BAB2

BAB2 is a shopping centre located on avenue Jean-Léon Laporte in Anglet, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south-western France, at the heart of the Bayonne urban area. It opened in 1982 and is described as the first true shopping centre on the Basque Coast, bringing multiple retail brands together under one roof. The centre is anchored by a Carrefour hypermarket of 13,000 m², surrounded by around 120 shops. The Carrefour hypermarket is the leading hypermarket in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and one of the largest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by turnover. The centre has a total sales area of 55,000 m². Ownership changed in 2014 when the centre passed from the Unibail-Rodamco group to Carmila, a subsidiary of Carrefour. In 2015 the competing Ametzondo shopping centre opened in nearby Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, featuring an IKEA store and a Carrefour hypermarket, creating competition between two major centres less than 10 km apart. BAB2 has since undergone several expansions, including works completed in 2017 after more than two years that added 30 stores to the shopping gallery and extended the car park. BAB2 operates as a regional retail destination for the Bayonne–Anglet–Biarritz area, combining a large-format grocery anchor with a broad gallery of fashion, services and leisure tenants. Its positioning is that of a dominant regional shopping centre on the Basque Coast, competing with newer schemes such as Ametzondo while benefiting from its central location and long-established catchment.

BAB2 opened in 1982 and was the first true shopping centre on the Basque Coast, bringing several retail brands together under one roof. It is located on avenue Jean-Léon Laporte in Anglet, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, within the Bayonne urban area. The centre is anchored by a Carrefour hypermarket of 13,000 m², surrounded by around 120 shops, and has a total sales area of 55,000 m². The Carrefour hypermarket is the leading hypermarket in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and one of the largest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by turnover. In 2014 the shopping centre changed hands, passing from the Unibail-Rodamco group to Carmila, a subsidiary of Carrefour. In 2015 the Ametzondo shopping centre opened in Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, featuring an IKEA store and a Carrefour hypermarket, creating competition between two major centres less than 10 km apart; the retail offering on the Basque Coast was said to be equivalent to that of Strasbourg. Several expansions followed, including works completed in 2017 after more than two years that added 30 stores to the shopping gallery and extended the car park.

• 2017

  More than two years of expansion works completed, adding 30 stores to the gallery and extending the car park.

• 2015

  Competing Ametzondo shopping centre opens in Saint-Pierre-d'Irube with IKEA and Carrefour.

• 2014

  The centre changes hands from Unibail-Rodamco to Carmila, a Carrefour subsidiary.

• 1982

  BAB2 shopping centre opens, the first true shopping centre on the Basque Coast.

Dominant regional shopping centre on the Basque Coast, anchored by a leading Carrefour hypermarket and owned by Carmila.

• Carrefour hypermarket (13,000 m²)

• Shopping gallery with approximately 120 shops

• Parking facilities

1. 1BAB2 – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2BAB2 – Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
3. 3BAB2 official sitebab2.com