIA Outlets, the outlet centre was designed as an open- outlets open throughout 2018 taking Westfield London to 2.6 million air destination, with stores and cafes clustered around pedestrianized square feet, making it the largest shopping centre Europe.The Westfield streets along which guests can shop, dine and unwind 361 days of the year. London expansion will reinforce West London as a leading shopping, C4 comprises a new shopping centre and hypermarket of 40,600sqm dining and entertainment destination. and is located alongside the E22 motorway to the south of Kristianstad intu Watford by developers Intu, is transforming the retail and leisure and began serving a catchment of around 300,000 when it opened landscape in Watford. The 400,000sq ft development which opened in in September this year fully let. The hypermarket unit is mainly let to September has been predicted by CACI to elevate the town to a top City Gross which opened successfully during 2017. C4 by developers 20 retail destination alongside Edinburgh and Bristol. An impressive nine- Agrenkonsult Sverige AB has around 90 tenants together with a 20,000sq screen IMAX cinema, contemporary bowling offer from Hollywood m retail park. Bowl and host of new restaurants and bars, including TGI Friday's and The Florist will become an increasingly important part of why shoppers Turkey choose to visit Watford as they seek compelling shopping experiences. Inegol Mall, one of the investments of Fiba Commercial Properties in The growing appeal of the centre will increase its potential catchment Turkey has begun its renewal. The project aims to establish new facets population from 1.6 million to 2.8 million, making it the number one into the mall to increase the number of shops from 85 to 100 and the choice for even more shoppers. current leasable area from 35,000sq m GLA to 42,000sq m GLA.The mall Scarborough International Properties Limited (SIPL), the UK and will remain open during the renovation and the new leasable area in the international real estate developer and its joint venture partner Legal

76 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 Voyager continues after the advertorial & General, have opened The Springs, the 350,000sq ft retail and leisure and reinvent the lost medieval street pattern of the area adjacent to the destination at Thorpe Park Leeds, with its official opening taking place on world-famous food destination Borough Market. Several historic local 11 October, Retailers on-site Include M&S Foodhall, H&M, Next,TK Maxx, street names will be revived, including Dirty Lane, Clink Yard and Soap Outfit, Boots and leisure brands including Nando's, Gino D'Acampo's My Yard. Aside from offices, Borough Yards will provide more than 115,600sq Restaurant and Pure Gym have opening their doors, offering visitors to ft of retail and leisure space. The Springs a variety of activities for all the family including giveaways and intu Trafford Centre is perhaps the single best-known and most iconic complimentary food from a selection of street vendors. In addition to retail and leisure destination in the UK. The centre attracts customers renowned high street brands, a 44,000sq ft, 10-screen ODEON offering from across the world and an increasing number of international retailers state of the art screen and audio technology and luxury seating, is due including Abercrombie & Fitch. Developer intu is investing £75M to to open in Spring 2019 located adjacent to, and above the boulevard enhance Barton Square at intu Trafford Centre which will include of restaurants within the leisure offering at The Springs. Further high redesigned interior and a glass-domed roof. Existing anchor tenants street leisure and retail occupiers are due to be announced over the including SEA LIFE Manchester, LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre and coming weeks. Next Home, will sit alongside a new Primark which will open when the A new mall opening last month at the 02 complex in Greenwich — project completes in early 2020. the first shops on the site since it was turned into a music arena in 2007. Edinburgh St James, the 1.7 million square feet development, and The ICON Outlet mall, consisting of 85 stores, covers 210.OOOsq ft of Scotland's largest and most significant mixed-use regeneration project in space that has been empty for more than a decade, since plans for a a decade, has reached its halfway point in construction.The £ I bn scheme, "supercasino" were shelved. Major retailers at the centre will include being developed byTH Real Estate, is the biggest city-centre development ASICS, Aspinal of London, Cath Kidston, Crew Clothing Company, Gant, Edinburgh has seen in a generation. It will completely redefine retail-led Hackett, Jack Wills, Karen Millen, Kurt Geiger, Osprey, Phase Eight and mixed use regeneration not just in Scotland, but in the UK through its Ted Baker. The integrated nature of the project, alongside food and scale, innovation, and quality of its offer, repositioning Edinburgh as one entertainment, is what the development team of AEG and Crosstree of the most exciting, and sought after destinations in Europe. The retail believes will set the venture apart from other outlets and make it a section of the scheme is set to open in 2020, while the whole project success in this difficult period for retail. Phase two of the development