Palms Shopping Mall

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Palms Shopping Mall


location = Lekki Peninsula, Lagos, Nigeria
opening_date = March 2006
developer = Tayo Amusan/Actis
manager = Tayo Amusan
owner = Persians Property Limited
building_costs = US$40 million
number_of_stores = 69 shops
number_of_anchors = 3
floor_area = 20,000m²
parking = 1,000 cars
floors = 1 floor for shopping and an upper floor for a cinema
website = [http://www.thepalmsshopping.com/site/ Palms Shopping Mall]

The Palms Shopping Mall is located on a 40,000m² (10 acre) plot of land and has 20,000m² (5 acre) of lettable retail space. The mall is located in Lekki Peninsula, in Lagos, Nigeria. The mall was built on swampland that was reclaimed by the government recently and construction was commissioned by the Oba of Lagos and President Obasanjo. The mall, which opened in early 2006, has 69 stores and a modern six screen cinema, there is convenient parking for about a 1000 cars

The Palms Shopping Mall is the largest and first of its kind in Nigeria. The mall is owned by Persianas Properties Limited, a joint venture between ACTIS UK, a famous UK based global leading emerging market private equity investor and Tayo Amusan, a Nigerian property developer.

Retailers at The Palms Shopping Mall

*BOLA|3
*Montaigne
*Glo
*MedPlus
*Wen
*Nu Metro cinemas
*Vision & Soul
*Celtel
*The Gems
*Formula
*Splendour
*MTN
*Skye Bank
*L'Accessorie' collenzionie
*Nando's
*FCMB
*Essenza
*CMC
*Tiffany Amber
*Game
*Roca
*Buy
*Shoprite
*PC Outlet
*Wrangler
*Motorola
*Nokia
*Health Plus
*Nu Metro Media Store
*StarComms
*Union Bank
*Diamond Bank
*News Cafe
*Mr Biggs
*HalChiz Foods

Anchor Tenants

The Anchor Tenants at the mall are South African Giants Game, Nu Metro and [http://www.shoprite.co.za/ Shoprite] . Game a discount retail chain occupies the largest space at about 5495 square metres to be the center of gravitation within the mall. There are 6 cinemas held under the management of Nu Metro and Shoprite, which labels itself as African’s largest grocery store, are the other expansive marts, the anchor shops within the mega mall. The shops, which range in size between 28-590 square metres (300-6,400 square feet)come in different widespread categories of diverse merchandise.

Palms Shopping Mall: Gallery

External links

* [http://www.thepalmsshopping.com Official website (Flash Player required)]
* [http://www.bola3.com]
* [http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/exquisiteproperty/2005/mar/21/exquisite-21-03-2005-002.htm Palms Shopping Mall on Sunnewsonline.com]
* [http://www.shoprite.co.za/ Shoprite]
* [http://www.greatafrimind.com/DesktopVersion/newversion/Entertainment/Default.aspx Great African Mind Cinema]