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Galeria Wiślanka

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Retail Developer of the Year, CEE
Galeria Wiślanka was realized by a private company led by Teresa Jonas. The facility was financed from the company's own funds. Teresa Jonas has been associated with Silesian business for many years, for which she has been awarded many titles in her region. Where he successfully and successfully runs the company Dystrybucyjna Błysk and the chain of Drogerie Polskie - the fastest growing franchise chain of drugstores in Poland with over 200 retail outlets. When developing the concept of the first large-area gallery in the city, the investor, who is well-known to the needs of the residents of Żory, had the overriding goal of opening not only a shopping center in the city, but also a city-forming center. The moment of its inauguration, Galeria Wiślanka provided the local community with over 500 new jobs and became a new, fashionable place for spending free time.
Name of company
Galeria Wiślanka
Name of President or Managing Director for CEE
Teresa Jonas
President or Managing Director for CEE profile
Teresa Jonas
Projects completed between October 2020 and June 2022
Galeria Wiślanka is the first modern shopping center in Żory, offering customers 20,000 sq m. of modern retail space (GLA), where most of the brands previously unavailable in the city, including the entire LPP Group, have opened their stores. The main retail tenants include: Reserved, Mohito, Cropp, House, Sinsay, New Yorker, Douglas, 4F, CCC, Rossmann, Empik, Smyk, RTV Euro AGD, Pepco, Jupiter kidsplay. The popular Lidl food discount store has also been opened in the latest retail concept, and the Helios cinema awaits those who are thirsty for cinema premieres. The first multi-screen cinema in the city. The gastronomic offer is also enriched by restaurants, including: Pizza Hut, Makarun, Burger Route 66, American Ice Dream, Sopelek or Lodomania. The architectural design with a sumptuous exterior mural refers to the tradition of the city and the nearby Museum of Fire. The shopping center was opened on October 22, 2020.
Value of the projects completed between October 2020 and June 2022 (in EUR)
44 500 000
Size of the projects completed between October 2020 and June 2022 (GLA)
20000
Portfolio of all completed properties currently held by your company
Galeria Wiślanka
Value of the projects currently held by company (in EUR)
44 500 000
Size of the projects currently held by company (GLA)
20000
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Please say why your company should be considered for the award
Galeria Wiślanka is a development debut on the commercial real estate market in Poland by the company managed by Teresa Jonas. The shopping center is the first large-area facility of this type in the city of Żory. Despite the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the investment was completed on schedule and almost 100% commercialized. This level of commercialization continues today. It is also one of the last large-scale investments implemented in Poland in recent years. Most stores of brands previously unavailable on the local market were opened in the shopping mall, incl. New Yorker, Douglas, Sizeer, Wojas, Ryłko, Smyk, RTV Euro AGD and Pizza Hut restaurant. The first multi-screen Helios cinema in the city and the largest concept of the Lidl brand in the city were also opened in Galeria Wiślanka. The gallery regularly provides free entertainment events in the local community, and among its customers are not only residents of Żory, but also the surrounding towns.
Company website
https://galeriawislanka.com/