Grand Arena has three tenants left in food-court area

The number of tenants in the food-court area of Grand Arena shopping centre in southern Bucharest has halved in the past year, so that only Spring Times restaurant, Canephora coffee shop and Top Sandwich shop are now operational, after Swiss Grill restaurant and another two coffee shops have been closed lately.
The area initially fitted with tables for customers was converted into children's playgrounds, while another space from the upper floor of the shopping centre was taken over by the operator of a billiards centre. The karting area, launched a year ago, is not permanently operational.
The shopping centre in southern Bucharest, the first to be opened in Bucharest after the onset of the crisis, had a lower occupancy rate than the other projects on the market right from the beginning, and in the two years of operations more than 20 retailers have closed the stores they had in the complex.