Atria Watford, owned by property company SGS, is pleased to announce the opening of a new, expanded NEXT store, as well as the addition of Victoria’s Secret.
The centre’s existing NEXT store will move from its current unit, covering 32,386sq ft, to a new one, creating one large store spread over three floors, combining its home, beauty and fashion offerings. This will cover 94,478sq ft in total (upper mall: 28,801sq ft, lower mall: 40,902sq ft and basement: 24,775sq ft). This will be on a 10-year lease and opening is currently expected to be April 2022. It will be the first ever NEXT store with all three offerings under one roof.
Victoria’s Secret, a leading US lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer, will also open a new unit, covering 4,500sq ft, adjacent to NEXT’s new offering. This will have links to the main NEXT sales area, as well as a new, separate entrance. The store’s opening date will be announced in the coming weeks.
The news follows the addition of several other new stores at Atria Watford over recent months, including Foot Locker, Ann Summers, Puttshack, Boom Battle Bar and popular pub and restaurant chain, The Beech House, owned by The Oakman Group.
Steve Gray, Head of European Retail Asset Management at Global Mutual, comments: “NEXT is a hugely important and long-standing tenant at the centre – and so we are really pleased to have supported them as they reconfigure their offering with us. We know locals and visitors will be incredibly excited by the new store.”
