– Over 100 million visitors
– 3.1 billion euros gross sales turnover generated by retail partners
– Turnover of Austrian SES centers: over 2 billion euros
– Over 30,000 m² additional photovoltaic systems scheduled for 2023
– Hotel construction in Lienz on schedule
SES shopping malls proved extremely popular in 2022 and brick-and-mortar retailers regained a foothold. The gross sales turnover of a total of 1,800 shops located on the 30 SES Spar European Shopping Center sites in Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Croatia, and the Czech Republic continued to grow in the past year. With sales up 18.5 percent and a 3.1 billion euros turnover compared to 2021, SES enjoyed a record year in terms of development since its inception in 2007. SES Centers in the key Austrian market also topped their 2019 turnover, displaying better development than the sector per se*. The 17.6 percent increase in footfall, amounting to over 100 million visitors, almost reached pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, SES invested in numerous sustainable measures such as large-scale installation of photovoltaic systems and the ongoing interim expansion of e-charging stations, currently amounting to 175 charging points coupled with extensive LED retrofitting.
*Source: Statistics Austria: 8.1 percent nominal increase in retail sales turnover for Austria (excluding motor vehicles) 2022
