Grand opening of Galeria Victoria in Wałbrzych tomorrow!
The official grand opening ceremony of the unique and beautiful Galeria Victoria, the first modern retail and entertainment centre in Wałbrzych and the surrounding region will take place at 8.00 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, 16 October 2010. The opening of Galeria Victoria will be a unique event for the whole region. On this occasion, Keen Property Partners Retail (KPP Retail), the developer of the shopping centre, and the tenants of Galeria Victoria have prepared many attractions and promotional activities for the clients.
“The grand opening of Galeria Victoria is the key moment in the whole development process of this first retail and entertainment centre in Wałbrzych and the surrounding region. We are very glad, proud and excited that this unique event will take place tomorrow. I’m sure that Galeria Victoria will become a very attractive place for the inhabitants of Wałbrzych and the surrounding region to spend their free time, doing shopping in top-brand shops, meeting with friends and family, and participating in the various cultural and entertainment activities,” said Richard Keen, Managing Director of Keen Property Partners.
At 8.00 a.m. on Saturday, 16 October 2010, the representatives of Keen Property Partners Retail and the authorities of the city, with the accompaniment of the Orkiestra Górnicza brass band, will perform the ceremonial ribbon-cutting and officially open Galeria Victoria, and thousands of multicoloured balloons will be released into the air.
A wide variety of attractions have been planned for visitors to Galeria Victoria on Saturday and Sunday, 16 and 17 October. In the shops, customers will find special sales and promotional offers prepared by the tenants. Many interesting events will take place between 11.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on the small stage located inside the shopping centre. These include ballroom dancing and samba classes and shows, and a spectacular demonstration of power-jumping in special powerizer shoes. There will also be numerous competitions, including “Guess the store on camera” competition, puzzle-solving contests, and other fun and games for children and adults alike, with lots of attractive prizes. Children will have an opportunity to take part in face-painting and receive special gifts and surprises. Adults will be able to take part in culinary and film contests, and also a contest for the best makeover. Clients of the shopping centre will also have the possibility to meet the people selected to be the faces of Galeria Victoria during the “Jump on a billboard” campaign.
The concerts of the famous singers, Katerine and Patrycja Markowska, chosen for this occasion by the inhabitants of Wałbrzych will start at 6.00 p.m. on Saturday evening, on the big stage of the amphitheatre located in front of the shopping mall. Local band “Onyx The Rock Band” will also perform during the evening. The grand finale of the concert will be marked by an amazing fireworks display, shooting 200 metres into the sky over Wałbrzych, at approximately 10.00 p.m.
Starting this Sunday, the shopping mall will be open 7 days a week, from Monday until Saturday from 9.00 a.m. till 9 p.m., and on Sunday from 10.00 a.m. till 8.00 p.m.
“The grand opening of Galeria Victoria is a very important event in the history of Wałbrzych, which everyone has been looking forward to. I strongly encourage all inhabitants of the city and surrounding region to celebrate this unique event together with us and to visit the shopping mall in its first weekend. Keen Property Partners Retail and the tenants of Galeria Victoria have prepared lots of promotional activities, competitions and games, which will culminate with the concert by Katerine and Patrycja Markowska,” said Leszek Mazurek, Director of Galeria Victoria.
Galeria Victoria is the first modern retail, entertainment, residential and hotel complex in Wałbrzych and the surrounding region, bringing the first multiplex cinema (Cinema City), restaurants and coffee shops and many highly-desired Polish and international retail brands to the city for the first time. The construction of Galeria Victoria started in February 2009. The two-storey shopping complex houses an Intermarché Super supermarket (approximately 3,000 m2) and approximately 100 shops, giving the people of Wałbrzych access to well-known and popular clothing brands,
a retail park (over 6,000 m2), a Media Markt electronics store (approximately 3,300 m2), and other services located in a retail area of over 43,000 m2. In the recreation zone (2,300 m2), the mall’s customers will find a modern Cinema City multiplex cinema with seven screens (including three adapted to broadcast films in the 3D format), Kinderplaneta playground for children, and
13 restaurants, snack bars and coffee shops. 1,390 underground and ground parking spaces have been created for customers with cars.
Tenants already on board at Galeria Victoria include the following companies and brands: 4F, 5.10.15, adidas, AGATA MEBLE, Altero, Ambra, Americanos, Apart, APS Apteka, Big Star, Biuro Podróży, Biuro Podróży Itaka, BOOT SQUARE, C&A, Camaïeu, CCC, Cinema City, CROPP, Cubus, DEICHMANN, Doriano, Douglas, Empik, Era, FIDO, Game Zone, Gatta, Glitter, HighLand, HOUSE, H&M, Inmedio, Intermarché Super, Jeans Club, Kantor, KappAhl, KFC, Kinderplaneta, Kuchnia Polska, Leonardo, Lodziarnia Ożóg, MANGO, Martes Sport, Media Markt, Megapunkt, Mituu, MOHITO, Mount Blanc, New Yorker, Nike, ON i ONA, Orange, ORSAY, Pawo, Peacocks, Pierre Cardin, Play, Plus GSM, Puma, Quadri Foglio, Quazi, Reebok, RESERVED, Rossmann, Ryłko, Salvador Caffee, Sferis, Six, SMYK, Solar, Sphinx, Step In, Stradivarius, Subway, SUNSET SUITS, Swiss, Syrena, Takko, TALLY WEiJL, Top Secret & Friends, Triumph, Vision Express, W.Kruk, Willsoor, Wojas, WOK, Wójcik, Wrangler Lee and Yes. World-leading commercial real estate consultants CB Richard Ellis are acting as investment and leasing advisor, and are responsible for leasing the mall.
Galeria Victoria is a unique shopping mall in terms of design, location and gross area. It has been designed to revitalise a hitherto neglected part of the city centre, creating a new public space and focal point for the community, with additional functions such as open-air concerts in the amphitheatre in summer and an ice-skating rink planned for the winter months. The mall has been developed by Keen Property Partners Retail, who specialises in the acquisition and development of local and regional retail centres, a sector with high growth potential. In 2009, KPP Retail was ranked 25th in the ranking of top European developers published by PropertyEU magazine. Galeria Victoria was designed by award-winning architects Chapman Taylor. Apart from the beauty and uniqueness of the building itself and its location, the planned hotel and residential elements of the project make it a very attractive opportunity for retailers to expand their customer base.
Galeria Victoria is located on a 10-hectare site at 64, 1 Maja Street in the city centre of Wałbrzych, on local route 367, leading to Jelenia Góra and adjoining national route 35, leading to the border crossing with the Czech Republic in Golińsk. Galeria Victoria is very near the city centre, with vehicular and pedestrian access from all directions. This location makes the retail and entertainment complex an ideal and convenient place for shopping and recreation for the residents of Wałbrzych, Świebodzice, Świdnica, Strzegom, Legnica, Jelenia Góra, Kłodzko and Kamienna Góra. Situated only 17 km from the Czech border, Galeria Victoria is also the nearest shopping destination for people visiting Poland from the Czech Republic.
