Gap to open Tel Aviv store in February

Article published on Ynetnews.com August 25, 2009
By Navit Zomer

Elbit Trade and Retail announces plans to open 5,651 square feet store in Azrieli Center Mall early next year.

After the opening of American fashshion label Gap's first store at the Mamilla pedestrian shopping mall in Jerusalem on Monday, the company will be preparing for the opening of its second store at the Azrieli Center Mall in Tel Aviv in February.

Elbit Trade and Retail, the company that holds franchise rights for Gap in Israel announced on Thursday the opening of the Azrieli store, which will span an area of 525 square meters (5,651 square feet).

The new store will make the mall the first in Israel to house both a Gap store and the international Swedish fashion chain H&M, which is slated to open next April.

The Gap store in the Azrieli Center Mall will be opened on half of the area of the mall's Mango clothing store, which is also run by Elbit Trade and Retail, and in place of the mall's Lucci and Mac stores, which will be relocated to other areas in the shopping center.

Azrieli Center CEO Arnon Toren said talks regarding opening additional Gap store's in other Azrieli Group shopping centers were ongoing.

In addition to the Mamilla and Azrieli Center stores, a Gap branch will also be opened at the Arena Mall in the Herzliya Marina, as well as in other locations.

Latin American Jews building in Jerusalem's Har Nof

Article published on GLOBES [online] August 18, 2009
By Ariel Rosenberg

Latin American Jews building in Jerusalem's Har Nof. Most of the members of the buyers group are Jews from Venezuela and Mexico who are planning to immigrate to Israel soon.

A buyers group of Latin American Jews will build two nine-floor residential buildings in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood.
The Pninat Har Nof will exploit the hilly topography of the site to build 70 terraced apartments of three to six rooms each. The project will also include a synagogue and Beit Midrash, spa, fitness rooms, sports fields, a banquet hall, underground parking, and a park.

Most of the members of the buyers group are Jews from Venezuela and Mexico who are planning to immigrate to Israel soon. The buyers group was organized by Moises Benarroch, a resident of the neighborhood who immigrated to Israel 13 years ago.