MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - French hypermarket chain Carrefour is on track to open its first store in Moscow in May, the long awaited move by the world's No.2 food retailer into Russia, real estate sources told Reuters.
"Carrefour will open up in the Filion trade centre as expected in May, the likely period is May 10 to 30," a source at the trade centre's developer said. Carrefour spokesman Alexei Shavenzov said Carrefour "intends to serve the customers of the first hypermarket in Moscow in summer this year" but declined to specify the opening date.
According to Jones Lang LaSalle, the leasing agent for the trade center, Carrefour will occupy 14,300 square metres of space on two floors of the mall, which will open in May.
It will neighbour franchised stores of Britain's Marks & Spencer, Spain's Zara and C&A, already present in Russia, as well as Russian sports goods chain Sportmaster and children's store Detsky Mir, part of the Sistema holding.
"Everything is signed, all (tenants) should open up," said Yulia Turukhina, head of marketing and public relations at Jones Lang LaSalle in Moscow. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; editing by Melissa Akin)