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Apsys Polska SA

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Retail Developer of the Year, Poland
Established in Poland in 1996 Apsys acts as an investor, developer and manager that applies a creative approach throughout the entire property value chain. Over the last 20 years Apsys has developed 23 shopping and leisure centers in France and Poland, including Manufaktura and latest flagship project: Posnania in Poznań with 100k sqm2 GLA, 99,47% operating on the Great Opening Day, and 13 mln visitors in first year. The ambition of Apsys Polska and its 270 employees is to make life and cities more beautiful. The company constantly develops new solutions and creates new standards at the shopping sector market to create centres tailored to the needs and expectations of today’s tenants and customers. To underline the importance of that matter company established the APSYS LAB, a think tank of experts in 4 areas: customer experience, customer service, new technologies and social media, smart management.
Name of company
Apsys Polska SA
Name of President or Managing Director for Poland
Benoit Charles, CEO & President of the Board
President or Managing Director for Poland profile
Benoit Charles, President of the Board and CEO of Apsys Polska, is an experienced manager with extensive management practice in the commercial real estate industry with which he has been associated for more than 14 years. Starting from June 2016 he manages Apsys in Poland. During that time, the company closed on time development process of Posnania in Poznań, successfully opened the center with 99,47% GLA operating and achieved footfall in Posnania on the level of 13 mln within the year.
Portfolio of all completed properties currently held by your company
Posnania in Poznań: 100 000 sqm GLA, Manufaktura in Łódź: 125 000 sqm GLA (sold 2012); Korona in Wrocław: 40 500 sqm GLA (sold 2003) Platan in Zabrze: 25 000 sqm GLA (sold 2003) Leader Price 5 retail parks – 15 000 sqm (sold 2003)
Value of the projects currently held by company (in EUR)
Posnania €480,800,000
Size of the projects currently held by company (GLA)
Posnania - 100 000 sqm GLA and other 22 shopping centers in management: 850 000 sqm GLA
Properties sold between October 2016 and September 2017
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Value of the projects sold between October 2016 and September 2017, in EUR
0
Size of the projects sold between October 2016 and September 2017 (GLA)
0
Projects completed between October 2016 and September 2017
Posnania in Poznań: 100 000 sqm GLA, market value: €480,800,000
Value of the projects completed between October 2016 and September 2017, in EUR
Posnania: €480,800,000
Size of the projects completed between October 2016 and September 2017 (GLA)
100 000 sqm GLA,
Projects in progress
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Value of the projects in progress (in EUR)
0
Size of the projects in progress (GLA)
0
Projects in the pipeline
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Please say why your company should be considered for the award
In October 2016, after only 2 years construction period, Posnania – flagship development project of Apsys, joined the world class premium league and determined new meaning for shopping and leisure destination. The challenge was to create the dominant destination in the very competitive and dense Wielkopolskie market. To become leading superregional destination, Posnania combined complexity, modernity and global style with unique approach to audience needs. Today Posnania offers: 300 stores and unprecedented merchandising mix with numerous premiers on the market, 40 cafes and restaurants in the Dining Village concept, unique and multichannel shopping experience with 35 customer services including Handsfree Shopping, Concierge or Collect&Try, Digital Immersion concept integrating interactive digital experience, advertising and smart management system at each step of the customer journey and Art Touch concept of design icons and authors art collection at the public space.
Company website
www.apsysgroup.com