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Department store retailer John Lewis has confirmed that the first of its flexible format department stores will open in October in Exeter. The new format at Land Securities and The Crown
October opening for John Lewis Exeter store The store will create 300 jobs in the city with 65,000
sq ft of selling space across five floors. Land Securities development director Nick Davis
Estate’s Sidwell Street site has been created to allow the retailer to open stores of a size in between its current department stores and its smaller At Home format. The Exeter store will offer the full assortment including fashion, beauty, electronics and nursery.
PARTNERSHIP Primark expansion progresses in Sunderland Produced by
Primark is to open a 60,000 sq ft store at The Bridges in Sunderland by Christmas 2012, after Land Securities secured full planning permission for a £15m expansion of the scheme and handed over to Primark on July 31. The plans received widespread approval, following
a public exhibition, with 84% of respondents providing feedback to the consultation saying the expansion would improve the local area, and 78% saying it would attract more shoppers to Sunderland. Primark joins Superdry, Caffè Nero, Lush and upsized stores
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for Topshop/Topman, JD Sports and Internationale. Portfolio director Gerald Jennings said: “Our ambition
is to continue to strengthen The Bridges’ reputation as one of the best shopping and fashion destinations in the Northeast for the 21 million customers who visit each year.” The deal is the latest in a series that Primark has struck
with Land Securities to open major new stores, including at The Centre in Livingston in 2011, its new 85,000 sq ft store on Oxford Street and the 106,500 sq ft store that is to open at Trinity Leeds next year.
said the new store will “significantly strengthen the city’s retail offer, improve people’s shopping experience and add vibrancy to the high street. Our strong partnership with John Lewis and Exeter City Council will benefit residents and visitors to the city and will lead to further inward investment into the city centre.”
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