C&A takes 44,100 m[sup]2[/sup] at new Prologis facility near Paris

Prologis announced on Tuesday that it is to build a 44,100-m² industrial warehouse near Paris for the French subsidiary of international clothing retailer C&A.

The facility will be developed approximately 45 kilometres southeast of the capital in the city of Presles. C&A will use the space as a regional distribution center, distributing clothes to its network of retail stores throughout northern and central France. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2008.

'We selected ProLogis for their quality of product and proven track record,' said Andre Brenninkmeijer, chief executive officer for C&A France. 'The company recently completed development of a 215,000-square-foot facility for us in Slovakia. We have great confidence in ProLogis and their ability to meet our strategic supply chain needs as we continue to expand our global business operations.'

C&A opened its first store in the Netherlands in 1861 and today has more than 1,200 stores in Europe. C&A employs 34,000 people, of which 2,700 work in 109 shops located throughout France.

Prologis is one of the largest providers of distribution space in France with more than 2.5 million m² owned, managed or under development, at end-June.