Portuguese developer Sonae Sierra said its Plaza Mayor shopping centre in Malaga has received an award from the Spanish Shopping Association (AECC) in the Best Expansion category.
Portuguese developer Sonae Sierra said its Plaza Mayor shopping centre in Malaga has received an award from the Spanish Shopping Association (AECC) in the Best Expansion category.
This year’s edition of the AECC prizes, given to the most outstanding shopping centres in Spain, were awarded as part of the 12th Spanish Congress of Shopping Centres, held in Bilbao.
Plaza Mayor is located on the outskirts of Malaga. The new expansion, opened in October 2008, completes the centre’s leisure offer, which was inaugurated in 2002, adding fashion shops, services and a supermarket. The expansion, costing EUR 58 mln, is located in an independent building, connected to the existing leisure area via pedestrian walkways. On inauguration, it already had an occupancy rate of 100%, while visitor numbers to the Plaza Mayor Shopping Centre increased from 6.2 million in 2008 to 9.5 million in 2009.
Plaza Mayor had already been honoured by the AECC in 2004, for the Best New Formula in Integrated Commerce. In April, Sonae Sierra was also distinguished by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for its refurbishment of Valecenter shopping centre in Venice, Italy.