on will complete construction in 2021. The project will boast a world the lower level, will open in March, with a large retail presence, alongside class retail and leisure offer and the scheme comprises 850,000sq ft of restaurants, a Hollywood Bowl and the largest cinema in London. retail space, the UK's second ever W Hotel, 152 unique apartments, 30 McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford Is perfectly located just 35 restaurants, a Roomzzz aparthotel and the city's first Everyman cinema. minutes from London. Following 18 years of continued success, the Post development, Edinburgh St James will further strengthen the city's I85,000sq ft centre is underway with an exciting new phase that will standing as a global tourism destination with a predicted 13 per cent elevate the shopping experience for visitors and the retail environment growth in tourism and it will push the city six places up the UK retail for McArthurGlen's brand partners. Scheduled to open in autumn 2019, rankings to 8th Place. the I00,000sq ft extension will deliver up to 50 additional premium The town of Castleford in Wakefield,WestYorkshire is set to welcome and luxury brands, a new food piazza, an events space and a redesigned to the development of a huge regional shopping mall called Axiom. Lateral children's play area, as well as 725 new parking spaces. The £90 million Property Group, in partnership with Investment firm Highgrove Group expansion will also include Europe's largest living wall structure and many has announced that the project will be located along the M62 near the of the stores in the new phase will be clad in tens of thousands of plants, existing Junction 32 outlet centre.The flexibly designed Axiom shopping all stacked vertically. and entertainment development will allow for an ever-evolving mix of the To be completed In 2020 by developer Meyer Bergman, Borough world's best retail and leisure offerings, creating an unmatched day out Yards has been given the go-ahead to start work on the £300M mixed- for the entire region. Construction is set to begin this year for an official use redevelopment around Borough Market in South London. Designed opening in 2021.Axiom's retail floorspace will take up 600,000sq ft and by architect SPPARC, the development features five mixed-use buildings will comprise of around 75 units, with pre-lets already secured with Next, for offices, shops, gallery, restaurants and a cinema. Also it will restore Primark, Marks & Spencer and Boots.

78 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 Peel Lifestyle Outlets are developing the £100 million, 350,000sq ft 3,975 parking spaces. The centre will have 18 anchor stores, including project at Glasgow Harbour that is due for completion in 2021. The Ikea (opened in 2016) and a Marjane hypermarket. Adjacent to highway Glasgow Harbour Lifestyle Outlet will include shops, restaurants and A3 that connects Rabat to Casablanca, the shopping centre will serve cafes, a waterfront promenade, a new cinema, gym, family leisure facilities over 5.9 million inhabitants in its catchment area.The first phase of the and a public square and event space.The leisure-led development would project - opened in March 2016, - is the first Ikea store in Morocco.The add to the attractions of part of Clydeside which already includes the second phase comprising the shopping centre and retail park will open in Glasgow Science Centre and the Riverside Museum. 2021. Zenata shopping centre will create 4,500 direct jobs for the local community, in a newly developed area with modern facilities such as a Africa university, a hospital, aTGV station, hotels, residential, exhibition centre Developer Novare Real Estate late last year opened over 34 OOOsq and a business district. m of prime retail space over the course of two weeks in Nigeria and Mozambique. Novare Gateway - a modern lifestyle centre of 15,000sq Americas m offering a combination of shops, restaurants and entertainment - Custom planned to offer a new level of comfort and now the state's opened in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 November, followed by the opening largest and best shopping and leisure destination, the Cuiaba Station Mall of the I9,500sq m Novare Matola mall, in Maputo, Mozambique on 9 was delivered last month.The scheme had been conceived using the latest December. Developed at a cost of $47M, Novare Matola is home to 50 mall innovations to provide an advanced, social and entertainment centre stores, anchored by a 6,000sq m Premier Superspar store. The mall has for the families of Greater Cuiaba and of the region. All in all, there are the potential to be expanded to 50,000sq m during future development 284 stores, eight anchor stores, 16 megastores and over 200 satellite phases. Novare Gateway is located on the main ten-lane highway between stores, including some of the largest in the state. The centre features Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and the central business parking for 2,000 vehicles, seven movie theatres, gourmet promenade, district. With modern infrastructure and facilities, and Shoprite as the games area, a pet park and an innovative food hall and service promenade. anchor tenant, the centre is well situated to meet the needs of the The project was developed by brMalls and spreads over 47,000sq m. growing Abuja community. With