Health in the Sillpark: New health park opens 2026 in Innsbruck!

Health in the Sillpark: New health park opens 2026 in Innsbruck!

SES SPAR European Shopping Centers (SES) plans an innovative expansion of your offer by wanting to introduce health services in selected shopping centers. In cooperation with the Vinzenz Group Services, the first health park in Innsbrucker Sillpark will be built, the opening of which is scheduled for autumn 2026. Christoph Andexlinger, the CEO of SES, underlined the entrepreneurial success and increasing number of visitors: 2024 SES counted around 117 million visitors in six countries, which corresponds to an increase of 4.5 % compared to the previous year.

The gross sales sales of the shop partners rose by 6.5 % in the same year to a total of 3.54 billion euros. Ses is active in Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Hungary and the Czech Republic and manages an impressive area of ​​855,000 square meters with around 1,900 shops in 28 shopping centers, two retail parks and a managed shopping street.

promote health in everyday life

The newly planned health park in Innsbruck will be set up on 2,000 square meters and is part of a comprehensive modernization that is scheduled to start renovation in spring 2025. Investments of 30 million euros are provided for this project. The aim of the health offers is to increase awareness of health in everyday life. SES also checks other possible locations for health parks in Austria to further expand their health offers.

Development in the health sector comes at a time when society as a whole ages, which increases the demand for health services. A consumer survey in Germany shows that consumers are willing to use health services in retail. 81 % of those surveyed state that they have medical examinations carried out in retail, which illustrates the great opportunity for the integration of health services in retail.

expectations and challenges

Consumers have high demands on health care, regardless of the provider. Important factors are strict hygiene regulations, the qualifications of the specialists as well as softskills such as friendliness and understanding. Retail can offer flexibility through shorter travel routes and longer opening times, which is particularly important for people with long travel paths.

Health services in retail could prove to be a door opener for further offers. Such services have already been established in some countries, which also indicates that health policy is increasingly dealing with low -threshold health offers. Changes in the regulation enable certain services to be offered outside of medical practices, which is why liberalization is becoming more important in this regard.

The role of SES in the shopping and health sector clearly shows that interlocking retail and health services is not only possible, but also necessary in order to meet the growing requirements of the population. This strategy not only pursues economic goals, but also wants to promote the quality of life of people through a better health awareness.

Overall, there is a great opportunity in these developments, both for retail and for improving health care in our society.