Investment offensive

Lindaupark: the facelift enters the final spurt

The Lindaupark is currently being renovated, with a focus on high-quality architecture.

(Bild: Hari Pulko/Lindaupark)

The shopping center, which is also popular with many Vorarlberg residents, is currently being renovated - which is associated with restrictions. The competition in the region, first and foremost the Messepark in Dornbirn, is likely to follow suit soon. 

Spurred on by the rise in prices, many Vorarlberg residents are going shopping in nearby Germany. The Lindaupark, where cars with Vorarlberg license plates cannot be overlooked, is particularly popular with shopping tourists. For a few weeks now, however, the shopping experience has been noticeably spoiled: several stores are closed and certain areas are completely off-limits. The reason for this is renovation work to make the shopping center fit for the future. This work has been underway since 2023, but customers have not noticed much of it - until now. Now, however, things are entering the hot phase and there will be no getting around the restrictions until completion in 2026.

Additional space, new stores
Around 5,000 square meters of retail space will be added as part of the redesign. In total, the retail space will then amount to 17,500 square meters. The new space will primarily attract well-known brands, with the motto "quality over quantity". In order to create the right ambience, the focus is on high-quality architecture, with the centerpiece being located on the second floor - a passageway is to be created here, through which customers will be able to access the new parking garage, which is also currently being built in the new "Vier-Linden-Quartier".

Dornbirn's Messepark will also soon shine in new splendor.

(Bild: Messepark/ Baumschlager-Eberle)

Messepark plans to invest 100 million euros
The massive investments by our German neighbors are also being closely scrutinized in the Ländle. The operators of the Dornbirn trade fair park in particular feel challenged by the competition. In any case, they do not want to give up market share without a fight. As is well known, the state government approved an expansion of the retail space from the current 19,000 to 22,200 square meters in autumn 2023. Around 100 million euros are to be invested in the "Messepark 3.0", and the concrete plans are expected to be submitted this year. The structural adaptation measures will then take around three years.