Alfa shopping center grows by 6,000 sqm

The current 18,000 sqm of rentable space will be extended to 6,000 sqm. The new section will be built on ul. 22 Stycznia and will replace the current tenement. The extension plans can be implemented after Arka BZ WBK Fundusz Rynku NieruchomoEci reaches an agreement with the landlord of the tenement for its sale. After that, the current residents will have to be relocated by the end of September, and the old building will be pulled down.Body Shop goes to Poland The Body Shop is continuing its expansion into new markets. According to the Body Shop press office, the chain plans to open outlets in Poland within the current financial year, which ends in February.Market insiders have reported that the first Poland Body Shop will be opened in Warsaw's Z.ote Tarasy shopping complex, which is still under construction. The Body Shop operates in 50 countries with over 1,900 outlets. At the beginning of 2006 Body Shop was taken over by L'Oreal. (WBJ Real Estate Newsletter)