Dutch retail developer Multi Corporation has opened its Forum Barreiro shopping centre near Lisbon. The mall offers 17,500 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail and leisure, including 108 shops and a Castello Lopes multiplex cinema. The scheme, which represents an investment of EUR72 mln and was bought by Rockspring, will be managed by Multi Mall Management. The centre will generate approximately 3,100 new jobs, Multi said in a statement.
Dutch retail developer Multi Corporation has opened its Forum Barreiro shopping centre near Lisbon. The mall offers 17,500 m2 of retail and leisure, including 108 shops and a Castello Lopes multiplex cinema. The scheme, which represents an investment of EUR72 mln and was bought by Rockspring, will be managed by Multi Mall Management. The centre will generate approximately 3,100 new jobs, Multi said in a statement.
Forum Barreiro is anchored by a Pingo Doce supermarket, as well as stores of C&A, Sportzone and and five Inditex brands including Bershka, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Letties and Oysho. It has 108 shops, 12 restaurants and underground parking for 700 cars. The fully-let shopping centre has a catchment area of 100,000 people in the Barreiro council area.
The town of Barreiro is situated on the Tagus river opposite Lisbon. Forum Barreiro was developed on an old industrial site in the middle of the town and is a key part of the regeneration of the city centre, the masterplan of which was designed by Catalan architect Jn Joan Busquets.
Multi Corporation is a leading European retail developer active in over 20 countries throughout Europe.
