“Thriving” Bristol retail destination welcomes five new brands to roster

Cribbs Mall has welcomed five new retailers following the signings of toy store The Entertainer, global fashion brand Mango, arts, and crafts supplier The Works, growing retailer Suit Direct, and luxury beauty specialist Rituals.

The five retail brands will take a combined area of 13,607 sq ft at the centre, while jewellers F.Hinds has committed its future to the centre with a lease extension. The announcements come off the back of over 30,000 sq ft of new occupational deals over the last 12 months.

This includes an expanded fashion offering with the arrival of Kurt Geiger, Carvela, and Tommy Hilfiger. Meanwhile the opening of H Beauty has grown the centre’s “thriving” beauty scene. During this period Cribbs also welcomed luxury watchmaker Bremont which has performed “strongly” alongside the centre’s jewellery and watch retailers.

Occupying a 3,788 sq ft unit on the upper level of Cribbs Mall on a 10-year lease, The Entertainer is the UK’s largest independent toy retailer with over 170 stores across the country. It offers a wide range of toys for children and ‘big kids’ and will be trading in the run up to Christmas.

Meanwhile, Spanish fashion brand Mango will be taking a 10-year lease on the 3,858 sq ft former Gap unit (with a 2,104 sq ft mezzanine) located in between the Apple and Sky stores towards the centre of Cribbs Mall.

With more than 500 stores across the UK and Ireland, The Works provides arts and crafts supplies, books, and stationery as well as toys and games. The move to Cribbs Mall is the latest in its ongoing expansion and will see it occupier a 2,366 sq ft unit on a 10-year lease.

Suit Direct is said to be “one of the fastest growing suit retailers in the UK” and has signed a 5-year lease for a 1,793 sq ft unit. The retailer’s new store will provide deals on suits, formalwear, casualwear and accessories from some of the UK’s leading designers with a comprehensive range of fits including big and tall sizes across a range of brands.

Beauty specialists Rituals will occupy an 1,802 sq ft unit on a 10-year lease. This will be Rituals first store in the West Country and will provide shoppers with a range of gifts including award-winning prestige fragrances and body care. The retailer complements the current beauty offer which Cribbs Mall is renowned for across the South West region.

Simon Green, portfolio director at M&G Real Estate, commented: “The arrival of five leading retailers, alongside F.Hinds’ renewal, perfectly captures the diverse range of occupiers we have at Cribbs Mall as each appeals to different types of shoppers.

“It is important to have secured these new signings ahead of what will be a busy period for the centre, ensuring we have a retail line-up which gives customers the widest choice possible.”

By Matthew Neville – Correspondent, Bdaily

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