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DUNE LONDON IS SET TO LAND

AT THE BOULEVARD NEW SKYLINE FOR EDINBURGH
St James Quarter, the game-changing 1.7 million
square feet city centre development in the heart
The shoe brand Dune London, one of of Edinburgh, celebrates its topping out with the
Europe’s most recognisable footwear installation of the final piece of the striking W
brands, has announced its intention to open Edinburgh - the centrepiece of the £1bn mixed-
a new store in Northern Ireland’s (NI) use destination. The shopping, dining and leisure
prime retail site - its first outlet store in NI. elements of this scheme are set to open next year.
Dune London will arrive at The Boulevard,
Banbridge this month, offering both men
and women’s footwear and accessories with VIBE TO OPEN IN MANCHESTER
at least 30 per cent off the RRP. The arrival Lifestyle Fitness and VIBE have announced a brand
of Dune London follows quickly on the back new, one-million-pound health club opening in
of other big brand names setting up shop Ancoats, Manchester early next year. The new
since the scheme reopened after lockdown facility, part of the Anco&Co development on
in June, including Molton Brown and Joules. Great Ancoats Street, will open its doors in Q1
The Boulevard is home to 50 premium next year, making it the 28th in the portfolio.
brands across the womenswear, menswear,
homeware and sports categories such as
Nike, Adidas, Levi’s, Jack and Jones Junior, THE LEXICON ADDS BRANDS
Jack Will and Crew Clothing among others. The joint venture partnership between
Schroder UK Real Estate Fund and Legal &
General Capital, The Lexicon, has announced
ESCAPE TO FREIGHT ISLAND that The Real Greek and Crew Clothing will
CONFIRMS PHASE 2 INVESTMENT be taking 3,659 and 600sq ft respectively at the
200,000sq ft scheme.

Escape To Freight Island has cemented itself To Freight Island has given the inside and
as a global flagship project within the food, outside venue joint capacity of 1,200. The BRAND LANDS IN SCOTLAND
drink and entertainment sphere. Despite development has created more than 1,000 RPMI Railpen has officially welcomed one of the
facing the huge challenges caused by the jobs including full time hospitality staff, on UK’s top fragrance retailers, The Fragrance Shop,
global pandemic, the destination has proved site builders, event crew, artists, DJs and to Gretna Gateway Outlet Village, Scotland’s
to the world that an enterprise of this scale performers, and has seen over 80,000 premier designer village. The Fragrance Shop
can be a success; creating a positive impact visitors since its launch in July, becoming a boutique at Gretna Gateway joins the retailer’s
within a struggling economy. destination in its own right and driving a network of 200 stores in the country.
Now a world leading integrated food positive effect on tourism for the city of
destination, and because of the success of Manchester for many years to come. The
its initial four months of operating, Escape expansion is set to continue into 2021. RADLEY SIGNS UP AT THE LDO
To Frieght Island has invested an additional The Creator and Owner of Freight Island The capital’s leading fashion and lifestyle outlet
£2M into the latest phase of the venue, Gareth Cooper said: “We are really proud centre is set to re-open after the current
called The Ticket Hall. This investment has and excited to have taken on this ambitious lockdown with the addition of another brand,
been focused on expanding the space in the project in the iddle of a pandemic. Part of having signed iconic London-based accessories
building’s interior, at Depot at Mayfield - this the adventure was to create something retailer Radley. The brand designs and crafts
is also part of the £1.4bn transformation of totally unique but also it was very important stylish handbags and accessories, to open a
Manchester’s Mayfield District. to me that we always had an eye on helping 1,440sq ft store in the centre of Wembley Park.
The newly opened Ticket Hall of Escape out Manchester and its people.”

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