A hypermarket of the Auchan chain is to be opened in Galeria Sudecka which is being developed by Echo Investment in Jelenia Góra.

The Auchan chain enjoys a lot of popularity with customers in Poland. According to the "Consumer in Hypermarket" survey which was carried out by the ARC Rynek i Opinia research company in 2013, consumers appreciate Auchan mainly for its low prices. The French chain also received the highest scores for the selection of products and accessibility of special goods. Auchan also came first in terms of customer service and product quality. Auchan also opened a ranking of the "Polityka" weekly, which was developed on the basis of mystery shopper research of the SMG/KRC institute, mainly due to its low prices. Since 1961 when it was established in France, Auchan has been operating and developing its chain in 12 countries all over the world. Auchan hypermarkets are located in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Luxembourg, China, Taiwan, Ukraine and Romania. Auchan is an independent group which is not quoted on the stock exchange. The group currently has 29 hypermarkets in Poland.The construction of Galeria Sudecka is progressing according to schedule. The contractor of the shell is Eiffage Polska Budownictwo SA. The construction of the underground car park is currently in progress and its completion is planned for May later this year. The opening of Galeria Sudecka is planned for H2 2014. Galeria Sudecka is being developed in the Zabobrze district at the site of the Echo shopping centre which has been open for over 13 years. 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 RTV Euro AGD, GoSport, Smyk, Empik and North Fish. www.galeriasudecka.pl