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SHOPPERS AT THE READY AS PRIMARK POLO RALPH LAUREN STRIDES
OPENS AT CENTRE:MK INTO LIVERPOOL ONE FOLK LAUNCHES SOHO STORE
Shaftesbury is delighted to announce that
London-based contemporary fashion and
Joint owners of centre:mk, Hermes Investment Grosvenor Europe has announced that lifestyle brand, Folk, has opened its latest store
Management and AustralianSuper, have announced global fashion brand, Polo Ralph Lauren, has on world-renowned Berwick Street. The label
that international fashion retailer, Primark, has officially officially opened its 1,900sq ft new store on offers both menswear and womenswear in the
opened its highly anticipated 75,000sq ft store Liverpool ONE’s Peter’s Lane. new shop, offering visitors well-made casual
within centre:mk. The new store showcases both clothing with a modern British spin.
The record letting is the largest new store to open womenswear and menswear collections of
at the shopping centre in the last 25 years. The opening the brand’s classic yet spirited American
also follows successful footfall growth above national style. Designed by an in-house team, the NEW EATERY OPENS DOORS
benchmark for shopping centres throughout the space combines elements of collegiate Herman Ze German, the popular German
country, with centre:mk reporting close to 25 million sports with the great outdoors. eatery, has opened its first UK venue outside of
shopper visits in 2018. Clad with planked wood wall paneling, London with Hammerson at Birmingham’s Grand
Located in the former BHS unit on Silbury Arcade, it features rustic oak flooring and Central. The 700sq ft restaurant offers the brand’s
the new store features larger shopping aisles as part of antique display cases, and is finished signature currywurst and schnitzel, paired with a
Primark’s new store format, and showcases the entire with an eclectic mix of artwork and variety of traditional German beers.
range of womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and decorative props.
homeware. Polo Ralph Lauren’s Liverpool ONE
The opening is a direct response to centre:mk’s opening builds on the brand’s targeted BRAND LANDS IN ABERDEEN
customer exit surveys, which had shown Primark to be expansion across the UK and Europe. Capreon, the Noé Group real estate business,
the most requested store amongst visitors. has announced that Deichmann, Europe’s
largest independent shoe retailer, has agreed a
EDINBURGH ST JAMES WELCOMES new 10-year lease at Bon Accord, the popular
ZARA TO AMBITIOUS PROJECT shopping centre in the heart of Aberdeen. The
new 6,588sq ft in is St Nicholas Mall.
Edinburgh St James has signed four brands of prime shopping, dining, leisure and
from global retail group Inditex, including entertainment, and is forecast to welcome SHAKE SHACK TO ADD A UNIT
fashion powerhouse Zara, to form part of the in excess of 20 million visitors a year. Due Shake Shack has announced that it will set
world-class retail offering at the 1.7 million to open its retail and F&B element in 2020, up its tenth Shack in the UK, and second
square foot mixed-use development at the the much anticipated £1bn development is outside London, at intu Lakeside, south east
heart of the Scottish capital. one of the most significant regeneration England’s favourite shopping destination. The
The pre-let deal will see Zara take projects currently underway in the UK, and Shack will be located in the Eatery on level 3
37,000sq ft over 3 floors at Edinburgh is set to strengthen Edinburgh’s standing of the centre.
St James; while Bershka, Stradivarius and as one of Europe’s most exciting and
Pull&Bear will take stores of 9,300sq ft, cosmopolitan cities.
6,000sq ft and 8,000sq ft respectively, all According to research by CACI, Edinburgh NI TO ADD THE ENTERTAINER
located within the main multi-level galleria. St James will increase the city’s catchment The Junction Retail and Leisure Park is pleased
FRENCHGATE SHOPPING CENTRE IN DONCASTER HAS RECEIVED PLANNING CONSENT FOR A MULTIPLEX CINEMA AND IS CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH TWO WELL-KNOWN The Inditex brands will join an exclusive line- area by 13 per cent when it opens, reaching to welcome toy retailer, The Entertainer, who
CINEMA BRANDS. WORK ON THE £8M INVESTMENT WILL BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR, AHEAD OF A SPRING 2020 OPENING. THE PLANNING PERMISSION IS PART OF AN ONGOING up of retailers, F&B and leisure occupiers at 1.9 million people with £4.5bn of available
INVESTMENT STRATEGY BY THE CENTRE’S OWNERS, THE FRENCHGATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. OCCUPYING 15,000SQ FT AND COMPRISING UP TO EIGHT SCREENS, DEPENDING ON will open in June and will be the company’s
CONFIGURATION, THE CINEMA WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY A FURTHER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THREE NEW F&B OPERATORS TOTALING IN EXCESS OF 6,000SQ FT. Edinburgh St James which already includes spend. It will also benefit from the city’s 163rd store, with the majority based in the
John Lewis, Next, Everyman Cinema and the £1bn visitor economy, where tourists spend UK and wider-Europe. The store will occupy a
W Edinburgh. an average of £236 per visit, compared to 4,000sq ft unit and create up to eight new jobs
ANGRY BIRDS TO LAND AT CHAMPION TO OPEN Being developed by Nuveen Real Estate, £162 in European benchmark cities such as once opened.
INTU METROCENTRE FIRST UK OUTLET Edinburgh St James will span five floors Stockholm and Amsterdam.

intu has signed up the new venture by Rovio Entertainment and Champion, the authentic athletic apparel retailer, is to open its ANGEL CENTRAL
Namco UK Ltd, who are planning to develop more adventure golf first UK outlet store and has chosen London Designer Outlet
sites based on the internationally popular Angry Birds franchise over (LDO) in Wembley Park as the best place to be. London’s GETS A BOOST
the next three years. leading fashion and lifestyle outlet centre continues to attract
The first site will launch at intu Metrocentre in September to new and diverse brands to its tenant mix, having also signed
create a new leisure experience for its 20 million annual footfall which cosmetic retailer, Beauty Outlet. CBRE Global Investors has announced that
includes a high proportion of families and aspirational shoppers. The addition of Champion, the brand’s second standalone longstanding Angel Central tenant, Vue Cinemas,
The centre is one of the country’s largest and most popular store in the UK, reflects Wembley’s world-renowned has extended their lease. In addition. CBRE has
shopping destinations, with more than 300 stores including Apple, reputation for sports and leisure, joining Adidas, Converse, The grown the ownership with the acquisition of
Victoria’s Secret and BOSS, and a catchment area reaching across North Face, Asics, Skechers, Nike and New Balance. 14 Upper Street for £2.2M. this follows their
the north east of England. It was recently named a top-10 shopping Champion, renowned for its iconic logo and a heritage acquisition of 19 Upper Street in August 2016
centre by data analytics company GlobalData according to research. rooted in original and authentic design, will take a 1,800sq ft for £4.5M.
The Angry Birds franchise has generated over four billion mobile unit at the North London outlet centre. The brand will feature Vue Cinemas, which originally opened at the
game downloads since its creation by Rovio in 2009 and today the its eye-catching store fit-out, with a clean and contemporary centre in 2002, has committed to Angel Central
company has multiple mobile games, animated series, and brand look and feel reflecting the aesthetic of its flagship store in for an additional 25 years, until 2044. Angel
licensing ventures such as theme parks. London’s Soho. Central is currently being enhanced with an
£11M investment programme.

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