Shopping centres: nine million visitors for Ses Italia (Spar)

A decidedly positive 2025 balance for the shopping centres managed in Italy by Ses, Spar European Shopping Centers.

Despite the difficult economic climate, visitor numbers remain stable at 9 million visits, while retailers’ gross turnover rises to 330 million euros.

The Italian portfolio of Spar European Shopping Centers

We are referring to Ipercity in Albignasego, Le Brentelle in Rubano, Extense in Este, all three in the Padua area, and the Il Grifone centre in Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza).

New lease agreements were signed and existing ones were renewed during the past year.

Two centres (Le Brentelle and Ipercity) obtained Breeam-in-Use certification.

With four large shopping centres and ten neighbourhood centres, Ses manages a total commercial area of 135 thousand square metres in Northern Italy. The 250 shops present provide employment for more than 2.300 people.

Thirty-two shopping centres in six countries

At international level, in 2025, Ses Group generated gross sales turnover of 3,61 billion euros (+2,2%) through a portfolio of 32 shopping centres with more than 1.900 tenants.

During the financial year, Ses welcomed a total of more than 116 million visitors across Austria, Italy, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia.

The area managed at European level is 871 thousand sq m of retail space, while the company is a market leader in Austria and Slovenia.

Renewals and new openings

Among the new tenants that reached Ses centi in our Italy in 2025, we can cite, by way of example, Rituals and the first shop in the Peninsula of the French brand Adopt (perfumes).

In addition, the Interspar supermarket inside the Il Grifone shopping centre was renovated, as was the food court at Le Brentelle.

Ses also invested in maintenance and energy-saving measures in 2025. And since 2023, the group’s Italian centres have used a certified energy management system.

Then, thanks to 8 charging points in total (a figure set to rise), customers can recharge their electric vehicles with energy sourced at 100% from renewable sources.

This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.