BTC City () is a

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, sports, entertainment and business area in

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, with more than 500 shops. It is one of the largest shopping and entertainment complexes in Europe.

History

In 1954, a company named Centralna skladišča (Central Warehouses) was founded with a founding contract. Central Warehouses expanded their operations by starting to carry out the warehousing activities also for other companies, which were not among the co-founders of the company. Due to the expansion of the activity and the extent of operations, the company changed its name to Javna skladišča (Public Warehouses). In 1975, the company became the largest goods and transport centre in former

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. In the same year, Javna skladišča changed its name to Blagovno Transportni Center Ljubljana (Ljubljana Goods and Transport Centre, BTC). 1990 presents a turning point for BTC. In search and confirmation of the entrepreneurial freedom, the company decided to change its name to Blagovno Trgovinski Center (Goods and Shopping Centre) and the company, which, up to that point, managed warehousing space, transformed itself to a public limited company in 1990, becoming responsible for the selection of new, profitable, compatible and competitive programmes and business contents, and suitable infrastructure as well. First individual stores started opening. In 1993, when the management of the company was taken over by Jože Mermal, the empty warehousing facilities began to acquire a new, more attractive image, and the first shops formed in the renovated Hall A. In 1994, the company stocks were quoted on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange. In 1997, the public limited company BTC became an international capital company, as its shares were the listed at the

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as shares of the first Slovenian company. Soon afterwards, the

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and Munich Stock Exchanges followed.

Facilities

BTC City has a total gross area of more than 250,000 m². It includes a main shopping mall called CityPark, 16 smaller shopping malls, a multiplex with twelve screens, the recently opened Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Ljubljana, a market, a mini golf course, a waterpark with a spa center and an entertainment center with a casino, bowling, 3D cinema as well as two high rise office buildings. One of these, the

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CityPark

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in Slovenia). It was built in three phases from 2002 to 2010. Major anchors include: Adidas, H&M, Interspar, K&0, Marks&Spencer, NewYorker. Restaurants *Bangkok Street *

*Chinese House *Imperio Mexicano *InterSpar Restaurant *

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*Pizzeria Al Capone *Restaurant Pri Oljki Electronics, telecommunications *

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*Big Bang *Comshop *

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*Telekom Slovenija Cosmetics * DM Drogerie Markt *

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*Limoni * Melvita *Stenders Fashion and sport *7Camicie *

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*Blue Jeans Shop *Calzedonia *Comma *

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*Exclusive *

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* H&M *Hervis Sport *

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* Jack and Jones *

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Fashion House ( Armani Jeans,

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, etc.) *

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*Lisca *

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*Mura *Naracamicie *

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*Okaidi *Orsay *Palmers *Princess *Promod *

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*Socks *Sportina *

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*Tkanina * Tom Tailor *Tomas Sport *

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*Two Way *Women's Secret *XYZ Premium Fashion Store *Zero Fashion accessories, jewellery and watches *Kleo Bijoux *Six *Sten Time *

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*Jewlerry Celje, Jewlerry Sterle Shoes and bags *After Leonardo *Bags & More *

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* Camper * Deichmann * Humanic *Mass *Toko *Transport Footwear

Kolosej

It is a multiplex that was open in 2001. It has got twelve screens with capacity of viewers from 140 to 600. Inside of the multiplex there is also an entertainment section with billiards and other games, two restaurants and

, three bars, a bookshop and two fashion shops.

References

External links

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