Small retailers in Unirea not afraid of Zara and H&M
Unirea Shopping Center is increasingly looking like a mall as
all major fashion names are lining up on the ground floor and
radically changing the look of the old universal store.
From one end to the other, Zara, New Yorker, Berksha, Douglas are
lined up, with Stradivarius, Pull & Bear and H&M set to
join them this year. Yet, what are the few small retailers that are
left in Unirea doing?
"Since Berksha also opened on the ground floor, we are also faring
better. We hope the new openings will have a favourable impact over
sales," says a vendor.
While owners are either too busy, or unwilling to talk, or believe
any statements would only be baseless projections, shop clerks are
more optimistic.
All of them are speaking of rising traffic. None of them, though,
is providing any figures on the number of visitors, which revolves
around "several tens".
During the week, the Bucharest store sees 35,000-40,000 visitors
daily, with the number rising to 50,000 people at weekends,
according to market sources.