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ICON OUTLET UNLOCKS AN EXCLUSIVE WARDROBE TRIO OF LETTINGS TO OPEN AT
WITH SIGNING OF SHOWCASE.CO MEADOWS RETAIL PARK MICHAEL KORS ADDS A UNIT
Taking cues from the designer’s own homes in
New York City and Florida, the new Michael
ICON Outlet at The O2, the 210,000sq ft premium Schroder UK Real Estate Fund has signed Kors Collection boutique uses a simple plaette
urban outlet developed by AEG and Crosstree Real 22,000sq ft of lettings at its 60,000sq of grey, white and brass to convey the brand’s
Estate Partners has announced the signing of Showcase, ft Meadows retail park in Chelmsford, signature luxury, while warm textures and soft
an exclusive fashion events company, bringing together unlocking an investment opportunity materials like linen and shearling provide a
the world’s leading brands into a new fashion landmark that will reposition the asset in line with residential feel.
in London. the changing needs of consumers. Works
The new 3,400sq ft showroom in ICON Outlet will will commence in the coming months on
host its first retail event this month. The signing will the redevelopment with new occupiers NEXT OPENS PLYMOUTH UNIT
complement The O2’s 360-degree experience which targeting an opening in late 2020. Urban Edge Architecture has delivered a new
merges retail at ICON Outlet with dining and world The £3 million reconfiguration of the 75,531sq ft Next Home store, on a vacant
class entertainment. former 24,750sq ft Argos will create a new brownfield site in Plymouth, on behalf of their
Working directly with trusted brand partners and 10,250sq ft PureGym on the first floor, with client D.U.K.E Properties Limited. The new
leading fashion houses, Showcase provides a fully TGI Fridays and Cosy Club occupying new £10.2 million store is a destination store with a
managed, ethical and high volume sales channel, whilst 5,000sq ft and 6,500sq ft units respectively. 10m high open atrium.
creating an exclusive retail experience for brand fans. The leases have been agreed on 15 year
Hosting private sample sales for its members, including terms. There is one unit of approximately
womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, and homeware, 3,300sq ft available to let within the new REBRAND FOR 7 HOF STORES
the showroom will be the second site for the brand, development. Mike Ashley is currently preparing for up to
following their debut on Regent Street. seven House of Fraser stores to be rebranded
as Frasers, which will be a mini chain of luxury
METROCENTRE LEISURE OFFER stores. Frasers is to stock designer labels, while
SOARS WITH CLIMBING WALL the remaining House of Fraser stores will cater
to a more mass market audience.
Shopping centre owner, manager and and uses motion tracking sensors to
developer intu is adding a climbing wall create interactives games for one or BABA G’S SPICES UP MARKET
attraction to intu Metrocentre’s growing two players. LabTech, owners of Camden Market, have
leisure offer, weeks after signing up a new- Clip ‘n Climb’s operator Namco UK, announced the signing of Baba G’s, the Indian
concept Angry Birds mini golf course. which already runs intu Metrocentre’s inspired burger brand, marking their first dine-
Clip ‘n Climb will launch there this Funscape entertainment centre, is also in restaurant concept in the Market’s North
summer to capitalise on the centre’s 20 launching the first in a chain of Angry Birds Yard. The restaurant will offer 50 covers inside
million annual footfall and the growing adventure golf courses at intu Metrocentre when it opens later this year.
appeal of indoor climbing walls, which this autumn in partnership with game
are recording visitor growth of 15-20 per developer Rovio.
cent a year according to the Association of The new attractions will add to intu INTU SIGNS UP A NEW BRAND
British Climbing Walls. Metrocentre’s leisure offer by providing A new chicken restaurant concept created by
JOHN LEWIS & PARTNERS HAS ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF A £21M INVESTMENT AND REFURBISHMENT OF ITS 93,000SQ FT PETERBOROUGH SHOP IN THE QUEENSGATE SHOPPING The 3,700sq ft attraction is being more activities to entertain customers some of the dining industry’s most successful
CENTRE, DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 2020. THE REFURBISHMENT INCLUDES AN OVERHAUL AND RECONFIGURATION OF THE ENTIRE SHOP WITH IMPROVEMENTS BEING created within a mall space close to and create an even bigger draw for people
MADE TO ALL DEPARTMENTS ALONGSIDE THE ADDITION OF EXCITING NEW FEATURES. THE INVESTMENT IN THE SHOP FORMS PART OF JOHN LEWIS’S STRATEGY TO ENSURE ITS figures has been served up to shopping centre
SHOPS ARE DESTINATIONS THAT OFFER AN OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE FOR ITS CUSTOMERS AND A RANGE OF PRODUCTS WHICH IS INCREASINGLY UNIQUE TO JOHN LEWIS. a number of catering outlets and will looking for a day out destination. The owner intu for the launch of its multi-million-
feature 26 colourful climbing walls to centre is already one of the country’s pound intu Lakeside expansion. Chiktopia is
cater for a range of ages and abilities. most popular shopping destinations, with a start-up fried and grilled chicken restaurant
ST DAVID’S AGREES HOTEL SOFAS & STUFF TO OPEN There will even be an augmented climbing more than 300 stores, a wide range of that will open in the summer.
CHOCOLAT DEAL AT THE MAILBOX wall that projects graphics onto the wall restaurants and an IMAX cinema.

The St David’s Partnership, owners of St David’s in Cardiff, one of Heritage furniture designer, Sofas & Stuff, is set to open at the MARCHESI LANDS
the UK’s premier retail and leisure destinations, has announced the Mailbox – Birmingham’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination.
signing of luxury chocolatier and cocoa grower, Hotel Chocolat. The new 3,000sq ft showroom will be the retailer’s thirteenth IN LONDON
The internationally renowned British chocolatier will open a showroom and marks the brand’s debut in the Midlands.
1,874sq ft store on St David’s Way, opposite Boots and adjacent The new retail space can be found in the 20,000sq ft Home
to Tiger. With over 100 shops and a presence across the globe at Mailbox section on Level 1, along with existing home retailer Marchesi - the historic Milanese pasticceria -
including in New York, Saint Lucia, and Tokyo, the brand has heavyweights such as Heal’s, MADE.com, BoConcept, Calligaris, opens its first international location in London’s
now selected St David’s to launch their latest boutique. The and Design Quarter. Consolidating the Mailbox’s extensive home Mount Street.
St David’s store which spans two floors will be designed by an and interiors offering is a range of high quality brands including Founded in 1824 in Milan’s chic Magenta
in-house team. Castle Fine Art, Kitchen Gallery SieMatic, Harvey Jones Kitchens neighbourhood, in Via Santa Maria alla Porta, in
Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris built Hotel Chocolat on and iLite Lighting. a building dating back to 1770, Marchesi is one
three unwavering pillars: authenticity, originality and ethics. One Sofas & Stuff is a family heritage brand with more than 70 years of Milan’s most storied pastry shops and cafes.
of the few chocolate makers to grow their own cocoa on their of experience. Its broad range of handcrafted and bespoke sofas, It was acquired by the Prada Group in 2014,
eco-conscious plantation in the grounds of our Saint Lucia hotel, beds and chairs are made to order in Britain by master craftsmen and London’s Mayfair is the first international
they connect the world of sustainable cocoa agriculture with the and design consultants. The new showroom will also be home to opening after a second Milan outpost opened
hedonism of top-quality chocolate. a wide range of luxury and designer fabrics. in Via Montenapoleone in 2015 and a third in
Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in 2016.

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