C&A - known in the whole Europe clothing make will make its début on Kielce market.
C&A Fashion House will open its two-storeyed salon of the area of 2 200 square meters and will automatically become one of the biggest stores in the center. C&A, next to H&M, RESERVED and ZARA group shops – is another of the leading clothing networks in Galeria Echo.
The company opened its first store in 1861 on the Dutch market. The first salon offering confection, that is ready-made clothes in various sizes - achieved great success. Since 1910 C&A shops started to appear also in Germany and England. The unmitigated development of the network in the whole Europe began in the 60-ties of the XX century. Today C&A is one of the biggest clothing networks, which employes more than 34 000 employees and owns 1084 subsidiaries, 213 Kids Stores, 11 Clockhouse Stores,17 Women Stores, and also shoe shops.
More information on the make may be found at: www.c-and-a.pl.
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GALERIA ECHO in Kielce occupies at present the area of approximately 68 000 sq.m., 26 000 sq. m. out of which constitute a leasable area. The development project assumes construction of 4 commercial storeys and a multi-level car park. The total area of Echo Gallery, after its extension, shall equal approximately 166 000 sq.m., in which the leasable area shall take up 67 000 sq. m. Customers will be able to use approximately 2 300 parking places.
In extended Echo Gallery customers will be able to shop in almost 300 stores. The two topmost storeys of the center were designed for entertainment and recreational functions. Customers shall have attheir disposal a body building gym, a fitness club, a 12-alley bowling, a discotheque, numerous restaurants, cafes and a playing ground for children and other attractions located at various storeys of the center.
The new Echo Gallery shall be opened in 2011. The design of the Echo Gallery expansion and the multi-storey car park was created in the architectural studio Detan of Kielce and the design of elevation was created by the architectural studio Open Architekci of Warsaw.