A shop of the Spanish Tous brand offering jewellery and leather accessories is to be opened in Galeria Echo in the 22nd of August.

The Tous shop in Galeria Echo will occupy an area of nearly 70 sqm and it will be located on 0 floor. Tous is a family firm which was established in 1920. It currently has 180 shops in Spain and nearly 500 all over the world, including Paris and New York – cities which are considered to be world fashion capitals. Tous collections include not only handbags but also other leather accessories, jewellery, watches, perfumes and shawls. The brand was founded by a marriage of Salvador Tous Blavi and Teresa Ponsa, who transformed a small watchmaker salon into a jewellery shop. The true heyday of the brand took place 45 years later. The Tous brand creates 32 jewellery collections every year, which means that it offers new designs every two weeks. The jewellery is made of 18-carat gold, silver or stainless steel while diamond and pearl ornaments provide it with additional glitter. “Customers of Galeria Echo will soon have an opportunity to use the offer of one of the largest chains specializing in the production and sale of jewellery. The Tous outlet is also a great place for people looking for elegant leather accessories, perfumes and watches. Not only for themselves but also as presents,” says Marcin Szlufik, leasing manager in Echo Investment"s Shopping Centre Department. Galeria Echo is one of the largest shopping and entertainment facilities in Poland in terms of the number of shops. Its total area amounts to 159,000 sqm, 70,000 sqm of which is earmarked for lease. Apart from 300 shops and retail outlets its customers can also enjoy an extensive entertainment zone including a 12-track bowling alley and the biggest fitness centre in the region as well as a multi-screen Helios cinema. A huge fun room with an area of 300 sqm has been prepared for the young ones. Its multi-storey car park for 2,300 cars is the showpiece of the facility. There has been a system of directing cars to empty spaces used in the car park as well as a special function of reminding a customer about the location of their parked car. In 2011 Galeria Echo in Kielce was considered the best shopping centre in Europe and won a prize in the MAPIC Awards competition, which took place during the biggest European commercial property fair in Cannes. The shopping centre in Kielce also won the title of the New Shopping Centre of the Year 2011 – Poland.  Furthermore, the project won the Retail Space Market Project of the Year category in the Prime Property Prize 2012 competition, which is organized by Propertynews.pl. The facility also won the Best Shopping Centre Extension of the Year award in a competition organized by the Polish Council of Shopping Centres in 2012. www.galeriaecho.pl