Centre commercial Pôle Sud

What Centre commercial Pôle Sud does

Centre commercial Pôle Sud is a privately held regional shopping centre located in Basse-Goulaine, approximately 15 minutes from central Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique department of France. Founded on 25 May 1988 by the Laury family under the legal entity SAS PACIFIC, the centre has been progressively expanded through seven major development phases and currently comprises 141 retail brands, 25 bars and restaurants, a 10-screen Ciné Pôle Sud cinema with approximately 1,850 seats, an E.Leclerc hypermarket (with integrated Drive, Voyages, Meubles et Multimédia, and Cultural Space), and a Leroy Merlin DIY store added in January 2023. The site also includes a 3-storey vegetated parking silo with 3,400 covered spaces, 12 EV charging points, and amenities such as free Wi-Fi, an Espace Enfants childcare service, the Gropius Ville animated cave attraction, parcel pickup, ATMs, and defibrillators.

The business operates as a real-estate destination platform, generating revenue primarily through retail leasing and tenant rent from the 141 in-place tenants and the cinema operator. The centre is ISO 50001-certified for energy management (since October 2015, achieving >25% electricity reduction), uses 100% LED lighting, a 100 m³ rainwater recovery system, and a Building Management System (Gestion Technique du Bâtiment). Distribution channels combine physical access (car with 3,400 free parking spaces; TAN bus lines 2, C9, 27, 39) with digital touchpoints (website polesudshopping.fr, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and tenant-operated delivery integrations (Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Shopopop, E.Leclerc Drive).

Customers are end consumers from the Nantes metropolitan area and surrounding towns (Vertou, Cholet, Montaigu) plus retail tenants as B2B counterparties; the centre reports more than 1,100 people working across its tenant base in a family-founded, family-operated environment. No institutional investment, public listing, or disclosed revenue figures were identified in the input data.

Name

Centre commercial Pôle Sud

Legal name

SAS PACIFIC

Website

https://polesudshopping.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centre commercial Pôle Sud is a privately held, family-owned regional shopping centre in Basse-Goulaine near Nantes, France, hosting 141 retail brands, 25 restaurants, a 10-screen cinema, and anchor tenants E.Leclerc and Leroy Merlin, serving local consumers in the Nantes metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Basse-goulaine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Leasing and Tenant Rent: The centre generates revenue by leasing retail space to 141 tenants (shops, restaurants, services) and the cinema. Tenants include anchor stores (E.Leclerc, Leroy Merlin), fashion, beauty, F&B, and service retailers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centre commercial Pôle Sud is a regional shopping center in Basse-Goulaine (near Nantes), France, operating a 141-tenant retail and leisure destination that includes anchor stores (E.Leclerc, Leroy Merlin), fashion, beauty, F&B, and service retailers, 25 bars and restaurants, and a directly-operated 10-screen cinema (Ciné Pôle Sud). The center generates revenue by leasing retail space and provides shared visitor infrastructure including parking, EV charging, free Wi-Fi, a children's space, an animated cave attraction, a gift card programme, parcel pickup, and ATM services.

Product overview

Centre commercial Pôle Sud is a regional shopping center offering a unified retail platform comprising 141 retail brands, 25 restaurants, and entertainment services. The anchor tenants E.Leclerc hypermarket and Leroy Merlin provide grocery and DIY offerings, while the 10-screen Ciné Pôle Sud cinema and dedicated restaurant corridor drive foot traffic. The center supplements core retail with value-added services including E.Leclerc Drive (online grocery pickup/delivery), E.Leclerc Voyages (travel agency), E.Leclerc Meubles et Multimédia (furniture/appliances), and the Espace Culturel E.Leclerc (cultural products). Additional guest services such as parking (3,000 spaces with EV charging), free Wi-Fi, children's childcare, Gropius Ville animated cave attraction, and a gift card system complete the integrated shopping ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cine Pole Sud: A 10-screen cinema complex with 1,850 seats, including a laser projection and Dolby Atmos-equipped auditorium, located within the shopping center.
• Espace Culturel E.Leclerc
• Gropius Ville
• Espace Enfants Decouverte