more than 50 years of experience in the Brazilian shopping The Es-Senia shopping and entertainment centre, opened last month center segment, Iguatemi has used its know-how in the outlet business by developers SCCA will include a total of some 120 retailers occupying to create the new I Fashion Outlet Santa Catarina.The mall will combine 33,000sq m of sales and leisure space on two levels.The centre will include the best national and global retail and architecture in an open mall format a hypermarket, shops, leisure activities, bowling, fitness, an orchestra land and visitors can have some fun with two unique attractions: a 22m-high for games and children's parties. A 1,600-space car park is planned in an ferris wheel and a wave pool.The project is due to open next month and independent building, fully ventilated, connected with both commercial among the confirmed occupiers are major retail players at national and levels by escalators, rolling ramps and lifts. This is not only to offer an international level such as Vilebrequin, Le Lis Blanc,Tommy Hilfiger, Luigi attractive commercial offer, but also to offer an alternative in terms of Bertolli, Ellus,VR,Track&Field, CNS, Kipling, New Balance and Brookfield. leisure, combining fun activities, cultural and events, day and night. The project will also offer fast food options at the food court, restaurants Zenata shopping centre, a €l00m investment located in Mohammedia and parking with 950 spaces. I Fashion Outlet Santa Catarina will offer (Casablanca), will be developed by international shopping centre specialist permanent discounts of up to 70 per cent for all products throughout Sonae Sierra in a partnership with Marjane, Al Futtaim and Société the year. d'Aménagement de Zenata (Groupe CDG). Zenata shopping centre The largest mall in the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul, Passo will have 120,725sq m of GLA, with 250 shops served by approximately Fundo Mall will have a total of almost 50,000sq m of built area across

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80 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 three floors. It will house over 200 stores including anchor stores, commercial offering and unparalleled shopping environment that will megastores and satellite stores, totalling 30,000sq m of GLA.The parking exemplify the newest trends in retailing and a new means of consumption, area will have about 2,000 spaces. including Time Out Market. Time Out Market Montréal will bring the With a privileged location in the district of Sâo Cristovâo, the scheme best of the city together under one roof; its best restaurants, bars and will serve a catchment area of one million inhabitants across the entire cultural experiences, based on editorial curation. Visitors will get to northern region of Rio Grande do Sul.The development by AROSO, F4 taste food from the city's top chefs and best restaurateurs, sip cocktails Invest and Trust Investments is due to open this year. from leading mixologists, and experience culture with Montreal's rising A large development being constructed amongst the companies Tacla talents. The shopping centre, which already benefits from a connection Shopping, Casteval, Paysage and Greca Asfaltos, Jockey Plaza in Curitiba to Montreal's underground city, will also benefit from the renovation of will have a built up area of 200,000sq m with around 60,800sq m of Sainte-Catherine Street West, the future McGill light rail train station that GLA. Jockey Plaza will be the capital's largest shopping centre and the is part of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) and the densification largest in southern Brazil. Designed by the renowned architect, Arthur that has been under way for several years in the area. The 44,600sq m Casas, the mall is planned to accommodate 450 businesses including 420 project will feature more than 200 stores and is being developed by stores, financial services, laboratories and a movie theatre.The project is Ivanhoé Cambridge. currently due to open next year. Jardin Plaza Cucuta, built with a unique design and concept, will be Palladium Shopping Centre in Umuarama will be the Paraná region's the city's biggest mall and the first to offer an open-air environment. largest shopping, service and leisure mall, bringing even greater comfort, Developed jointly by Sonae Sierra and Central Control, its opening is development and leisure to a market which has the largest consumption scheduled for late 2018 and will feature 43,000sq m of GLA. With the potential in the region.The 24,000sq m project will feature 120 stores, best selection of local, national and international brands, the centre and will be delivered in the second half of next year by developers will present a unique tenant mix. It will have 180 shops, including a Tacla Shopping. hypermarket, cinemas, electronics store, gymnasium, casino and a Another project to be presented by developers Tacla Shopping at playground. The catering offer will consist of 35 restaurants and various MAPIC is Citycenter, Brazil's first enterprise to gather together in a single kiosks. In addition, visitors will enjoy 1,400 car parking spaces plus 400 for place two commercial segments: a shopping centre alongside a retail park motorcycles, Wi-Fi access throughout the mall, 24- hour security and a providing DIY stores, in addition