Alcaidesa Marina abre su parque comercial con nueve tiendas

Nine establishments already open and the forecast of reaching up to twenty shops. That is what the Alcaidesa Marina retail park offers from this Thursday, a new space on the west front of the port area of La Línea de la Concepción that seeks to strengthen the connection between the town centre and the sea. The brands already operating are JD Sports, Sprinter, Jysk, Deichmann shoes, Soloptical, Mascotas Ávila, Druni perfumery, the Aldi supermarket and the Veritas organic food shop. They will be joined by the rest of the planned shops and the gym and restaurant areas, which according to the mayor, Juan Franco, will open «in a couple of months at most». The mayor has argued that this retail park format does not interfere with the activity of the historic centre, which is oriented towards local shops and a different public profile. Franco has stated that the initiative is «an example of success in terms of administrative processing», after completing the detailed study and the granting of licences through regular meetings with the ownership. The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, has framed the action within the entity's 2030 strategic plan, aimed at developing the port-city environment, and has valued the occupancy level of the premises. The director of the Alcaidesa Marina Marina, Antonio Valbuena, has thanked the technical support of the municipal Urbanism delegation and the support of the APBA, holder of the concession, and has invited the people of the Campo de Gibraltar to visit the facilities. «We want this to be a place where people come not only to shop, but to stroll, to enjoy the views we have here and that brings the town closer to the sea and the Marina», Valbuena expressed. The opening strengthens port facilities with capacity for 624 berths, according to the data provided during the event, which consolidate the urban and economic transformation of the La Línea seafront. The event was also attended by the deputy mayor, Juan Macías; the councillor for Infrastructures, Yolanda Fernández, and the councillor for Commerce, Alfonso Lozano.