Mall Aventura prepares the opening of its shopping center in the city of iquitos (loreto). They also plan to open a similar shopping complex this year in the most populated district of Peru: San Juan de Lurigancho (Lima). According to the company, the construction of these projects for the retail sector demanded a investment cumulative amount of around US$150 million.
“This 2023 is a very important year for Mall Aventura, since two large projectswhich will mark a before and after in the sector retail“, indicated the CEO of the company, Javier Postigo, to Mercado Negro.
Mall Aventura in Iquitos: when will it open?
The inauguration of the Mall Adventure Iquitos It is scheduled for August 31, 2023. The investment that this shopping center has demanded is around US$65 million for an area of 50,000 square meters. To date, the construction presents an advance of 94%, while the leases of 41,742 square meters, 87%.
According to Postigo, cada mall generates 2,500 jobs in the construction phase and another 2,500 in the operation phase.
Mall is located in block 10 of av. Captain Jose Abelardo Quiñones. Photo: Capture/Youtube/Mall
What brands will enter the Mall Aventura Iquitos?
This mall will have anchor brands such as Ripley, Falabella, Tottus, Sodimac and more than 100 stores, including Skechers, Coolbox, Topi Top, Bata; with space for restaurants, such as Bembos and Rústica, as well as games.
“Large shopping centers, which exceed 50,000 square meters of leasable area, are regional and “supra-regional” ‘malls’, formats that historically have better resisted economic crises and have responded very quickly,” said the executive.
Mall Aventura Iquitos is scheduled to open on August 31 of this year. Photo: diffusion
Let us remember that on May 19 the II Mega Employment Fair and the I Loreto 2023 Business Meeting, which had the participation of 80 businessmen of the region, including representatives of Mall Aventura Iquitos.
The regional governor of Loreto, René Chávez, stressed that his management is working on the economic reactivation of the region and on generating more Job positions to reduce inequality gaps.
On the other hand, the regional director of Labor and Employment Promotion, Marlo Torres, highlighted the participation of the representatives of Mall Aventura Iquitos and its anchor stores Sodimac and Ripley, since the mall It plans to offer more than 5,000 jobs directly and indirectly.
Source: Larepublica

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