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Multiplaza
Escazú To Unveil Expansion On Monday
On Monday, Multiplaza Escazú will unveil its
"quinta etapa" (fifth stage) with the
expansion of its floor area to include 86
additional stores, a new department store
and more than 1.000 new parking spaces.
The main focus of the expansion is the
introduction of the Simán department store
that is from Salvador and a host of other
"pioneer" stores making their debut in Costa
Rica for the first time.
Salvador Bolaños, general manager of Grupo
Roble, the developer of Multiplaza Escazú,
said that most of th new stores opening next
week are from Panama and that he hopes at
least 50 stores will ready for opening on
inauguration.
Workers have been busy in finishing the
expansion in time for the 2009 Christmas
shopping season. This week attention has
been focused on the exterior of the
expansion, ready to greet the expected
150.000 plus shoppers to the mall. Bolaños
said that at least 50.000 new shoppers are
expected to be attracted by the new stores.
In addition to the retail stores, the
expansion will have a food court with at
least eight food outlets, including
McDonalds, Café Illy, Inka Grill and Tintos
& Blancos. This is in addition the existing
food court and restaurants at Multiplaza.
Bolaños added that the existing stores and
flood space will soon begin a renovation
phase as part of the facelift of the entire
mall.
The expansion will also mean an additional
1.000 to 1.500 more direct jobs and 3.000
indirect jobs being created, that adds to
the current work force of 7.600 direct and
6.400 indirect employees at the mall.
The Simán department store alone is
responsible for filling 300 jobs.
Multiplaza Escazú first opened its doors in
1993 and grew to a total floor space of
41.000 square metres. With the latest
addition the total floor space will be
68.000 square metres and 2.600 parking
spaces, 60% of which are covered parking.
The major stores in Multiplaza Escazú are
Cemaco, Palacio de Moda, Zara and Carrión.
Automercado supermarket and Cinermark multi
screen theatre attract customers to the
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