The most expensive shopping streets Europe

Barcelona

Barcelona's retail market last years remains strong. During this time, the appearance of many streets has changed, but even today the city has a lot of shops, some of which are considered the best in Spain.

Portal de l'Angel is where fashionable foreign boutiques are concentrated. Nearby are the department store of the popular El Corte Inglés chain and Cathedral. This means that clients - both tourists and local residents- there is always enough here.

The streets of Pelayo and Portaferrissa are also famous for their boutiques. Many international brands are represented here. Since 2007, the upper part of Passeig de Gràcia has opened its doors to luxury brands, providing the mass market with shops in the lower part of the street.

Demand in the retail sector has weakened somewhat in recent years, reflecting a general trend across Spain. This is mainly due to local brands abandoning plans to increase their presence in the market.

Berlin

The cultural and political center of Germany has a large number of modern shopping centers.

Although there is a lot of retail space in the periphery, central Berlin still dominates the retail market. Kurfürstendamm is the most popular street in the west of the capital, which, together with Tauenzienstraße, forms a whole shopping “cascade”, premises on which are always in demand. The famous KaDeWe department store is located here, as well as stores of major international fashion brands.

The center of trade is Friedrichstrasse. There are many stores that sell consumer goods, but luxury brands also have a worthy place here.

Life continues to boil in Khaki courtyards, where there are always a lot of tourists. In terms of importance for trade, this place can be compared with the London district of Covent Garden or the Parisian Marais.

London

The West End remains the most important trading center in the UK. Business here succeeds mainly due to foreign capital. A significant share of sales is due to the large influx of tourists. The three main streets - Oxford Street, Bond Street and Regent Street - are known for having the densest concentration of retail outlets in Europe.

There are more than 300 shops on Oxford Street. It's a key retail market for the entire West End and Europe's busiest shopping street, so it's no surprise that shoppers flock here.

Bond Street is the most famous street in central London for trading luxury goods. Every self-respecting international brand has a store here. Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani and Ermenegildo Zegna are just a few of the famous brands whose products can be found on Bond Street.

Regent Street is part of the Crown Estate, meaning it is owned by the British Crown. A skillful strategy has attracted many large international companies here.

Boutiques in the Covent Garden area attract many tourists and fashion lovers. An increase in sales volumes entails an increase in rental rates, whereas previously a lack of supply was the reason for their decrease.

Recent major deals show that London's shopping streets have great potential. Thus, the premises on Oxford Street were leased to the Spanish company Desigual, and the store on New Bond Street was leased to the jewelry manufacturer Piaget.

Madrid

Madrid, the capital and most Big City Spain, attracts many wealthy buyers.

Preciados is one of the main streets and the most popular shopping area in the country. The stores are designed for both mass consumers and luxury goods buyers. There are many expensive boutiques on the stretch of Ortega y Gasseta street between Serrano and Velazquez streets.

Gran Via is located in the old city center, north of Preciados. The retail outlets here are focused mainly on the middle segment of the market.

Over the past 12 months, demand has weakened amid a weak economic environment, but several large deals have still been concluded. Among them is the rental of premises in Praça Marques de Salamanca by Abercrombie & Fitch.

The amount of free space for shops in the market is limited. Rental rates peaked at 220 euros/m² per month.

Milan

Milan is the industrial, commercial and financial center of Italy. World famous fashion houses are located here.

There are no shopping centers in the heart of the city. This is explained by the fact that historical buildings predominate here, which are under state protection.

Among the shopping streets, two areas can be distinguished. The first - "Fashion Quarter" (Quadrilatero della Moda) - is focused on the sale of luxury goods and includes the area around Via Montenapoleone. Another area is designed for a wider population. It includes the pedestrian street Corso Vittorio Emanuele, next to Piazza del Duomo.

Despite the unfavorable economic climate, Milan's central streets continue to attract both buyers and sellers. Among the latter are Stella McCartney, who opened a store on Via Santo Spirito, and Abercrombie & Fitch, which opened its flagship store on Via Matteotti.

