The Swedish company IKEA Centers Russia owns a network of MEGA shopping centers in Russia. He is focused on the development of IKEA in the Russian Federation and the management of its own real estate. For 2018, fourteen network shopping centers have been opened in Russia. The capital of the Sverdlovsk region was no exception - in December 2006, a MEGA branch was opened in Yekaterinburg.
About the mall
The shopping center opened its doors on December 11, 2006, together with the IKEA hypermarket. The total area occupied by the MEGA shopping center in Yekaterinburg is more than 120 thousand square meters, of which about a hundred are allocated for retail space. Note that out of this amount, IKEA hypermarket occupies a little more than twenty-five thousand square meters.
It is not surprising that the shopping center has only one floor, but the interior is designed in such a way that absolutely all stores fit in it, even large ones. For example, IKEA, OBI and AUCHAN are located on three sides of the MEGA Yekaterinburg shopping center. The general concept of the shopping center implies that the complex will unite the world's most famous brands under one roof. A very wide range of products is presented.
Shopping center "MEGA Yekaterinburg": list of shops
In total, the shopping center has more than a hundred stores of various categories.
The format of the MEGA Yekaterinburg shopping center implies the unification of three network giants in a single trading space - AUCHAN supermarkets (products and non-food products) and OBI supermarkets (garden and home goods), as well as the IKEA home interior store.
There are a lot of boutiques in the shopping center. Shopping here will be successful even if you have a limited budget. In the MEGA shopping center (Yekaterinburg), you can choose the right product both in inexpensive well-known chain stores (H&M, Henderson, Bershka, Zara, Ostin, etc.) and in premium boutiques with fairly high prices (Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein Jeans, Lacoste Ave.). A wide selection of cosmetics and perfumes is presented in stores such as Yves Rocher, Lush, MAC. The shopping center also has major well-known retailers of household appliances and mobile gadgets: re: Store, “M. Video".
Nutrition
When planning the building, the Swedish company IKEA made sure that after tiring shopping at the MEGA shopping center in Yekaterinburg, customers had a place to have lunch and relax a bit.
Provided for this, "Tasty Boulevard" - a place where the usual fast-food restaurants are collected. Such as KFC, Ploveberry, French bakery "Paul Bakery", "Baby Potato", McDonalds, "Emelya", Subway, My Mix, Donna Olivia, restaurants "Ural dumplings", "Dozen".
Entertainment
For guests of the MEGA shopping center in Yekaterinburg, a really large selection of entertainment is presented. Formula is ready to offer visitors the world of car simulators with the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of racing, drive and fast driving, as well as immerse themselves in the roller coaster 5D ride in the world of VR.
One of the most unusual types of transport moves around the territory of MEGA in Yekaterinburg - an interesting entertainment for both adults and children. All guests have a unique opportunity to ride a small double-decker bus, similar to those that travel along the streets of London in the UK, but in miniature. The red Routemaster runs through the main alleys of the shopping center.
In addition, the MEGA shopping center (Yekaterinburg) has opened a whole thematic zone based on the children's animated series Smeshariki, and not just a playground with attractions. Friends Club "Smeshariki" is not an ordinary playground - it is a full-fledged world where the most famous and funny cartoon characters live. Professional club employees will do everything for the younger guests to be interested, and no one will get bored. Here you can make your way through the large maze, do various creative work, ride small cars, play with figures of cartoon characters, watch cartoons themselves and even master the computer under the control of adults using special educational children's programs.
How to get there
The MEGA shopping center in Yekaterinburg is the first such institution in the city and is striking in its size. It is located on the outskirts of the city, on the Moscow highway, in the area of VIZ.
The official address of the shopping center "MEGA" in Yekaterinburg: st. Metallurgists, house 87. You can get to it in two ways: by your own vehicle or by shuttle bus.
MEGA Shopping Center in Yekaterinburg can be reached by public transport from the Geologicheskaya metro station, from where a free shuttle bus goes both ways with the designation AUCHAN under the windshield. When leaving the mall, the driver must provide a purchase receipt. In addition to free public transport, municipal public transport is also suitable, on which from the stops "Vysotsky St.", "Broadcasting Company Globus", "South Substation" you can get to the shopping center by bus and minibus (route number 12, 26, 27, 37,026 and 06).
For guests of the shopping center on personal vehicles provides parking for six thousand parking spaces located under the building and in the open area in front of the shopping center.