Apranga Group has taken up quarters to modern premises built for the specific needs of the company at Vilnius Business Park, on Ukmerges Street in Vilnius. Nearly 200 employees have moved to the administrative building and logistics complex. Premises designed according to specific requirements: The administrative building and logistics warehouse complex was developed by Darnu Group, one of the largest real estate management and development companies in Lithuania. According to Darnu Group CEO Sigita Survilaite-Mekioniene, the company’s extensive experience allowed it to offer premises that meet specific business needs. The 3,200 sq. m. administrative building was equipped with careful thought about the well-being of employees: the administrative building features ergonomic workstations with height adjustable desks, and was designed with the intention of creating comfortable spaces with informal social areas and phone booths. There were also very high requirements for natural lighting. For the convenience of staff, there is a modern gym and a café, as well as a self-catering area. The administrative building is focused on a cosy outdoor space that is meant for employee relaxation, and the first floor of the building is as transparent as possible, connecting to the greenery of the environment. For the building to meet the needs of the people working there, control of the main systems – heating, ventilation, conditioning, lighting and watering – is fully computerised. For heating the complex, there is a geothermal power plant that meets the highest ecological requirements and which will work in cooling mode during the summer. Another effective technological solution is the window blinds, which are adjusted according to a schedule and react to the strength of the wind. The largest part of the building complex – nearly 17,000 sq. m. – is occupied by a logistics centre and warehouse complex that was built based on international experience. The logistics centre is equipped with a modern garment racking system that is more than five kilometres long and works automatically between two floors. The company is currently working on a warehouse management system project which will allow automated equipment to handle up to 5,000 garments per hour and simultaneously sort for more than 90 stores. The logistics centre also has approximately 20,000 storage places on shelves. In order to ensure maximum comfort for workers, the logistics centre is designed to capture natural daylight. Taking the changing business needs into account, Apranga Group also provided for the installation of a photo studio which can accommodate several teams at once. According to one of the project designers, this building was deliberately built on the plot as if it were greeting guests coming to Vilnius. In this way, it becomes an accent representing the entire complex and the main axis of the architectural composition. Vilnius Business Park covers a total area of 8.5 hectares, of which 3.6 hectares are used to accommodate the new Apranga Group administrative and logistics centre.
Apranga APB is a Lithuania-based company that is principally engaged in the retail trade of apparel. Apranga Group, which consists of a parent company Apranga APB and its 16 wholly owned subsidiaries (located in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia) control numerous stores and outlets in such Baltic States as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Apranga Group develops trade systems and single-brand stores of five different types: ZARA franchise stores; APRANGA family fashion stores; Aprangos Galerija young fashion; Dshop a Desigual brand franchise shops; CITY business fashion stores and a franchise store Betty Barclay in Latvia, and Luxury clothes, footwear and accessories stores, which comprise franchise stores, such as Emporio Armani, GF Ferre, Hugo Boss, MaxMara, Burberry Limited, Mados linija and others. In February 2014 it established a subsidiary Apranga MDE OU which operates Massimo Dutti stores in Estonia under agreement with Inditex.