Purchased in 2004, The Mall Blackburn has been dramatically transformed with a £66 million development scheme which has modernized the malls and car park, creating a further 104,000 square feet of retail space as well as a further 300 car parking spaces and over 20 new retailers:

• Initial lettings include Primark, Peacocks, Next, New Look,  WH Smith, Costa, Deichman, Bank, USC, Carphone Warehouse, H&M and Blackburn Market.
• £66m investment by owner, The Mall.
• 104,000 sqft of new retail space, creating a 650,000 sqft centre upon completion.
• Over 20 new stores.
• Over 300 new car parking spaces, creating 1400 in total.
• Extensive refurbishment of existing mall.
• Opened 26th July 2010.
• Anchor stores include: Debenhams, BHS, Tesco, New Look, Next, River Island, Top Shop and Republic.
• Average annual footfall 14.5 million*.

*Source: Experian Footfall 2009

Primark, Costa & Peacocks

Primark and Costa have opened their respective 50,000 sqft flagship store and 1,900 sqft mall cafe within the extension at The Mall Blackburn.  Peacocks opened their new 11,000 sqft store in November.  This is the first time these operators have been represented in Blackburn.

Blackburn Market

68,000 sq ft state-of-the-art continental style market, opening May 2011.

Big Names Getting Bigger

• River Island are trading from a store 120% bigger than the original
• New Look are trading from a store 286% bigger than the original
• Next are trading from a store 252% bigger than the original
• Topshop exchange in a deal to increase their floor space by 110%

The Mall Blackburn sits at the very heart of the town centre, dominating its retail offer with a 68% share of the market.

Regeneration

Blackburn's major regeneration projects are dramatically improving the environment, traffic and transport within the town centre to support the economic growth and increasing prosperity:

• Blackburn railway station was completely renovated in 2000
• Blackburn College Masterplan - £22M investment leading to 30% growth in university student numbers. Completed in 2009
• The Mall Blackburn extension and redevelopment - £66M
• Blackburn Cathedral Quarter Redevelopment - £70M
• Relocation of Blackburn Market to The Mall - £8M
• Feilden Street Multi-Storey Car Park - Adding 500 parking spaces to the town centre
• Historic Buildings Regeneration Programme - £1.4M
• Major New Town Centre Health Facility - £21M
• George Street Youth Zone - £8M
• King William Street Environmental Improvements - £1.3M

* Source: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Regeneration and Environment

The development is currently 95% let.

New lettings include: Primark, WHSmith, New Look, H&M, Bank, Peacocks, Blackburn Market, Costa, Deichmann, USC, Infinities and Next.