The 2016 performance figures announced for its Galeria Katowicka shopping centre in South-West Poland.
The 511,300 sq ft (47,500 sq m) shopping center achieved sales growth of some +13% when compared to last year, whilst footfall grew by +8%, bucking the national trend in Poland which sits at -0.1%.2016 was, therefore, the third year of consistent growth since opening, and the 2017 performance is looking promising with a total of 25 new retail and leisure deals signed in 2016, taking the scheme close to 100% let for the year ahead. The center has achieved year on year positive growth figures ever since the center opened in 2013, with sales rising 34% and footfall increasing +27% from its first full year of operation in 2014.
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31 JANUARY 2017, Poland
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