Development company Tashir said it has opened a new shopping and entertainment centre in Belgorod, on the Russian border with Ukraine. The new 45,000 m[sup]2[/sup] complex, named The Rio mall, offers nearly 30,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of net leasable area and is anchored by a Nash food hypermarket. The company has invested $75 mln (EUR 51 mln) in the project.
Development company Tashir said it has opened a new shopping and entertainment centre in Belgorod, on the Russian border with Ukraine. The new 45,000 m2 complex, named The Rio mall, offers nearly 30,000 m2 of net leasable area and is anchored by a Nash food hypermarket. The company has invested $75 mln (EUR 51 mln) in the project.
The scheme also includes a Cinema Star multiplex, a playground for kids, a Sportlandia section, a Ma Belle perfume and cosmetics store, as well as a Vinograd liquor store and a Comedy Café. Fashion operators comprise Mango, Incity, Sela, TJ Collection, Modny Alliance, Euro Fashion, Super Discount, Ranger, and Wild West.
In November Tashir said it was teaming up with Comedy Club Production to launch a chain of cafes called Comedy Café. The first shop opened this week in The Rio mall, and a further café will be opened by the end of the year in Kaluga. The company plans to open up to 50 shops across a number of shopping centres by 2014.
