Equator Retail and Entertainment Complex has been inaugurated on December 15, 2007. It is situated on 26, Kovpaka Street, in the former production shops on the site of one of the largest plants of Poltava in the Soviet era, PoltavaMash. With Poltava, it has been a new format center designed and constructed in accordance with the latest trends in architecture and composition of RECs. This is a hub of super-regional importance due to its layout, size, content and significance for Poltava city and region. This look combined with high standards provide an absolute competitiveness when compared to existing and would-be projects throughout the region.

  Its total area amounts to 30,000 sq. m., gross leasable area is 24,000 sq. m. Of which, 2,500 sq.m. is the area rented by Velyka Kishenya (Big Pocket) grocery hypermarket. Nearby, there are Eldorado household appliances and electronics supermarket, a number of top international brands boutiques where you can buy stylish clothes, exquisite lingerie, fashion shoes, high-quality leather accessories and travel bags, a variety of sports goods, bijouterie or jewelry. There are also prestigious optics, modern large bookstore, salon for mobile communications, Velyka Apteka Pharmacy Market and others.

  In the entertainment area, you can visit Turbine Entertainment Center with 24 bowling
tracks and billiards as well as fast court represented by Puzata Khata fast food restaurant for 400 seats. Besides, there is all-year-round skating rink and Igroland children’s play center here.

  Turbine Bowling Club is a cult place for recreation and entertainment. It has deluxe equipment supplied by QubicaAMF Bowling world famous company and, accordingly, the best skittle-alley in Poltava that sport bowling competitions, tournaments, Poltava Grand Cups and Championships of Ukraine are staged in. The club offers excellent service. There is a sushi bar with Japanese cuisine, at visitors’ disposal. The bowling club contains a small area of entertainment slot machines. The machines have been very carefully selected for the target audience of the club. These are NFS Carbon (Global VR) auto racing and Moto GP (Namco) motorcycle racing video simulators.

  Igroland Children’s Entertainment Center offers amusement rides for preschoolers and older children located in different zones. Teenagers like simulators and sporting attractions, Small Skittle Alley and Car-Racing Track, Air Cannons, Rock Climber and “Storm” Laser Battles better. Younger children prefer rather a Labyrinth, Trampolines, Swings, diverse developmental adventure games.
 
  The skating rink is the best ice rink in Poltava. Next to it, there is a scene to arrange various competitions, contests, theatrical performances for youngest visitors to the mall making an ambiance of celebration for those present there. In addition, coffee house and fresh-bar are available near the skating rink.
 
  In front of the entrance to Equator Shopping and Entertainment Mall, there is a spacious parking lot for 1,200 stalls.
 
  Children's engine with few small carriages runs around the mall to give a ride for children whose parents have purchased something in any of many shops located there.
  
  The concept of Equator Mall is doing shopping with benefit and leisure with pleasure for the whole family as it is a center of outstanding events. Different exhibitions, concerts, children's contests and similar activities are held there at all times. Daily attendance of the mall is 10 to 15 thousand people.