Obchodní centrum Letňany explained

OC Letňany
Location:Veselská 663, Prague, Czech Republic, 199 00
Coordinates:50.1365°N 14.5018°W
Number Of Stores:130
Floor Area:125000lk=inNaNlk=in
Parking:3,200 spaces

Obchodní centrum Letňany, also known as OC Letňany is a shopping mall located in the Letňany district of Prague, Czech Republic. With 130 shops and an area of 125000lk=inNaNlk=in, it is the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic.[1] The complex was described by The Prague Post in 2001 as "one of the best malls in the city".[2] According to OC Letňany's marketing manager, over 10 million customers visited the shopping centre in 2008.[3]

History

OC Letňany became the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic in 2006, when its third phase of construction increased its area from 65000lk=inNaNlk=in to 125000lk=inNaNlk=in.[4]

Tenants

One of the principal stores at OC Letňany is Tesco, which opened on the site in 1999.[5] The store was remodelled in 2014, with its floor space decreasing from 11,000 to 8,000 square metres, owing to a new division between clothing and other products.[6]

A Cinema City multiplex cinema, a babysitting service,[2] and two indoor ice rinks, open throughout the year, are also located within the mall.[7] Letnany's food court features a wide variety of international options including Thai, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Indian, French and Czech cuisine.[8] In 2011, plans were announced for a McDonald's as well as a car dealership to be added to the mall's facilities.[9]

Transport

The centre is served by a free bus service from the Letňany metro station on Prague Metro's Line C. Prior to the line C extension in 2008, the centre was served with regular buses from the Nádraží Holešovice metro station.[2] Bus stop Tupolevova is also located in close proximity to the mall, with local bus services.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bohdana. Jarošová. Černý Most se rozrůstá. Nákupní centrum 'nafoukne' třikrát více obchodů. Czech. Mladá fronta DNES. 3 April 2008. 10 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Chelsea. Gay. One-stop shopping. The Prague Post. 1 May 2003. 10 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144945/http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/37231-one-stop-shopping.html. 2 April 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Nákupním centrům dává přednost 70 % domácností. Czech. Hospodářské noviny. 23 February 2009. 10 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Tesco dokončilo v Letňanech největší obchodní centrum v Česku. Czech. Hospodářské noviny. 31 March 2006. 10 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094027/http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-18152780-tesco-dokoncilo-v-letnanech-nejvetsi-obchodni-centrum-v-cesku. 2 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Susan. Ondrasek. Tesco rings in the changes. The Prague Post. 1 September 1999. 10 March 2015.
  6. Web site: Jan. Brož. Tesco zkouší nový model hypermarketu. Je menší a má více vchodů. Czech. Mladá fronta DNES. 26 November 2014. 10 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Wency. Leung. Lace 'em up. The Prague Post. 31 December 2008. 10 March 2015.
  8. Web site: Evan. Rail. Around the world. The Prague Post. 22 May 2003. 10 March 2015.
  9. Web site: Klára. Čikarová. Tesco v Letňanech se rozšíří o autosalon a McDonald´s. Czech. Hospodářské noviny. 24 October 2011. 10 March 2015.