Get ready for La Zenia Boulevard
ROUND TOWN NEWS - 28 June 2012 Written by Louise Clarke
Representatives of La Zenia Boulevard present the commercial centre to the press
ONE OF the biggest commercial centres in Europe was unveiled to the press on Wednesday at a special preview in Orihuela Costa. La Zenia Boulevard is due to open its doors officially on 26th September and members of the press were treated to a virtual tour around the centre.
The centre has been in the planning since 2008 and is owned by Immochan, a commercial venture of Grupo Auchan, which is the biggest supermarket chain in Spain and the 12th biggest supermarket retailer worldwide, with outlets in 12 countries around Europe.
Boasting more than 616 hypermarkets, 759 supermarkets and 320 commercial centres, the company is riding the storm of the current economic crisis well; promoting price promises and top quality customer service.
The company also employees more than 260,000 employees throughout their enterprises in various countries such as France, Holland, Portugal, China and Taiwan and the La Zenia Boulevard alone will bring more than 1800 much needed and welcome jobs to the Orihuela municipality.
PRICE PROMISE
There will be 150 shops located inside the commercial centre and 5000 parking spaces. Shops already confirmed include Europe’s biggest Primark, Alcampo, H&M, Decathalon, Leroy Merlin, C&A, Zara and Druni; to name but a few. There will be a food court including popular bars Lizarran and Cerveceria as well as a casino, a gym and a bowling alley.
The Alcampo supermarket chain has been established for 80 years and has four hypermarkets in the Valencia region; employing 900 people. They provide fresh fruit and fish from local suppliers and said that their team of professionals are prepared to provide the best quality service for all its clients.
BOTANICAL GARDEN
As well as the supermarket, Alcampo will also provide a petrol station which, again, will guarantee to offer the best prices for diesel and petrol in the area. They will also provide an online shopping service and a car care centre within La Zenia Boulevard.
The centre is made up of Plazas, Calles and Puertas with a botanical garden as its centrepiece in the Plaza Mayor. The garden features plants and flowers typical to the Valencia and Murcia regions and will be an ideal place to while away an hour or two after a morning of busy shopping.
There is even a London Square, which will be a popular spot for socialising in the centre and is an acknowledgement to the thousands of British residents that live in and around Orihuela Costa.
RTN will have more on the new centre in the lead up to its opening in September.