AFI Development has announced the opening of the Mall of Russia, its flagship retail project in Moscow. The scheme has more than 200 stores fully operating including Marks & Spencer, Eldorado, L'etoile, Douglas Rivoli, U.S. Polo, Esprit, Swarovski, Dream Store, Nokia, InCity, Fabi, Baldinini, Mango, and Zara.

The Mall of Russia is the largest shopping project in the centre of Moscow with 180,000 m2 of total space across nearly 400 stores, 50 restaurants and cafes and a range of entertainment facilities. Located at Presnenskaya embankment, 2 in the very heart of the Moscow City district, the centre includes an IMAX cinema and the first Russian stores of Banana Republic and American Eagle.

'The Mall is not only expected to be the largest cash generating project for the company but one of the most beloved as well,' said Tzvia Leviev-Elizarov, marketing and asset management director at AFI Development. 'For more than five years our team has been working on it so hard developing new concepts of customer experience for shopping and entertainment in the heart of Moscow City.'