Thanks to strong demand from sellers, rental rates remain stable, although experts note that the market is not transparent enough.

Moscow

The capital market is the largest consumer market in Russia, accounting for 17% of sales in the country. Most Muscovites shop at 75 shopping centers, scattered throughout the capital. The most famous are GUM and TSUM, as well as luxury boutiques on Petrovka and Stoleshnikov Lane.

Middle-class clients are attracted by stores on Tverskaya, Novy and Stary Arbat. Here you can find retail outlets of local and foreign brands.

Demand for rental retail space increased in 2010 compared to the previous year. Companies mainly focus on large shopping centers on busy streets. Demand exceeds supply and, as a result, rental rates are rising. It is expected that many new retail buildings will be built during 2011.

Munich

The level of consumption of retail goods in Munich is among the highest in Europe. The local economy is supported by a strong tourism market. The capital of Bavaria is considered the main center of trade in Germany. Demand is high here, and, as a result, rent is expensive.

The main shopping streets in Munich are Kaufinger Strasse and Neuhauser Strasse, as well as the Marienplatz area. Their attendance exceeds 12,500 people per hour. Owners rarely sell their stores, so supply is limited.

However, construction of new buildings continues. For example, the Karstadt am Dom building on Neuhauser Strasse will be demolished and a new one will be built in its place by 2013.

Demand, especially from the fashion industry, remains high on the fashionable Theatinerstrasse, Weinstrasse, Residenzstrasse and Dienerstrasse. The shops here are a worthy alternative to the Maximilianstrasse boutiques, where there is a serious shortage of free retail space, so rates sometimes reach sky-high levels.

Major deals include Italian fashion label Ermenegildo Zegna's lease of premises on Maximilianstrasse, the upcoming opening of a 1,300 m² Louis Vuitton flagship store in the exclusive Palais an der Oper complex, which will be housed in a former post office building, and the company's lease of retail space on Sendlinger Strasse G-Star.

Paris

Paris - one of the world's most important tourist centers - along with London and New York, has become a Mecca for shopping lovers. Local and foreign companies do not stop opening in French capital new stores.

Parisians prefer shopping on the Champs-Élysées, Rue de Rivoli, Grand Opera and Boulevard Haussmann, while residents of the suburbs often shop at the Rosny 2 and Velizy 2 shopping centers.

Luxury shops are scattered throughout the city, but the most luxury boutiques can be found on Avenue Montaigne and Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Due to the difficult economic situation, many store owners had difficulty paying rent and were forced to renegotiate the terms of their contracts in 2010. Despite everything, activity in the rental market has increased, as many companies are trying to find more profitable places closer to the city center. However, there are few vacant premises left on the main shopping streets, so the rental of stores, mainly food stores, is also in demand in the periphery.

The cost of renting premises has almost reached pre-crisis levels. But owners began to listen more to the needs of tenants and gradually increase rates.

Cost of renting real estate on the most expensive shopping streets in Europe, euro/m² per year

Do you want something new, but have you already visited all the famous places? We have put together for you a selection of the most unusual and interesting stores in Moscow with a non-standard approach to the concept, purchasing of things and the buyer himself.

Trends brands

Founder: Nastya Sartan

Concept: You can look on par with world fashionistas in things from little-known designers. And it's budget-friendly!

Brands: Clabin, Indigira, Face, Chic, Cherrypop, Tutto Bene, V&J, Vivian Royal, NNedre

Price policy: from 3,000 to 7,000 rub.

Address: Tsvetnoy Blvd., 15, building 1

This is a real girl's paradise. The idea of ​​the store is to make shopping as comfortable as possible. Fashion with a kind face - they say to themselves. Indeed, “Rumchik” can easily be classified as one of those stores where you can easily spend the whole day sorting through accessories and jewelry, choosing a fashionable look for every day or for a special occasion. Here you can find women's clothing, accessories, jewelry from Russian designers and favorite but undistributed brands from Europe and the USA.

