According to the General Manager of Beirut Souks, 62 stores are already operational and welcoming customersin the shopping center, including seven that opened in December with six more shops expected to open inJanuary.  However, the total number of open stores represents slightly less than half of the 140 planned for the end of2024. The plan to have 140 stores open before the end of the year was set prior to the two months of total conflict inLebanon. The center has the capacity to accommodate about 200 stores, according to figures circulating since itsopening in 2009.  Looking forward to the first quarter of 2025, between 30 and 35 additional stores are set to open. This comes as the Beirut Souks shopping center continues to attract investors and retailers, with an occupancy rate of 75% albeit with not all stores being operational, even following the slowdown in activity triggered by the conflict.  (ICE BEIRUT)

Fonte notizia: Bank Audi, Lebanon Weekly Monitor, 23 - 29 Dec. 2024