More shopping malls per capita

By the end of the year in Bulgaria is expected to be completed more 207 400 sq. m retail space in otdavaemi shopping centers, resulting in a 1000 population will be over 58 sq. m commercial area in shopping malls.

This forecast of real estate consulting company Foros in its report on the sector.

We have shown „commercial areas in the shopping malls of 1000 people is 31 square meters, the data suggest the company.

With the completion of two large shopping center (Mall of Plovdiv and Burgas Plaza) at the beginning of the year the total area of shopping centers operating in the country reached 233 460 sq. m, the increase to the end of 2008 was 24.54%, report says .

According to rating of Jones Lang LaSalle to the end of last year Bulgaria ranked last in Europe in density of retail space per 1000 population.

Average levels in Europe are 200 square meters per 1000, ie even after the anticipated growth in our country we are still below this level.

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