Centre commercial Avenir
Avenir is a family-oriented shopping centre in Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, opened in 1995 and managed by Klépierre.
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Overview
Centre commercial Avenir (often simply called Avenir) is a French shopping centre located in Drancy, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department of the Île-de-France region. It was inaugurated on 14 March 1995 and is built on the site of the former 33 brewery, which had ceased operations years before the site was redeveloped. The centre is owned and managed by Klépierre, a major European shopping centre company listed on Euronext Paris. Avenir is positioned as a local, family-oriented shopping centre. It attracts nearly 6 million visitors per year and serves a catchment area of more than 2.8 million inhabitants within a 30-minute drive. One in two visitors lives in Drancy or neighbouring Bobigny, underlining its proximity role. The centre is anchored by a Carrefour hypermarket, which acts as a major traffic driver, and includes around 50 to 60 shops in total, including four restaurants, an automotive centre, and a range of services. According to the official website, the centre currently lists 32 enseignes (retailers) and 8 restaurants, while the French Wikipedia article mentions 60 boutiques and 4 restaurants; the discrepancy likely reflects different counting methods or changes over time. The retail mix covers food, beauty, health and personal care, fashion, jewellery, toys, gifts, leather goods, mobile phones, restaurants, and services. The centre also offers practical services such as an Amazon Locker, a Mister Minit cobbler and key-cutting shop, a medical and dental practice, a medical biology laboratory, a pharmacy, a post office, a Roady vehicle repair workshop, a service station, free Wi-Fi, bicycle and two-wheeler parking, and 1,520 car parking spaces. It is accessible via the RN 186 and the A86 motorway (exit Hôpital Avicenne), and is served by several bus lines and the Drancy-Avenir station on tramway line 1. As part of Klépierre, Avenir participates in the group's sustainability and community engagement initiatives. The centre promotes responsible consumption through monthly "bon plan engagé" features, hosts silent hours every day from 4 pm to 5 pm, and maintains an active local community presence with around 7,500 Facebook fans and 350 Instagram followers. The centre is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 20:00.
History
The Avenir shopping centre was inaugurated on 14 March 1995 in Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis. It was built on the site of the former 33 brewery, which had stopped operating several years before the site was redeveloped and the old buildings demolished. The brewery itself had originally been constructed on agricultural land. From its opening, Avenir was designed as a local shopping centre serving the eastern suburbs of Paris. Over the years it has been owned and managed by Klépierre, a European shopping centre leader. The centre has undergone periodic updates to its retail mix and services, and today it positions itself as a family-friendly, community-connected destination. It attracts nearly 6 million visitors per year, with half of them coming from Drancy or neighbouring Bobigny. The centre is anchored by a Carrefour hypermarket and includes around 50 to 60 shops, four restaurants, an automotive centre, and numerous everyday services. It is accessible by road via the RN 186 and the A86 motorway, and by public transport via several bus lines and the Drancy-Avenir tram stop on line 1.
- 1995
Inauguration of the Avenir shopping centre on 14 March.
Centre becomes part of Klépierre group.
Products and positioning
Family-oriented, local proximity shopping centre with a strong community focus and everyday services.
Product categories. Food and groceries · Beauty and personal care · Health services · Fashion and apparel · Jewellery · Toys and gifts · Leather goods · Mobile phones · Restaurants and dining · Automotive services · Household services (cobbler, key cutting, photo printing, etc.)
Sources6 sources
- 1Avenir - Votre centre commercial à Drancyavenir.klepierre.fr
- 2Centre commercial Avenir, découvrez son histoireavenir.klepierre.fr
- 3Services du centre commercial Aveniravenir.klepierre.fr
- 4Avenir - Cordonnier Mister Minitavenir.klepierre.fr
- 5Centre commercial Avenir - Wikidatawikidata.org
- 6Avenir (centre commercial) - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
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