Founders: Evgenia Ostrovskaya and Altynai Kolganova

Concept: Young independent brands and designers from Russia, Europe, Asia, America.

Brands: Alchemia Jewellery, American Vintage, Botanic Garden, Gold Hawk, Individuals, Liza Zhitskaya, Maison Scotch & Soda, Paul & Joe Sister, PAVLUKHINA, Race to Space

Price policy: from 5,000 to 12,000 rubles.

Address: st. Bolshaya Dmitrovka, 9

This is the place for lovers of avant-garde clothing and minimalist design. The most secret store in Moscow, which was originally conceived as a closed boutique “for our own people.” The ideal dress code for designers, architects and simply creative, out-of-the-box thinkers. The founders of SVMoscow are connoisseurs of modern design and professional architects who wanted to bring things to Moscow for friends, acquaintances and like-minded people. For a long time, the boutique really only worked for the initiated, but now it has finally become available to everyone.

Founder: Tatyana Strekalovskaya

Concept: A unique selection of avant-garde clothing from , and , as well as many other designers from London, Antwerp and Tokyo.

Price policy: from 6,000 to 150,000 rubles.

Address: Bolshoi Kozikhinsky lane, 19/6

The store has been the embodiment of modern British culture in Moscow for several years now. By dressing here, you can easily master the style of British street style, one of the strongest in the world. The space was twice awarded the Afisha Award: as the best opening of the year and, later, as the best store of the year. The UK Style salon is divided into conceptual zones: The Trend Hall - a hall of modern bourgeois luxury; The Dandy Hall - men's clothing in a modern classic style; The Red Bricks Hall is the territory of avant-garde fashion.

Founders: Andrey Kovalev and Maxim Kalmykov

Concept: A store with a unique selection of exclusively British brands.

Price policy: above average

Address: st. Kuznetsky Most, 20

This is the first project that brought together Russian designers - both experienced and beginners. The founders of Fashion incubator pay great love and attention to the choice of their clients and help designers find themselves. For lovers of new things, there is a real expanse here: beautiful dresses, silk coats, holster-shaped handbags, velvet brogues with embroidery. This is a place for knowledgeable metropolitan fashionistas who are not afraid to experiment.

Founders: Evgenia Linovich and Marina Dolidze

Price policy: from 15,000 to 50,000 rubles.

Address: st. Bolshaya Dmitrovka, 9

Precious stones and illustrious clients. In 1947, Katharine Hepburn wore the so-called Inquisition Necklace to the Oscars, and Harry Winston became the first official jeweler of the award. In 1969, Richard Burton bought Harry Winston a unique pear cut diamond for Elizabeth Taylor. You don't have to be a star to wear Harry Winston jewelry, but you certainly become one when you wear platinum earrings with diamonds and sapphires. Boutique Harry Winston: Tretyakovsky pr-d, 7.

Urgent call

Recital 9 Miss Alexandra Tourbillon - women's model in an oval case with a tourbillon - the second in history Bovet women's watch with tourbillon. The first model, released in 2011, was an incredible success. The new watch has another complication - a moon phase indicator. And the exact map of the Moon is made in the form of an engraving. The second hand is replaced with a diamond, and the crown is decorated with a flat sapphire. Bovet: Smolenskaya square, 3/5.

Overlooking Ararat

In the collection Raff House, where unique examples and complicated watch models are collected, the Toric Capitole Ararat minute repeater appeared, created by Parmigiani Fleurier specifically for Raff House, commissioned by Raphael Papian. The watch is based on the Toric Minute Repeater Capitole model and is decorated with an image of Mount Ararat on the front side. House Raff House: M. Nikitskaya, 25.

Eternals

Audemars Piguet, the Le Brassus-based manufactory, has expanded its Royal Oak Offshore collection with a new ceramic case and ceramic bezel: the Royal Oak Offshore Diver. Thanks to the use of super-durable ceramic, this watch is unbreakable and scratch-resistant. Salon Eurotime: Sretensky Blvd., 2.