to a hotel.With a gross area of 74,600sq permanent information point.Jardin Plaza is located in one of Colombia's m the mall will provide business and development opportunities to serve fastest-growing cities with economic growth above the national average. the population of Campo Largo and the other cities in the region. The Its design and architecture will be one of the main attractions of the mall. scheme is strategically located on the BR277 highway 25 km from the Vegetation, water fountains and the mall layout will help to protect it from city of Curitiba.The site will have 59,000sq m of space for retail, offer 200 wind and heat, generating an efficient, open and modern architecture. stores for Its estimated six million visitors a year and it currently has a iP2Entertainment in partnership with Thor Urbana, one of Mexico's planned opening date of 2020. leading real estate development companies will launch the Town Square Back in May, more than a thousand shoppers lined up for the grand Metepec project this month, the 90,000sq m scheme will feature a opening of the amenities-packed Premium Outlet Collection Edmonton National Geographic Ultimate Explorer centre, along with a variety of International Airport. The fully enclosed centre, a joint project between stores, multiple restaurants and a range of entertainment options. The developers Ivanhoé Cambridge and Simon, includes space for 100 2,000sq m National Geographic Ultimate Explorer centre will take guests retailers and six anchor tenants, and upon opening included DSW, Forever into the far reaches of space, the deep depths of the ocean and all the 21, H&M, Nike Factory Store, Old Navy Outlet and Marshalls. With spaces in between, inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers, 428,000sq ft of retail space, the centre is designed for locals and tourists. astronauts, biologists, oceanographers and thinkers. A regular shuttle runs from Edmonton International Airport next door, In Mexico, Thor Urbana Is also working to complete The Harbour and plane arrival and departure times are posted throughout the centre. Merida project by the end of this year. The scheme is set over a With the unification of two properties (Complexe Les Ailes and leasable area of 700,000sq ft and is being designed by Elkus Manfredl Montreal Eaton Centre), the Montréal Eaton Centre project when it is Architects. The lifestyle mall will have a modern design combined with complete in 2020, will offer a fully integrated and completely redefined local influences, offering the best shops and international brands in retail environment. In addition to its strategic location and dominant fashion, home, entertainment, and restaurants as well as a harmonious position in downtown Montreal, the centre will provide an enhanced lake. The surrounding mixed-use complex will also include a corporate, 82 RETAIL & LEISURE INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2018 Voyager continues after the advertorial residential and hotel component. fourth largest metropolitan area in the US.The project is attracting the Simon's Denver Premium Outlets opened back in September with a biggest, boldest and brightest names in retail, including Nebraska Furniture variety of events, local food trucks and activities. Shoppers got their first Mart of Texas, a retail powerhouse that by itself will attract a projected look at the 333,OOOsq ft centre, in Thornton, Colorado, 12 miles from eight million shoppers a year. Scheels is a 300,000sq ft sporting goods downtown Denver. Brands at the outlet centre, one of two to open in the and fashion retailer that will draw four million of their own visitors and US this year, include Banana Republic, Hugo Boss, Coach, Gap, Michael Galaxy Theatres anchoring its entertainment district.The grand plans for Kors, Nike and Under Armour. Denver Premium Outlets also features Grandscape include more than just one-of-a-kind retail, the scheme will a variety of amenities including an interactive play park for children, a also include a resort hotel and spa, unique restaurants and an outdoor dinosaur 'fossil pit,' a fireplace, a canine watering station, free Wi-Fi and amphitheatre. From its perfect location in The Colony, Texas, with more charging stations. than a mile of frontage on the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SHI21) and three Empire Outlets is a category-defining retail destination and New York interchanges, it will be easy to see the grandeur of Grandscape when it Is City's first and only shoppingoutlet.lt will be the retail centerpiece of New completed in 2020 by developer Nebraska Furniture Mart. York City's newest entertainment district of Staten Island's waterfront. Macerich and Simon have formed a 50-50 joint venture to create Los The world-class shopping destination is located at the base of the Staten Angeles Premium Outlets, planned to open in the fall of 2021. Los Angeles Island Ferry Terminal, a 20 minute free ferry ride from Manhattan. It will Premium Outlets will be located in Carson, California, in Los Angeles host approximately 100 shops of the finest brands, an extensive array of County. Macerich and Simon will co-develop and jointly lease the centre, waterfront food and beverage concepts and a 190 room boutique hotel which will open at 400,000sq ft, to be followed by an additional 166,000sq with rooftop lounge