Two new shops are to be opened in the Galeria Sudecka shopping centre which is being developed by Echo Investment in Jelenia Góra: Smyk with an area of over 500 sqm and Empik which will occupy nearly 300 sqm.

Smyk is the largest chain of specialist shops for children in Poland. The chain of the brand currently includes more than 130 shops which are located in the most attractive shopping centres in Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Czech Republic and Romania. Empik is the largest distribution chain of cultural, knowledge and entertainment assets on the Polish market. It has been a fixed element of the cultural landscape of Poland for 65 years. In 190 stores the company offers books, music CDs, films, multimedia and board games, newspapers, home decorations, educational products and toys, as well as tickets for various events. The construction of Galeria Sudecka is progressing according to schedule. The contractor of its shell is Eiffage Polska Budownictwo SA.  The stage involving the construction of an underground car park is currently in progress. The opening of Galeria Sudecka is planned for H2 2014. Galeria Sudecka is being developed in the Zabobrze district. It will be the first shopping and entertainment centre in the Jelenia Góra region. The centre is planned to include 100 shops, restaurants and service outlets, as well as a 7-screen Helios cinema with a cafe and bar area.
The investor has planned a retail area of 45,000 sqm in the design of Galeria Sudecka. The first one to be built will be a mall including shops, boutiques and service outlets as well as the first in the town 7-screen Helios cinema. The final stage of Galeria Sudecka development will be the construction of a retail park, which will include a large format DIY shop, among others.
 Its customers will be able to use over 1,800 parking spaces. Tenants of Galeria Sudecka will include the shops of the LPP group (Reserved, House, Mohito, Cropp Town and Sinsay), which will occupy a combined area of 3,500 sqm, as well as GoSport which will have a shop with an area of 1,350 sqm. A hypermarket of the Real chain was opened in the current Echo shopping centre in March this year. www.galeriasudecka.pl