The View 7th edition

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FRUZSINA MORAU MONOK Center Manager, Pólus Center

ÉVA NAGY Center Manager, Campona Shopping Center

CBRE MALL SURVEY

TAMÁS MÜLLER Center Manager, Arena Mall

ZSOLT VÁMOS Center Manager,

Csillag Center

HOW DID YOU ASSESS/EVALUATE THE YEAR 2018? Fruzsina Morau Monok: Pólus Shopping Center closed a very good year and, as experienced since the end of the crisis, the amount spent by visitors continued increasing 15 percent in 2018. It seems that the Hungarians have money to spend. Pólus Center was successful last year as there are practically no vacant areas left; the shopping centre leased 99 percent. Éva Nagy: In the neighbourhood of Campona in 2018 there were ongoing projects on major road and rail renewal (still on) - so we consider a very good result that the shopping centre increased its turnover by 10 percent. This shows that despite the difficulties in public transport our visitors arrive having a targeted purchase intention and are linked to Campona. Zsolt Vámos: 2018 was the year of renewal in the life of Csillag Center; it changed its name from Csillagvár, got a new identity, furthermore there were major refurbishments ongoing on the façade and within the engineering system. The changes have already brought results: Csillag Center has become a shopping centre not only for those living in the area but for those going home in the agglomeration. We increasingly focus on families having children offering developing services and mixed tenants, English and IT courses, a playhouse and a dance school. Tamás Müller: By and large I see the year 2018 positive - the general expansion of the Hungarian retail felt in our centre as well, and the turnover of the stores increased by 10 percent compared to the one in 2017. A large number of new tenants arrived in Arena Mall, which strengthened further in the premium segment and now it plays an increasingly prominent role as a regional centre. We can also see a significant change in the number of tourists visiting the Arena. Since the tourist buses stop at our centre offering all the comfort, in 2018 many visitors from China and from other Far-Eastern countries as well as from Israel entered the centre; it is an important aspect for us that these visitors spend significantly more than other tourists.