The store spans over 16,500 square meters and it is the first store opened in the retail park. The second phase of development for the park will be complete in November 2011, once the Carrefour hypermarket and its shopping gallery are launched.
Leroy Merlin is part of French group Adeo, the world’s fourth largest DIY retailer. The group is active in 12 countries.
The Colosseum project will include, aside from the 53,000-sqm retail park, one of Europe’s largest malls, with a surface of some 137,000 sqm and over 480 stores. The mall will include 12 cinemas, 20 bowling lanes, restaurants and three shopping boulevards.
The construction of the mall, which will be delivered in multiple stages, will start in Spring 2012, and it is set for completion in 2016. The Colosseum project entails an overall investment of EUR350 million.