Designer Outlet Algarve Will Open Its Doors in Loulé This Fall

7 August 2017

Algarve is preparing to welcome the largest outlet in the south of Portugal with the opening of the new Designer Outlet Algarve, scheduled for the fall of 2017. The project, managed by the Austrian company ROS – Retail Outlet Shopping, will create an outlet centre with 110 stores in an area of 17,000 square meters, to be built in two phases.  The outlet will allow visitors to enjoy large premium brands with permanent discounts of up to 70% on the recommended retail price throughout the year.

Specializing in innovative concepts in outlet centres and with more than 20 years of experience in the sector, ROS – Retail Outlet Shopping sees in Algarve the ideal location for its first project in Portugal.

The Designer Outlet Algarve will include a combination of retail offerings based on ROS’s international experience, offering a mixture of design and fashion brands. Sporting goods, shoes and accessories, household items and children’s clothing stores will ensure a balanced combination.

Considered a reference region for national and international tourism, ROS – Retail Outlet Shopping’s new project aims to reinforce the Algarve’s dynamism throughout the year, aiming to fight against seasonality through permanent access to the best clothing and lifestyle brands, in an area inspired by the region.

The open-air Outlet Village concept invites consumers to shop outdoors to enjoy the best that the region has to offer. Inspired by typical regional architecture, the Designer Outlet Algarve incorporates regional, modern and typical elements in an innovative way, in a reflection of what is truly the Algarve. Designer Outlet Algarve’s management team aims to give life to the region through actions carried out in the centre throughout the year, offering attractive campaigns and events.

Starting in autumn 2017, in Loulé, the new Designer Outlet Algarve will conclude the new IKEA Group commercial complex, integrated with the MAR Shopping Algarve and IKEA store, a project that required a total investment of 200 million euros and led to the creation of 3,000 jobs in the region.

About ROS Retail Outlet Shopping

ROS Retail Outlet Shopping, based in Vienna, is a centre management and advisory business for commercial real estate, specializing in Designer Outlets and innovative Outlet Shopping concepts. The founders, Thomas Reichenauer and Gerhard Graf together have more than 20 years of experience in international development and commercial real estate development companies. ROS Retail Outlet Shopping covers all phases, from location searches and development to the operation itself, including rental, marketing, resale, facility management and financial activities.

The ROS Retail Outlet Shopping portfolio includes the following locations: Soltau Designer Outlet, Fashion Outlet Parndorf, Geislingen Factory Outlets, City Outlet Bad Münstereifel and Shopinn Brugnato 5Terre. The City Outlet Wuppertal and the Designer Outlet Algarve are two of the projects currently under development.

Five new outlets in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland are under development by ROS – Retail Outlet Shopping placing the company in 8th place in the European Outlet Operator Market.

Original Story: Barlavento

Translation: Richard Turner