MEGA shopping centres are managed and operated by IKEA Centres Russia, part of the
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been ...
Group. MEGA provides about 1.735 million sqm of retail space, and more than half of its tenants are represented by international retailers. There are a total of 14 MEGA centres, which are located in Russia's 11 largest cities with more than 250 million visitors annually.Российская IKEA подводит итоги 2015 финансового года
IKEA Centres Russia
IKEA Centre Russia is part of IKEA Centres, which is
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been ...
Group's global shopping centre company. Present in
China
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,
Europe
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– including Nordic countries – and
Russia
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, IKEA Centres owns and operates 41 shopping centre and 25 retail parks in 14 countries. The global annual footfall to the company's shopping centres is 400 million visitors.
IKEA Centres Russia is the largest developer on the Russian market. 14 MEGA branded shopping centres are located in Russia's 11 largest cities with more than 250 million visitors annually. Each centre comprises circa 124,000 sq m with approximately 200 stores each.Brochure "Unfolding your potential" /ref>
IKEA Centres in Russia :
* 14 MEGA shopping centersMEGA: About us /ref>
* 11 Russian cities
* RUB 98 billion investment
* 2,2 million sq.m overall retail space
* 250 million visitors per year
* 2,1 billion visitors since the first MEGA opening
* over 1000 co-workers
* 123.960 sqm average GLA of each MEGA shopping center (1.735.000 sqm total)
* 97% brand awareness level in the cities of presence
Development in Russia
* 2002 — the first shopping centre, MEGA Teply Stan, opening in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
.
* 2004 — MEGA Khimki shopping centre opening in Moscow; includes the first Russian IKEA store opened in 2000.
* 2005 — MEGA shopping centre opening in
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzan is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and t ...
.
* 2006 — MEGA shopping centres opening in
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...
,
Nizhniy Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
Moscow Region
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Ru ...
).
* 2007 — MEGA opening in
Rostov-on-Don
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and
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Censu ...
.
* 2007 — Second phase’ opening of MEGA Belaya Dacha.
* 2008 — MEGA opening in Adygea Republic.
* 2009 — MEGA shopping centre opening in
Omsk
Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk a ...
.
* 2011 — MEGA shopping centres opening in
Ufa
Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital city, capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya and Ufa River, Ufa rivers, in the centre-n ...
and
Samara
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.
* 2014 — Russia investment plans announced, the investment amount exceeds RUB 100 billion. The money will be spent on the commercial upgrade in the existing shopping centres and new shopping centres development.
* 2022 — In a response to the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, IKEA closed on a temporary basis but stated that it kept the MEGA shopping centres open to "ensure that ... people ... adaccess to ... food, groceries and pharmacies."
Khimki fire
On 9 December 2022, a major fire started in the MEGA shopping centre in Khimki, burning of the centre, with one death. Local authorities stated that the fire was not the result of arson. A criminal investigation based on safety violations was opened into the incident.
List of MEGA malls
Products and services
Anchor tenants
Having
IKEA
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as an anchor, MEGA centres are supported by other anchors such as
Auchan
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With 354,851 employees, of which 261,000 have 5% ...
Leroy Merlin
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History
In 1923, A ...
, M.Video, MediaMarkt and Decathlon.
Brands
Typically MEGA shopping centre has more than 70% foreign retailers including western brands such as GAP,
Banana Republic
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,
Tommy Hilfiger
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After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...
,
Starbucks
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As of November 2021, the company had 33,833 stores in 80 cou ...
Steve Madden
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Life and career
Madden was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, the son of a Jewi ...
Marks & Spencer
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,
Next
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* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
Lit ...
,
Karen Millen
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,
Accessorize
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In 2015, 90 brands chose MEGA as a partner to launch and develop business in Russia including DeFacto,
Pimkie
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After a long expansion period, Pimki ...
, Wrangler and Popbar. Also in 2015, a number of Russian and international brands grew their presence in MEGA shopping centers such as L’Etoile, TVOE, Carlo Pazolini, Mango, Colins, Finn Flare,
Adidas
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McDonald's
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.
Detsky Mir
Children's World (russian: «Де́тский мир») or Detsky Mir is a Russian children's retailer. Founded in June 1957, as of March 2022, the company had 1125 stores. It is the largest children's goods retailer in Russia and the CIS, with ...
Triumph
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,
Karen Millen
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and other brands presented renewed store concepts.
Food courts
In 2014, the company announced plans for the
food courts
A food court (in Asia-Pacific also called food hall or hawker centre) is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner. ...
renovations and a new concept launch for cafes and restaurants in MEGAs. The project was part of the global modernisation programme in MEGA shopping centers.
Within the renewed format, cafes and restaurants are united in one space with a sitting area and leisure and entertainment zones.
In December 2015, MEGA Teply Stan finished a massive reconstruction of the food court.В «МЕГЕ Теплый Стан» открылся новый фудкорт
Within the commercial upgrade programme in the shopping centers and food courts reconstruction, in 2016 MEGA shopping centers opened new cafes and restaurants: Correa's, ObedBufet (Ginza Project), Kitchennete,
Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme, Inc. (previously Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.) is an American multinational doughnut company and coffeehouse chain.
Krispy Kreme was founded by Vernon Rudolph (1915–1973), who bought a yeast-raised recipe from a New Orleans c ...
, Menza, Zotman Pizza Pie and others. MEGA Khimki opened the largest culinary studio by
Julia Vysotskaya
Julia Aleksandrovna Vysotskaya (russian: Юлия Александровна Высоцкая; born 16 August 1973) is a Russian actress and television presenter.
Biography
Julia Vysotskaya was born in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russian ...
and a unique farmer market MEGA FARM LavkaLavka. MEGA Teply Stan opened a US Magnolia Bakery.
Financial results
In 2015 financial year, the footfall to MEGA shopping centers was 275 million visitors. On average, MEGA shopping centers in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
are visited by 35 million customers per year.
The overall tenant sales in 2015 financial year were RUB 362 billion. Based on the results of the 2015 financial year, the share of free space (on average in all MEGA centers) is 1.4 %.