Science of the Stars

How to combine the best achievements of watchmaking and jewelry art? With a generous Mediterranean hand, the Bulgari craftsmen pour pavé of white diamonds onto the dial, colored stones of different cuts glow like stars. And here you are, a new hit in the Astrale collection. Boutique Bulgari: Tretyakovsky Prospect, 1/1.

The garden is blooming!

Collection Mon Jardin jeweler Svetlana Amova - a walk through the best gardens in the world, portraits of flowers. This double ring is inspired by the Tuileries Garden. In a simple form at first glance, there is a reference to the Florentine patterns that Catherine de Medici loved so much, and to the strict geometry of Le Nôtre, and to palace luxury.

Floated!

Omega Constellation Sedna- the first watch to be cased in 18k Sedna™ gold. Sedna is a new alloy of gold, copper and palladium. The alloy is based on 75% gold and owes its unique pink hue to copper. Thanks to palladium, this shade does not fade over the years. Boutique Omega: GUM, Red Square, 3.

Cheerful family

Founded in 1920 as a small family business, Tous is today an internationally recognized jewelry brand. The current owners of the brand, Salvador and Rosa Tous, and their four daughters have developed a style for every day: more than 30 collections of jewelry a year made from high-quality materials and precious stones, combining classical traditions and modern developments. And also our own lines of accessories, perfumes and watches. Today Tous is represented in 45 countries around the world, in more than 400 boutiques.

Light it up!

New autumn-winter collection Boss was shown in Shanghai at the Powerhouse of Art Museum of Contemporary Art. The collection combines natural shapes with three-dimensional details, which the brand's director and womenswear artistic director Eian Allen has transformed into a modern take on femininity.

The most expensive!

Jewelry boutique Boncado is located in Moscow near Kutuzovsky Prospekt, overlooking Moscow City. Here you can buy at best price, bracelets, and even exclusive Tardini bags made of top-class alligator leather.

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Many of us cringe at the thought of prices in such expensive boutiques where the rich set up their “playgrounds”. But what makes a boutique truly special? Of course, expensive products, produced in limited editions and inaccessible to many.

What most of the world's exclusive boutiques have in common is that the founding designer is no longer alive, which means that the company has stood the test of time and has proven this for many generations. The founders are designers with a capital D. Many of them have quite refined taste and serious business acumen. In addition, the exotic factor played a role, making the boutiques exclusive. There is only one American boutique on this list. The others are France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy. Pay attention to 10 global shopping centers.

If you were a billionaire for a day, where would you like to go shopping? There are obvious options that immediately come to mind - Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Vera Wang - names that we know, including thanks to such shows as “In the City” or GQ, Elle and Vogue magazines. But are there other luxury brands that we've never even heard of?

Prepare to enter the world of the rich and famous, where power and money mean you can meet the world's top designers waiting for you. Below is a list 10 of the best exclusive boutiques in the world.

Australian recognized in 2002 Charles quickly acquired the status of a style icon, her name is associated with the best. The multi-brand boutique sells only high-end clothing and accessories from around the globe; Charles reduced the number of its stores to one (plus online shopping). If you are in the area Pacific Heights, then meet the designer in person or ask for help from first-class stylists. Designer brands in the boutique include:

• Bantu,
• Charlene Court
• Fabiana Filippi,
• Kenzo,
• Maison Kitsune,
• Nicholas Kirkwood
• Tatto
• Yosh and many others.

With boutiques in Paris, London and Brussels Carine Gliston excelled in the design of women's underwear. This store's prices are very high, although this helps maintain exclusivity. Plain thongs start at $322, while bras range from $450 to $620 if they're not custom-made.

Everything is handmade from the finest silk from Leon and lace from Calais. The peculiarity of the boutique is that it serves very wealthy clients, creating for them designs of simple and wedding underwear.

Founded in 1932, the jewelry and Swiss watch brand is known for its Beverly Hills boutique on Rodeo Drive. Harry Winston was known for his refined taste and collection of diamonds. In 1949, he purchased the Hope Diamond and later donated it to the Smithsonian Institution, where it remains to this day.