offering unparalleled views of New York City. Empire ft in the project's second phase.The high-profile project will benefit from Outlets grand opening is set for 2018. the region's density of 2.5 million residents within 10 miles, and from Currently due to open in March next year, Kilroy Realty's One Paseo its location some 12 miles from Los Angeles International Airport, the development, designed by architects 5+ is located in the north of San nation's second-busiest, serving roughly 81 million passengers annually. Diego County. The project will be a mixed-use project that will provide Currently under construction, Hudson Yards is the largest private real a centre to the community that incorporates retail, office and residential estate development in the history of the US, and the largest development things. The heart of the project is the civic plaza a generously sized in New York City since Rockefeller Center.The masterplan aims to expand informal space of seating, relaxation and dining that can be programmed the midtown Manhattan business district westward towards the Hudson for a variety of public activities from farmers' markets to outdoor movies. River with residential space, office towers, retail outlets, collection of high- Real-estate brokers lined up recently at the old Crestwood mall site end restaurants, a new centre for artistic invention, and a luxury hotel to get the first look atWalpert Properties' new redevelopment plan for with more than 200 rooms.The second phase of the urban development, the site, which It's calling "Crestwood City Center." Walpert proposes west of I Ith avenue, will include additional residential buildings, further a high-density mixed-use development similar to the boulevard-style green space, and a public school. Being developed by Related Companies development at "The Streets of St. Charles" that would combine 794,000sq and Oxford Properties, final completion on the project is set for 2025. ft of multi-family residential, office, retail, medical and entertainment uses around a main promenade, "Celebration Street," with the plaza-like feel Asia & Australia of a downtown square. With people living, working and dining there 24 A joint development between CapitaLand & Suzhou Hengtai Holding hours a day and seven days a week, Walpert is advertising Crestwood Group Co. Ltd, Suzhou Center Mall's entry as a one-stop retail and City Center with the tagline "The center of it all." The target date for leisure powerhouse last November has augmented the cityscape in an completion of the offices is January 2020, whilst the preliminary plans unprecedented way, transforming the growing city's retail and leisure outline a possible 161,000sq ft of retail space with 60,700sq ft of mixed- scene. Suzhou Center Mall is the city's retail "gateway" to the world. use retail at the street level, with residential above. It offers something for everyone through the more than 600 brands it Being built on 400+ acres, Grandscape is virtually a city within the houses, where more than 300 of them are international labels, and at centre of the Dallas/Fort Worth market, an epicentre of growth, In the least 200 are new to Suzhou, promising to fast-track shoppers towards the mainstream retail their tier I city neighbours are already RAFFLES CITY CHONGQING, CHONGQING,CHINA accustomed to.The mall is also nothing short of a food haven. DEVELOPER: CAPITALAND Shoppers are spoilt for choice with close to 200 dining options, including renowned Suzhou restaurant Song He Lou - with its 250-year history and famed for serving a personal favourite of Qing dynasty emperor Qianlong when he visited Suzhou.Anchor tenants like Suzhou's first CGV cinema and a counter strike gaming centre attract cinéphiles and avid gamers alike - proving the mall's versatility in catering to niche hobbies and lifestyle preferences. CapitaMall LuOne, another project completed by CapitaLand in 2017, is located In Shanghai's central Huangpu District at the bustling intersection of Xujiahui Road and Madang Road, directly connected to two subway lines to serve an immediate catchment of about one million middle- to high-income consumers. The integrated development comprises an 86,000sq m shopping mall and a 28-storey Grade-A office tower. Designed by star architect Moshe Safdie, CapitaMall LuOne is a green oasis in the heart of the city, embellished by fine architectural details such as dome skylights, outdoor gardens and waterscape feature walls. In May this year, designers Benoy celebrated the opening of Changsha International' Finance Square (IFS) by developer The Wharf Holdings. The prominent mixed-use development covers a total development area of more than one million square metres and is located along the Furong District's West Jiefang Road in the core of the Central Business District. As a new retail landmark for Changsha, over 400 shops are featured throughout the retail podium which covers 230,000sq m. From entertainment to lifestyle, retail, culture and food and beverage, the offer creates a one-stop destination for visitors. The development will also play host to a changing array of exhibitions, cultural activities and festivals as it positions itself as a community hub for Changsha. Developers Hong Kong Land & China Merchants Shekou Holdings and architects LWK & Partners back in June proudly launched the second phase of Landmark