According to the group's vice-president, Linda Liu, the first jobs are already operational, in this which is the first phase of job concessions. However, the group plans to create an additional 20,000 jobs with the implementation of the second phase of the project.
For now, Shopping Popular will offer the population of Luanda a total of 300 stores – 90 percent of which are already occupied and ready to open their doors at the opening, on the 18th.
"The mall is very well located. There was no need to do much advertising and the store owners quickly joined in. We are three days away from the opening and ready to welcome customers", said the head of the H&S group, present in the country since 2006.
Taking into account the reorganization of commerce in the capital, the infrastructure received part of the tenants from the São Paulo market, who benefited from occupancy discounts of around 50 percent.
We welcome São Paulo store owners so that they are comfortable and safe to develop their businesses. Our shopping mall attracted many international brands, but we also want to help Angolan brands", reiterated the vice-president, quoted by Jornal de Angola.
One of the new features is the presence in stores of the Hebrumel group, which operates in several areas, from perfumery to clothing, including toys. Offering mainly Chinese and Japanese products, the brand – which has been operating on the international market since 2011 – created 60 jobs with the investment in a space, the first in Angola, in the country's most recent shopping mall.
"It is an international brand with pre-defined policies. The goal is to establish a factory in Angola for national production", said Edson Jerónimo, the company's general director.
Also according to the person responsible, the most recent policies to attract investment and create jobs carried out by the Government were the great attraction for the group's investment in national trade.
