15 October 2010
Following £66m redevelopment, The Mall extends line-up with H&M, Bank, USC and Infinities - all new to Blackburn
The Mall is delighted to announce a quartet of new lettings at its redeveloped scheme in Blackburn; H&M, USC, Bank and designer menswear brand, Infinities, are all taking space in Blackburn for the first time.
The 650,000 sq ft Mall, anchored by Debenhams, Bhs and a new 50,000 sq ft Primark, has added to its 110-strong line-up with a 19,000 sq ft letting to H&M, a 6,000 sq ft letting to USC and a 1,600 sq ft letting to designer menswear stockist, Infinities. The Mall has also signed Bank to the scheme - another first for Blackburn. Bank will occupy a unit adjacent to JD, who will move to a new unit at the scheme; the stores will jointly take 10,000 sq ft of space. All four new lettings have been secured on 10 year leases.
These lettings complement a line-up that incorporates a number of other new names to Blackburn including Peacocks, Deichmann and Costa, while existing tenant - Topshop - is fitting out its newly extended and refurbished unit of 6,500 sq ft. The development has also provided the opportunity for more existing retailers; Next, New Look and River Island; to increase their respective unit sizes by 252%, 286% and 120%.
In addition to all this, a new 68,000 sq ft indoor continental market will begin trading within the scheme by Spring 2011.
Andrew Haughey, Retail Asset Manager at Capital & Regional, comments, "We are delighted to announce the imminent arrivals of H&M, USC, Bank and Infinities and the newly extended Topshop at the redeveloped Mall Blackburn, which collectively take the 200,000 sq ft extension to 93% let. The substantial refurbishment of the existing Mall and creation of modern units responsive to retailers' current requirements has culminated in an enviable line-up that has significantly strengthened Blackburn's position in the regional retail hierarchy."
The Mall Blackburn is asset managed by Capital & Regional and fund managed by Aviva Investors. The joint letting agents are Montagu Evans and Tushingham Moore.