Riverside Park, Danzishi Old waterway transportation culture to create an image of powerful sails set Street in Chongqing, a comprehensive coultural commercial experience upon the river. A distinctive feature is the 250m - high skybridge that that bridges the old and new, the oriental and western. Located in houses a rich array of amenities, including a viewing gallery, sky gardens, Chongqing's Nanan District, overlooking Chongqing Grand Theatre and an infinity pool and restaurants.The 235,0OOsq m retail podium will offer Chaotianmen Wharf, and on the waterfront between the Yangtze and a myriad of fashion, dining, lifestyle and entertainment options catering Jialiang rivers, the retail precinct spans across a 21,500sq m site to form a to shoppers' diverse needs. Developer CapitaLand's CapitaStar loyalty kilometre-long street, and follows the concept of'one street; two docks; programme will offer shoppers at Raffles City Chongqing innovative four courts and ten scenic attractions'. value-added services such as augmented reality interaction and navigation, The Oval Partnership has undertaken the masterplan and design of mobile payment, restaurant booking, online shopping and self-service the first-of-lts-kind cultural and creative park in Xian,the ancient imperial storage.To ensure great connectivity for shoppers, 5G,Wi-Fi and Beacon capital of China. Slated to complete and open in late 2018, and situated will be made available.The project is due to open next year. in the National Cultural Industry District alongYan Xiang Lu, the Qujiang A new paradigm for live-work-play in Singapore's city centre, Funan Creative Circle will provide 527,000sq m of mixed-use space including by developers CapitaLand will offer a synergistic combination of modern office, retail, residential, entertainment, recreational and public amenities. retail, co-working and co-living components designed to appeal to tech- The site is a discreet mix of the old and new and as such, the Qujiang and socially-savvy consumers within its 46,000sq m space and more than Creative Circle will serve to bridge the past, present and future, nurture 200 stores. Positioned at the cutting edge of smart shopping technology, the spirit of creativity, and ultimately become a new destination for Funan will offer the CBD's first 24-hour drive-through click-and-collect cultural and creative industry endeavors in Xi'an. and hands-free shopping service. Sustainability features abound and Funan In Taiwan, Mitsui Fudosan Co. announced Its plan to conduct the grand will be Singapore's first commercial building to allow cycling through the opening of Mitsui Outlet Park Taichung Port, central Taiwan's largest building with a large area set aside for urban farming. Opening in 2019, outlet mall, on 12 December, 2018, with certain stores scheduled to open Funan aims to be a platform to inspire retail innovation with a strong for business in late November 20l8.The facility Is situated in Taichung, the focus on enabling consumers to enjoy a myriad of experiences in line with island's second largest city, and will be the first full-scale retail facility in their interests.As a home for creative talents, Funan's committed tenants the country to be developed in a port area. Development plans for the include Wild Rice, Singapore's leading professional theatre company that area raise expectations of further developments, including the planned will operate a 360-seat theatre; Carrie K and Keepers, a collective of construction of an adjacent yacht club and a shuttle bus route around Singapore designers; and consumer electronics stores operated by well- tourist sites in the port area. established local players Newstead Technologies,AddOn Systems andT K Located on the historic Chaotianmen, the crown jewel of China's Foto. Anchor tenants include Golden Village cinema, Climb Central rock Chongqing city, Raffles City Chongqing comprises a retail podium climbing facility and Kopitiam foodcourt underneath eight skyscrapers for residential, office, serviced apartment Jewel Changi Airport is envisaged as a world class lifestyle destination. and hotel use with a total construction floor area of 1.12 million Designed by a consortium led by Moshe Safdie, the iconic architecture square metres. Boasting excellent connectivity, Raffles City Chongqing comprises a lush indoor environment underneath a distinctive dome- is integrated with a transport hub comprising a metro station, bus shape façade made of glass and steel. This integrated development will interchange and ferry terminal. It is designed by worldrenown architect comprise a shopping mall, attractions, facilities for airport operations and Moshe Safdie, who drew inspiration from the region's thousand years of a hotel covering a total gross floor area of 137,000sq m. Jewel Changi

