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FESTIVAL PLACE SECURES YET ANOTHER LEISURE OFFER BOOSTED AT
FIRST FOR BASINGTOKE THE GRAFTON CAMBRIDGE NEW RETAILER AT CENTRE:MK
Oliver Bonas has opened at centre:mk,
broadening centre:mk’s retail offer for 2019.
Outdoor clothing and equipment specialists Mountain The enhanced leisure offer at The Grafton The new 1,400sq ft store is located near the
Warehouse has become the latest retailer to join Cambridge has been further boosted with M&S entrance and enhances the fashion and
Festival Place after signing a lease at the Basingstoke a lease renewal, for an additional 20 years, homeware accessories line-up on Sunset Walk
shopping centre, the largest shopping and leisure by Vue Entertainment and the opening of a that includes Molton Brown, Jigsaw, White Stuff
destination in North Hampshire. new 17,500sq ft PureGym. and Hobbs.
Mountain Warehouse has opened a 2,391sq ft store, The news further builds on the appeal for
offering its range of outdoor gear suitable for all the customers following the recent completion
family. The retailer, which designs and makes its own of a £28.5 million refurbishment of the SEVEN DIALS ADDS NEW UNIT
top-quality products, will boost the centre’s sport 500,000sq ft shopping centre that is owned Clean-eating restaurant concept, Redemption,
and leisure offer that already includes Blacks, Trespass, by Legal & General Investment Management has now opened its flagship site at 15 Shorts
Sports Direct and JD Sports. Real Assets (LGIM RA) and asset managed Gardens/2 Neal’s Yard in the unique village of
Along with the new signing, lifestyle clothing and by Wrenbridge. Seven Dials, in London’s West End. The 1,629sq ft
accessories brand Fat Face has signed to expand its on- The improved leisure offer includes restaurant offers visitors to Seven Dials a menu
going presence at the centre by 24 per cent, moving repurposing the former BHS anchor store of wholefood, vegan, gluten-free dishes.
to a 4,100sq ft unit. Additionally, Waterstones and unit, including the creation of a new casual
Specsavers have both extended their existing leases dining quarter, Food Social. Both deals show
by a further 10 years. The Waterstones and Specsavers a commitment of the long-term leisure ST jAMES ADDS NEW OPTIONS
extension brings the number of existing tenants that anchors following L&G’s investment. Casual dining at St James Dover is getting a
have renewed their leases to 60. boost with the addition of two new independent
restaurants that are both opening in Dover for
NEW FLAGSHIP STORES AT THE the first time. American-inspired kitchen and
LANES SHOPPING CENTRE bar, Hancock’s, and dessert parlour, Kaspa’s, will
add further appeal to the 150,000sq ft scheme.
Capreon, the Noé Group real estate business, Capreon came to the decision to
has announced the reconfiguration of 51 reconfigure the units as a result of the NEW OLE & STEEN LAUNCHES
Scotch Street (28,000sq ft) into three new changing needs of the incumbent tenant, Shaftesbury has announced the opening of Ole &
stores including a 10,000sq ft flagship store New Look, combined with the additional Steen, the Danish bakery, with the brand launching
for River Island and a 5,208sq ft unit for interest in the centre from external its 3,000sq ft London flagship at 51 Charing Cross
Deichmann. The stores will be opening in the retailers including River Island and Road. The prime corner unit is part of Central
autumn of 2019. Deichmann. The decision has enabled Cross, Shaftesbury’s 48,000sq ft mixed-use
River Island is relocating from its existing Capreon to both improve the tenant development at the heart of London’s West End.
unit in Carlisle and upsizing to a 10,000sq mix in the centre and retain a key high
ft dual fronted flagship store (1c) in The street retailer.
Lanes Shopping Centre. Deichmann, the The reconfiguration project and US BRAND OPENS IN ST DAVID’S
largest retailer of shoes and sportswear the associated prelets follow on from American dining brand, Slim Chickens, has
ELEPHANT PARK, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LENDLEASE AND SOUTHWARK COUNCIL TO DELIVER A £2.3 BILLION REGENERATION PROjECT IN ELEPHANT & CASTLE, HAS in Europe have taken Unit 1a, fronting other lettings in The Lanes during 2018 opened at St David’s in Cardiff, making it the
ANNOUNCED THAT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FOOD MARKET OPERATOR, MERCATO METROPOLITANO, HAS SIGNED FOR 17,500 SQ FT OF RETAIL, DINING AND SOCIAL onto New Lane. The remaining unit to retailers new to the City including
SPACE TO LAUNCH MM FACTORY, DUE TO OPEN IN SUMMER 2019. THE HIGHLIGHT OF MM FACTORY WILL BE THE URBAN PRODUCTION CENTRE, A UNIQUE AND IMMERSIVE brand’s first franchised restaurant outside of
FOOD EXPERIENCE WHERE CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO OBSERVE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE TRADITIONAL ARTS OF FOOD PRODUCTION. created from the reconfiguration project Hotel Chocolat, Patisserie Valerie and London. Located on the Lower East side, next
will provide an additional 3,560sq ft unit Jack Wills, highlighting the appeal of the to the recently upsized Ed’s Easy Diner, the
and presents an attractive opportunity for centre to both retailers and customers 2,400sq ft Slim Chickens’ restaurant has space
UNIQLO UNVEILS FIRST ODEON LUXE LEICESTER a new tenant to join an ever improving, from a wide catchment area, in and for 76 covers inside and 16 outside
NORTHERN FLAGSHIP SQUARE REOPENS catchment appropriate tenant mix. around Carlisle.

intu and M&G Real Estate can confirm that international fashion Europe’s most famous cinema, London’s ODEON Leicester
brand Uniqlo will be making its north of England debut at Square, has reopened to the capital’s film fans following an
Manchester Arndale. 11 month, multi-million-pound Luxe refurbishment that has
Famous for its Heattech thermal-wear and quality modern transformed the UK’s ‘home of the premiere’ back into a global TWO EVENTS...
essentials, Uniqlo has signed to take 21,000sq ft on a 15-year lease, icon in the heart of London’s West End.
bringing its cool and colourful fashion for men, women and children ODEON Luxe Leicester Square is the flagship cinema for
to the completely redesigned former Bhs store on Market Street. ODEON Cinemas Group, Europe’s largest cinema operator, an
The Japanese fashion outlet, which enjoys massive popularity AMC Entertainment company.
across the globe, has recently launched a high profile underwear Film fans in London and beyond can now experience the
collaboration with celebrated designer Alexander Wang. This will be ultimate cinema experience in one of the city’s most iconic
the brand’s twelfth UK store and only the fourth outside of London. spaces. The reborn and lovingly restored cinema blends the
Manchester Arndale’s fashion credentials go from strength historic glamour and charm of the original venue (first opened
to strength, with recent arrivals Ralph Lauren, Monki and GAP in 1937) with state of the art luxury and technology. Home to 3 April 2019
and multi-brand boutiques like Tessuti and Scotts introducing hundreds of premieres, the building’s largest screen has been fully 1-2 April 2019 Universal Studios
exciting new labels and even more choice for Manchester’s style upgraded to combine luxurious reclining ODEON Luxe seats Rose Bowl Stadium Hollywood
conscious shoppers. with the captivating experience of Dolby Cinema. Los Angeles, US Los Angeles US

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