If you want to impress, then this store is for you, because this is where stars buy jewelry with diamonds and other precious stones to complement their outfits for the annual Oscars. They also claim that the collection contains more famous gems than any other private or public company has ever had. Pay attention to the 10 most expensive jewelry in the world.

Competing with Harry Winston, this company has been everywhere since it was founded in the 19th century in Switzerland. This is one of the few companies involved in the production of Swiss watches that has been operating continuously for 165 years! For people who use their phones more to tell time, this is a real testament to the quality of this watch.

There are currently 19 boutiques in the world Nardin, including three in Dubai. The New York store opened in December 2013 and is located in an elegant hotel Ritz, where rich people and businessmen can get acquainted with a collection of the most beautiful watches in the world.

Known since 1846 for Madrid's finest leather craftsmen, this Barcelona boutique offers wallets, accessories and clothing made from the finest genuine leather. Today, the company's charter includes social and environmental responsibility clauses, and they claim to understand the difference between the haves and the have-nots... but they don't sell anything to the underprivileged.

They boast a dozen boutiques throughout Spain, as well as 33 stores in other countries. The Barcelona store was renovated 2 years ago and now boasts an exclusive VIP room and new decor.

This exclusive location in the heart of Mayfair was once home to the Duke of Westminster. Alfred Dunhill, the founder of the family, a supplier of leather goods, fashionable clothing, men's accessories, as well as a tailor and tobacconist, opened his first store in 1902. He understood that men do not like shopping as much as the fair half of humanity.

That is why global boutiques such as Bourdon House, are located in former houses to create the feeling that you did not go out shopping anywhere. In addition to the store, the space includes a men's SPA-a salon, an old-fashioned hair salon and a place to have a cup of tea while counting your shopping expenses.

Inside the boutique Louis Vuitton's Roma Etoile(there are several LV stores in Rome) looks like an old-fashioned wedding cake. The inside of the store is designed in Art Nouveau style, and on YouTube it’s called “ crazy Louis Vuitton store in Rome" The interior features a curved staircase, diamond lighting fixtures and tons of gold and white flowers. It is worth noting that the brand ranks among the 6 fashion brands available only to the rich.

Synonymous with vintage sophistication, this company has stood the test of time. De la Renta, born in the Dominican Republic, was an apprentice before opening his store in 1965, and the company is now almost 50 years old. Located on Fifth Avenue, the boutique is one of the new ones, although there are others, for example, in the Paris Hotel Ritz.

New York's Oscar de la Renta is the perfect place for rich people to first look closely at designer goods before spending big money on a purchase. Stunning dresses from De la Renta worn:
Elizabeth Taylor,
Taylor Swift,
Emma Watson,
Oprah Winfrey and many others.
The brand is included in the ranking of the 14 most expensive clothing brands.

This Italian designer lived for 51 years. He was killed in Miami near his home in 1997 by an unknown person. Despite his short life, Versace left a huge legacy. Its collection includes some of the most beautiful wallets and handbags, men's and women's clothing and accessories, eyewear, perfume, jewelry and watches.

A beach bag costs $650, an evening clutch about $2,000, and a daily handbag over $4,000. The Rome boutique is one of the best, although there are about 20 stores in North America and several stores in other countries.

Dubbed the most expensive boutique in the world, the men's store on Rodeo Drive is truly exclusive: a one-of-a-kind boutique where everything is by appointment only. Bijan Pakzad was an Iranian who moved to California in 1973, opened his own store and quickly became famous for his sense of style.

He once came up with a design for a 24-karat gold pistol with a pearl coating on the handle. Only 200 of these were made, and one of them went at auction in 2005 for $50,000. Clothes from Bijan worn like:

• Vladimir Putin,
• Tom Cruise,
• Ronald Reagan
• George Bush,
• Anthony Hopkins,
• Tony Blair
• Asher,
• Giorgio Armani,
• Oscar de la Renta... and the list goes on and on.