Last place in Europe in terms of malls per capita

Romania is the country with the fewest malls per capita, with some 20 square metres for every 1,000 inhabitants, shows a study conducted on 18 European markets by real estate consulting company Jones Lang LaSalle. However, the stock of mall-type retail space on the local market will see a significant increase over the next two years, exceeding the overall stock in Slovakia in 2008. According to the analysis, Romania ranks 17th among the 18 countries included in the study, depending on the total available stock, followed only by Greece. Compared to the number of inhabitants, the most shopping centres in Europe can be found in Sweden, the Netherlands and Ireland, where there are currently around 400 square metres of retail space for every 1,000 inhabitants. In terms of new retail space, Russia will see the delivery of the largest amount of retail space in Europe, some 4 million square metres, while Romania will see the delivery of some 400,000 square metres, the study also shows.