People in Cluj want luxury at home

“There are a number of shopping centres in Cluj, but they all contain the same shops selling the same things. People in Cluj who want to buy quality stuff board a plane and go to Bucharest or Budapest.” This is how a businessman from Cluj, Mircea Moga, the owner of two china factories and one of the founders of Banca Transilvania, explained his decision to invest one million euros in opening a luxury commercial centre in Cluj-Napoca. “Our intention is to bring top companies such as Boss, Armani and others that sell luxury items. This city is lacking in this department,” Moga says. The shopping centre will be called “Galeriile Ferdinand” (Ferdinand Galleries) and will be inaugurated at the start of December. The galleries will cover 2,200 square metres of space, spread over two levels and a semi-basement. The investment announced will be for the arranging of the space only, as Mircea Moga already owns the building to host the complex. ZF