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Airport provides an excellent opportunity for retailers to showcase 40,000sq m and includes 130 stores, 50 per cent of which are allocated their brands to a global audience in the world's fastest-growing region. for restaurants and cafes which overlook Bahrain Bay. It also includes a Opening in 2019 from developers Changi Airport Group and CapitaLand, large family entertainment area, 10-screen cinema, public parks, walkways it will provide visitors with an exciting array of about 280 retail and dining and parking spaces. brands including new-to-Singapore concepts, top international brands The Mall of Dilmunia represents a balanced modernistic and futuristic and home-grown names across 90,000sq m of retail space. Landscaping architecture which creates an exciting family oriented universe within it. will occupy another 22,000sq m and centerpiece attractions include the It includes retailers from across the MENA region that are yet to enter Forest Valley, a five-storey garden and the Rain Vortex, expected to be the the Bahralni market, it aims to provide a quality entertainment, leisure and world's tallest indoor waterfall standing at 40m. retail destination, which adds value to the Island's tenants and guests.The Meanwhile in Australia a new era has just begun, as last month saw the total built-up area of the project is 125,000sq m with a gross lettable area Westfield Coomera shopping centre open to the residents of Coomera of 47,300sq m.The benchmark project from Dilmunia Mall Development in the city Gold Coast. The new lifestyle destination delivers everything Company is expected to open in 2019. needed for a modern life include a mix of favourite majors -Woolworths, With over 350 stores covering 1,125,000 square feet and opening Coles, Kmart, Target, Event Cinemas - and approximately 140 specialty in the final quarter of this year, Cityland Mall by developer Cityland stores. It features casual dining and entertainment offers, a curated Group, is the ideal combination of convenience and shopping, with selection of fashion and lifestyle stores, a market-style fresh food precinct, a retail mix showcasing its versatility and a single-level, circular design and welcoming spaces designed to bring the community together. With that allows for continuous customer flow. With an extensive selection investment of $470M, Westfield Coomera will be a place to exceed of fashion and non-fashion brands from around the world, Dubailand's expectations and celebrate life's aspirations. The centre by developers largest hypermarket, trendy home furnishing stores, popular electronics Westfield delivers a new experience for the community, creating a and cosmetic outlets, as well as personal and banking services, the Mall's benchmark retail, dining and lifestyle destination that will transform the main shopping areas are strategically segregated by category to maximize northern Gold Coast. customer convenience. With a 10-12-screen cinema experience and a unique family entertainment concept, along with global cuisine options Middle East surrounding the central garden, Cityland Mall is built to entertain. Opened earlier this year in Abu Dhabi by developer Miral Asset The 62l,733sq m Meydan One Mall project by developers Meydan Management, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi spreads over 1.65 million Group will be a mall like none before when it opens in 2020. Customers square feet and delivers incredible experiences to guests, bringing together will enjoy the best brands from around the world including new to the some of the world's most iconic characters and stores under one roof for region exclusive lines. High-end luxury brands will have a designated the first time in the region.The newly opened scheme features almost 30 shopping strip at the 1,315 square foot long Central Canyon, providing rides, interactive family-friendly attractions and unique live entertainment, breath-taking views of the canal and the dancing fountain in the north as well as a wide variety of themed dining and shopping outlets. end, and Crystal Lagoon in the south end. With wonderful extra-large Delivering 2.8 million square feet of retail (2 million square feet of displays highlighting cutting edge haute couture, the strip will be the leasable space) Reem Mall will comprise around 450 stores, including trendiest place to shop. Over a hundred different restaurants, cafés and 85 F&B outlets and a range of family-focused entertainment offerings. kiosks will be specially selected from around the world to tantalise taste Positioned on Reem Island - right in the heart of new Abu Dhabi - the buds. Guests can dine while enjoying the largest dancing water fountain mall will offer easy access along with ample parking with 6,800 vehicle in the world. Moreover, the 13,200sq m hypermarket will give customers spaces. The AED 4bn project is being developed by The National Real the opportunity to take delicious feasts home. In the cooler season, Estate Company (NREC) and United Projects for Aviation Services customers can enjoy it all alfresco style too, with the innovative 60 by Company (UPAC) and is set for completion in 2020. 