THE luxury brand Harrods will open a brand new store in the Metrocentre – complete with a champagne bar, it has been confirmed.
Bosses have confirmed the Harrods-owned, H Beauty will open in a huge 30,000 sq ft unit in the ‘Town Square’ next year.
It comes as JD Sports and H&M will also move into bigger “flagship” units with those expected to open between Arpil and June, next year.
Confirming a 20-year lease has been signed with H Beauty, the store is expected to stock luxury brands including Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana and Hourglass.
Graeme Jones of Sovereign Centros, the asset and development managers at the Metrocentre, said: “This is all very exciting.”
JD has taken a 10-year lease on a 28,000 sq ft flagship store in Platinum Mall upsizing from their existing 10,000 sq ft store in Upper Red Mall.
The store is being created by combining four existing units currently occupied by Flannels, Game, HMV and Paperchase all of whom are being relocated to new stores within the centre.
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