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New tenants and upsizing as Land Securities oversees expansion at Bluewater

Property investment firm Land Securities has continued its tenant expansion efforts at Bluewater shopping centre with new stores and upsizings by existing occupiers.

Footwear brand schuh is to open a dedicated schuh kids outlet at the Kent shopping centre on the upper Thames Walk, taking a 1,000 sq ft space bringing the retailer’s total footprint to 7,000 sq ft.

The new store, which will also entail schuh taking additional storage space, will open at the end of November.

London-based Land Securities, which has a 30% share in the shopping centre, has also welcomed CK Underwear to Bluewater after the US brand opened a 1,100 sq ft store this month, sitting next to jewellery brand Pravins which itself has recently opened a 1,000 sq ft boutique.

Capping off a busy month of expansion at the shopping destination, Build-a-Wear has moved into a new 2,200 sq ft store on the upper Thames Walk.

Russell Loveland, Portfolio Director at Land Securities, co-owner and asset manager of Bluewater, commented: “We are continually evolving Bluewater’s offer with innovative new concepts and store designs to ensure there is always something new for guests to experience.

“These latest additions are examples of that strategy in action, and complement the extensive work in the last 12 months to create a number of new statement stores, such as Next, the forthcoming H&M, FatFace, Mint Velvet and, most recently, Michael Kors.”