Meadowhall welcomes raft of new signings and retail expansions

In the last three months, over 21,000 sq ft of new lettings and upsizes have been secured at Meadowhall.

British Land, joint owner of the Sheffield shopping centre, announced this news just as the first phase of Meadowhall’s £60m refurbishment nears completion.

The newest lettings includes the signing of Ghost London, Nespresso, Hawes & Curtis, upsizes by JD Sports and Virgin Holidays, the return of The Entertainer, and the debut of two coffee brands.

Ladies fashion house Ghost London will stock designer fashion and occasion wear from a 900 sq ft unit on Park Lane. Only the brand’s second standalone store outside of London, the boutique will sell ready-to-wear, beachwear and the company’s dye-to-order bridal range.

Hawes & Curtis, located adjacent to Ghost, is to launch a 900 sq ft store as it makes its regional debut at Meadowhall.

Completing a trio of new additions on Park Lane is Nespresso, with a kiosk that opens later this month. The kiosk is the brand’s first in the region and stocks the full range of Nespresso products.

On Meadowhall’s High Street, sportswear and fashion wear brand, JD Sports, is increasing its store size to 11,400 sq ft from 9,500 sq ft. Transatlantic tour operator, Virgin Holidays, is also extending its interactive store concept on Meadowhall’s Arcade.

The Entertainer, the high street multichannel toy retailer, will be returning to Meadowhall’s retail line up with a new 4,700 sq ft store located on The Arcade next to Virgin Holidays and opposite Laura Ashley.

Pret A Manger is launching a new 2,300 sq ft café, and Coffika will be making its UK debut with a 900 sq ft café on the Arcade.

Completing the additions is a hat-trick of openings in the Oasis Dining Quarter, with Barburrito, Wrapchic and Subway all making Meadowhall debuts.

Australian tea specialist, T2, independent modern gourmet confectioner, Treat Kitchen, and candy store, Gobstoppers, have also recently opened at the centre.

Richard Crowther, asset manager for British Land, said: “As we continue to increase Meadowhall’s choice and variety, the mass of new signings is testament to our status as the number one shopping destination in the region.

“Securing brands for their regional debuts further strengthens our offering, whilst Meadowhall’s strong performance is also reflected by a growing trend amongst existing retailers to upsize. Combined, the new and improved retailers and catering brands make Meadowhall even more appealing to visitors from across the region.”

Touker Suleyman, chairman of Ghost London, added: “Meadowhall is a great location for us. As a leading regional fashion and retail destination, it was the perfect choice for us to open our second standalone store outside London as part of our northern store portfolio expansion. We continue to grow the brand from strength-to-strength and the new site will become a top performer.”

Francisco Nogueira, Nespresso UK & Ireland managing director, commented: “Our consumers are telling us they want great accessibility to Nespresso boutiques so we’re thrilled to be expanding our retail offering and opening in Meadowhall. Over the past few years we have seen fantastic growth across the UK and we receive almost daily requests for more boutiques to open in the north of England.”

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