Products and services

• Ciné Pôle Sud A directly-operated 10-screen cinema with approximately 1,850 seats featuring Laser 4K RGB projection and Dolby Atmos sound, including a 384-seat premium auditorium, located within the shopping center. Open to the general public and families in the Nantes agglomeration.
• Pôle Sud Gift Card

Quantifiable outcome

• 653,000 cinema admissions in 2019 (pre-expansion)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GSF (nettoyage)minorOthersGSF is the cleaning service provider for the centre's parking and common areas. GSF uses a K-Ryole electric cargo bike trailer (made in France) to collect waste on the parking lot, enabling waste collection without CO2 emissions.
• ShopopopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaborative delivery service used by E.Leclerc Drive for home delivery of groceries to customers in served communes near Basse-Goulaine. Delivery fee of €7.90 per order.
• Uber EatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood delivery platform used by multiple restaurants within the centre (Burger King, McDonald's, Jules & John, Aloha, BChef) for takeaway and home delivery orders.
• DeliveroominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood delivery platform used by restaurants in the centre (Burger King, McDonald's, Jules & John, Aloha, BChef) for takeaway and home delivery orders.
• JardilandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGarden and plant retailer in the retail park; has a green roof (toiture végétalisée) that optimises the building's energy inertia through natural insulation.
• AVAS (Amicale des Véhicules Anciens des Sorinières)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of classic vehicle enthusiasts from Les Sorinières organising the '30 Glorieuses' exhibition of vintage vehicles from 1945–1975 in the gallery from 31 August to 12 September 2026.
• Katra StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio responsible for the colourful mural/artwork in the E.Leclerc Cultural Space reading corners, created in collaboration with Super-Apes Image Maker and Peintures Nantaises.
• Super-Apes Image MakerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partner contributing to the artistic fresco in the Cultural Space reading corners alongside Katra Studio and Peintures Nantaises.
• Peintures NantaisesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal paint company contributing to the artistic fresco in the Cultural Space reading corners alongside Katra Studio and Super-Apes Image Maker.
• Pickup (Point Relais Colis)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParcel pickup point located at the reception of the E.Leclerc Cultural Space, enabling customers to collect online orders.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Confluence: Major regional shopping and leisure centre in Lyon combining retail, dining, and entertainment; comparable in mix and scale to Pôle Sud.
• Centre Commercial Cap 3000: Large regional shopping centre on the French Riviera with similar scale, mix of retail anchors, restaurants, and entertainment, used as a benchmark for big French regional malls.
• Italie Deux: Regional shopping centre in Paris (Place d'Italie) with comparable mix of anchors, fashion retailers, and F&B; used as a benchmark for French regional mall profile.
• Centre Commercial Grand Var: Regional shopping centre in Toulon with a mix of fashion anchors, restaurants, and cinema; comparable to Pôle Sud in mid-sized French regional mall positioning.
• Centre Commercial La Toison d'Or: Major regional shopping centre in Dijon with comparable tenant breadth, anchor retail, dining, and entertainment; directly comparable in size and regional positioning.
• Atlantis Le Centre: Major regional shopping centre in Saint-Herblain, directly serving the same Nantes metropolitan area and catchment as Pôle Sud. Most directly comparable by geography and tenant mix.
• Westfield Vélizy 2: Large French regional shopping centre under the Westfield brand with similar anchor tenant mix, dining, and entertainment — comparable operating profile to Pôle Sud.

Broad incumbents

• Carmila: Carmila is a French REIT specialised in retail centres anchored by Carrefour and other large retailers; broader incumbent with portfolio-level exposure to the same regional mall asset class as Pôle Sud.
• Frey: French retail property developer and operator of regional open-air shopping centres; broader incumbent in the same asset class with overlapping tenant relationships.
• Klépierre: Leading European shopping centre operator and REIT with a large French portfolio including assets similar in scale to Pôle Sud; broader incumbent offering portfolio-level comparability rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/polesudshopping
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/p%C3%B4le-sud-shopping
• Instagraminstagram.com/polesudshopping

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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