400m retractable skylight. Developed by Mabanee.The Avenues - Bahrain is the first shopping & Dubai Holding and Emaar Properties have announced the launch of Leisure destination of its kind in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with a unique Dubai Square, a new retail metropolis that pushes the boundaries of seafront location stretching 1.5km. Strategically located in the heart of modern retail and leisure in Dubai Creek Harbour by drawing on next- Manama, along King Faisal Road, the project's leasing space is around generation technology. The all-new Dubai Square is designed for the new era of customers, digital, connected, and tech-sawy, and setting a pop-up stores and showroom concepts it will create an ever-changing benchmark for retail experiences in the 21st century. Situated in the heart shopping environment. of Dubai Creek Harbour, the 6-square-kilometer mega-development is Opened in the first quarter of this year by developerTamdeen Group, only 10 minutes from the Dubai International Airport and in its totality Al Kout is Kuwait's largest waterfront retail and leisure destination - represents a 2.6-million square metre retail, hospitality, and residential and offers world-class retail, lifestyle, dining, entertainment and district for the future.With over 7.3 million square metres of residential leisure experiences in one truly great destination. It will include six space, nearly 940,000sq m of retail precincts, 300,000sq m of commercial great experiences; Al Kout Mall, Souq Al Kout, Al Kout Rotana Hotel, space, over 66,000sq m of cultural space, 700,000sq m of parks and open Al Kout Marina, Al Kout Fisherman's Wharf and the Al Kout Seaside spaces, and 24 hotels with 5,800 rooms, Dubai Creek Harbour will serve Promenade.An eclectic mix of international brands, restaurant precinct as a strong economic catalyst for the Emirate. with panoramic sea views, roof top entertainment facility, performing Al Araimi Boulevard, a venture of theAl Raid group, one of the leading fountains, indoor-outdoor experiences, dedicated parking and more pioneers in developing futuristic shopping malls and leisure destinations will make Al Kout a key retail and leisure destination for Kuwait and its in Oman will open this year.This one-of-a-kind mall will combine cutting neighboring countries. edge technology, design and emerging concepts, to create a world-class, Lusail City is Qatari Diar's flagship project. More than just another state-of-the-art facility. With 70,500sq m of space, Al Araimi Boulevard development, it is a sustainable and comprehensively planned city is set to accommodate fashion stores of all kinds offering something for signifying Qatar's progress on a grand scale. Created by Lusail Real Estate everyone-trendy, ubercool and everything in between.The entertainment Development Company on behalf of Qatari Diar, Lusail City is the largest options at this mall will be on another level, with its cine screens, a single development to be undertaken in the State of Qatar It also embodies unique interactive wall and mesmerizing kinetic lighting displays. Qatar's National Vision 2030 in the field of real estate development. The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and More than 200,000 residents will live in Lusail's scenic surroundings, master developer Nakheel have signed a joint venture that will bring with 170,000 people expected to work in the city's different districts, a new community retail''centre to Sharjah. The project - Nakheel's first and 80,000 expected to visit its entertainment and recreation facilities. outside its home emirate of Dubai - has an estimated development value Lusail City's 19 districts will encompass not only new residential, of AED75M. Design work is underway, with details about the new project commercial, hospitality, and retail opportunities, but a full array of to be unveiled by the end of this year. community needs, complete with schools, mosques, medical facilities, Shurooq has also signed deals with Kuwati construction firm Mabanee sport, entertainment and shopping centers. Those unique districts to develop a 65,000sq m real estate project along the lines of Mabanee's Include: a dedicated entertainment city and the energy city, new financial 'Avenues' projects that will transform Mughaider into a premium tourist district - towers designed by world renowned Foster and Partners, and leisure destination, and a deal with Eagle Hills called 'Eagle Hills exceptional residential islands, 2 golf courses with residential community, Sharjah Development', that will see the launch of three ground-braking serene beaches and marinas for berthing more than 1,800 boats and real estate projects at a total cost of AED2.7bn. Majld Al Futtaim has also luxury yachts and many other unique features. this year extended the City Centre Sharjah shopping mall, taking the Mall of Saudi, by developer Majid Al Futtaim and on course for available space from 37,728sq m of gross leasable area to 5l,428sq m. completion is 2022, is an extensive superregional shopping development Iran Mall, situated in Tehran by developers Iran Mall Commercial located in Riyadh. It includes the construction of a mall on an 866,500sq Company, with more than half a million square meters of retail floor m site which will include a 26,000sq m indoor snow park and 300,000sq space, is aiming to be Iran's best shopping destination.The l,950,000sq m of shops, restaurants and entertainment areas. The first phase of the m project comprises approximately 500,000sq m GLA of retail and mall, located in the north of Saudi will include the opening of the mall, some 40,000sq m of catering space, with additional restaurants located ski slope, a hotel and a serviced apartment building, as well as other inside the separate leisure building. Iran Mall's tenant mix will include general infrastructure. Future phases will include the development of the both international and domestic top brands, accompanied by innovative residential, office, medical centre and hotel plots.

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