French property company Altarea has opened its new Les Portes de Brest-Guipavas shopping centre in Brittany, France. The 52,000-m[sup]2[/sup] centre in the Brest urban area houses Ikea, Decathlon and Boulanger stores, in addition to 14 medium-size retail units, eight restaurants, a pharmacy, and a car park with 2,500 spaces. Altarea said it had invested EUR 57mln in the shopping centre, which it said has helped to satisfy local demand for new retail formats.