KLEPIERRE : VAL D'EUROPE MALL BECOMES BIGGER AND BETTER
11 Avril 2017 - 7:01PM
PRESS RELEASE
VAL D'EUROPE MALL BECOMES BIGGER
AND BETTER
Paris - April 11, 2017
With more than 17
million visitors per year and 17 years after opening, Val d'Europe
is once again at the forefront of retail innovation with an
expansion bringing (opening April 12) its total sales area to more
than 105,000 sq.m. The extension features 30 new brands and an
even more tailor-made customer path.
A three-year, €100 million
investment
Klépierre, the leading pure play
shopping center property company in Europe, and AXA IM - Real
Assets - acting on behalf of one of its clients - have built an
exceptional extension, which will open to the public tomorrow. The
construction project, which took place over TGV high-speed rail
lines, required the use of the largest crane in Europe. The crane's
boom towered at 126 meters to put in place the extension's glass
roof 24 meters above ground. The "Place des Étoiles," a spectacular
glass-and-steel canopy inspired by the architecture of the "Grand
Palais" in Paris, boasts the biggest OLED lighting fixture in
Europe: 65 meters long, with more than 6,000 light spots. Shop
windows stretch nine meters high, allowing brands to offer shoppers
entirely new customer experiences.
Emotion and surprises
With 30 new stores - including
some flagships - Val d'Europe gives pride of place to brands such
as Uniqlo, Nike, Rituals, H&M, Bershka, NYX Professional
Makeup, and Primark. In addition, this extraordinary mall offers
unique events and services throughout the year.
In line with Klépierre's "Destination Food" approach to its malls,
Val d'Europe's focus on the customer experience extends to its
refreshing food offering in a unique setting and atmosphere. This
focus also extends to fun and entertaining events inspired by
Klépierre's Clubstore® concept. This notably involves a redesigned
welcome experience with more mobile teams (hostesses on Segways,
for example, and a tricycle delivering drinking water to shoppers),
time-saving services (gift parcel shipping using the express
Colissimo service directly from the mall), an enhanced and
customised mobile app, and bigger and more interactive play areas
for children.
Jean-Marc Jestin, Chairman of the
Klépierre Executive Board, commented: "Val
d'Europe is one of the most important projects for Klépierre this
year, along with Hoog Catharijne in Utrecht and Prado in Marseille.
Our team has worked very hard and I am proud of the results they
have achieved. Val d'Europe epitomises the best of what Klépierre
can offer our retailers and consumers."
val d'europe highlights
New brands in the
extension
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New stores: Primark (7,480 sq.m.; the
5th largest
store in France), Uniqlo (1,603 sq.m.), JD Sports (1,146 sq.m.),
Nike (803 sq.m.), Zing (223 sq.m.), Rituals (82 sq.m.), Kusmi Tea
(76 sq.m.), O'bag (88 sq.m.), Lipault (76 sq.m.), Kickers (165
sq.m.), What For (108 sq.m.), NYX Professional Makeup (78 sq.m.),
Havaianas
(58 sq.m.), Sabon (75 sq.m.), Pylones (88 sq.m.), Lola Jones (106
sq.m.) and Alice Délice (200 sq.m.).
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Food kiosks: Illy, Mon Chou, Gagao, Grom, Italian Trattoria, La Cantine
Libanaise, Les Petits Producteurs.
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Stores already at the mall which have
transferred to the extension: Bershka (1,339 sq.m.), H&M (3,282
sq.m. of total retail space, including 527 sq.m. in the extension),
Lush (153 sq.m.), Springfield (273 sq.m.), Jennyfer (403 sq.m.) and
Articles de Paris (59 sq.m.).
Currently all
brands are opening to visitors on 12 April, except Primark, JD
Sports and Jennyfer, which are scheduled to open this
summer.
Val d'Europe key figures
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Number of visitors: 17 million visitors per
year; 20 million expected in 2020
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190 brands in the mall: 160 brands before the
extension + 30 brands in the extension
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Gross Leaseable Area (GLA): 105,000 sq.m. in
total; 88,000 sq.m. initial GLA + 17,000 sq.m. GLA in the
extension
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Architects: BENOY (design firm), Lobjoy Bouvier
Associés and Dominique Hertenberger (architectural firm)
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Catchment area: 1.4 million inhabitants less
than 30 minutes away
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Car park: 6,000 parking spaces
ABOUT Klépierre
The leading pure play shopping
center property company in Europe, Klépierre combines development,
property and asset management skills. The company's portfolio is
valued at €22.8 billion at December 31, 2016 and comprises large
shopping centers in 16 countries in Continental Europe which
altogether welcome 1.2 billion visitors per year. Klépierre holds a
controlling stake in Steen & Strøm (56.1%), Scandinavia's
number one shopping center owner and manager. Klépierre is a French
REIT (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris and included in the CAC Next
20, EPRA Euro Zone and GPR 250 indexes. It is also included in
ethical indexes, such as DJSI World and Europe, FTSE4Good, STOXX®
Global ESG Leaders, Euronext Vigeo France 20 and World 120, and is
ranked as a Green Star by GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability
Benchmark). These distinctions underscore the Group's commitment to
a proactive sustainable development policy.
For more information: www.klepierre.com
ABOUT AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS - REAL ASSETS
AXA Investment Managers - Real
Assets has over €70 billion in assets under management, including
€53.4 billion in direct property & infrastructure and €14
billion in real asset finance as of end of December 2016. We offer
a 360° approach to investing in real assets, which comprises
opportunities in both equity and debt, across different geographies
and sectors, as well as via private and listed instruments. We are
a global leader in real assets investment, the number one property
portfolio and asset manager in Europe(1), and one of the largest
worldwide. Our teams have been managing funds and mandates for over
30 years and comprise about 600 people in 15 offices that operate
in 24 countries around the world, which provide us with
in-depth knowledge of countries, cities and sectors.
1) Source: IP Real Estate Top 100 Investment Management Survey -
Nov/Dec 2016
Visit our website: https://realassets.axa-im.com / Follow us on
Twitter @AXAIMRealAssets
Klépierre
contacts INVESTOR RELATIONS |
media |
Hubert
d'AILLIÈRES
+33 (0)1 40 67 51 37 -
hubert.daillieres@klepierre.com
Julien ROUCH
+33 (0)1 40 67 53 08 - julien.rouch@klepierre.com |
Lorie
LICHTLEN, Burson-Marsteller i&e
+33 (0)1 56 03 13 01 - lorie.lichtlen@bm.com
Camille PETIT, Burson-Marsteller i&e
+33 (0)1 56 03 12 98 - camille.petit@bm.com |
axa IM - real ASSETS
contacts
Charline COUÉ, Media Relations Manager
Jocelyne TAMSSOM, Head of Communications
+33 (0)1 44 45 97 95 - PressOfficeAXAIMRealAssets@axa-im.com
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