Russian real estate company Sistema-Hals and French developer Apsys Group have announced that a H&M fashion store will occupy 1,700 m[sup]2[/sup] over two floors at their Leto shopping centre project in St Petersburg. The retailer entered Russia at the beginning of 2009.

Russian real estate company Sistema-Hals and French developer Apsys Group have announced that a H&M fashion store will occupy 1,700 m2 over two floors at their Leto shopping centre project in St Petersburg. The retailer entered Russia at the beginning of 2009.

Jones Lang LaSalle, in partnership with Apsys Rus, is the marketing and leasing agent for the 80,000-m2 shopping centre.

Ekaterina Zemskaya, associate director of the retail department at JLL described Leto as a landmark project for St Petersburg. The centre, he said, was being developed to the highest European standard.

The key anchor retailers are Auchan (11,600 m2), Media Markt (6,000 m2) and entertainment park Babylon on 2,200 m2. Other brands taking space at Leto include Inditex Group with Zara, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius & Bershka; Monex Group with Mothercare, Next, Claire's, The Body Shop, Justice & Starbucks.