Commerce: retail real estate opportunities in Greater Lyon, France

There are a number of different business opportunities available at Confluence site:

• ground-floor shops below the buildings
  • on Cours Charlemagne and around the first housing buildings, delivered in 2009 and 2010
  • 3,400 m² of retail space will be available opposite the leisure park,
• within the leisure park 
  • alongside Place Nautique
  • more than 27,000 m² of retail space: 1 Monoprix, 19 superstores and 55 stores.

From April 2011, this space will be the prime location for shopping, meeting friends, spending time with the family and visiting as a tourist.

There are currently different options available for retail brands:

• the new district “La Buire - Les nouveaux urbains”
  • will offer 1,900 m² of space
  • for restaurants and retail.
• Cours Oxygène
  • extends the Part‑Dieu shopping centre with 11,000 m² of retail space;
  • is dedicated to personal goods;
  • is dominated by the Oxygène tower, an environmental-friendly office tower standing at 115 metres and featuring remarkable architecture.
• the south-eastern sector of Part-Dieu (Mouton-Duvernet)
  • will expand considerably over the next 4 to 5 years
  • with more than 100,000 m² of office space and new ground-floor facilities, T4 and T3 tram lines, Rhônexpress and a large public park
  • new retail set-up opportunities (major junction of Paul Bert, Mouton Duvernet and Villette and junction of Félix Faure and Mouton Duvernet) and service and restaurant opportunities
  • the aim is to create lively ground-floor spaces and create as many “active bases” as possible.
• Garibaldi
  • Rue Garibaldi will be redesigned as an urban expressway to the west of Part-Dieu
  • this will increase the visibility and functionality of the existing rows of retail outlets
  vehicle-free areas for pedestrians and cyclists
  • additional space will be created for restaurant and café terraces
  • the Garibaldi project (from Vauban to Bouchut) is expected to be completed in late 2013, including a square in front of Les Halles on the site of the former Esso service station and a square in front of the Auditorium.

The Carré de Soie leisure and retail park is a family-oriented site, containing a retail centre which focuses on cultural, gardening, sports and leisure products and services. Developed by Altaréa, it offers:

• 40,000 m² of retail space, including 8 superstores,
• 8,400 m² of stores and restaurants and
• 1,800 parking spaces, as well as
• a 15-screen movie theater and
• a 17-acre playing field set within a large racecourse.