Friars Walk now 80% let after signing up raft of retailers
The new Friars Walk development in Newport has signed up a raft of new retailers ahead of its opening on 12 November.
JD Sports, Krispy Kreme, Occasions Cards, Pandora and the Candle Company have all taken stores at the scheme, filling 12,000 square feet of retail space between them.
Stuart Harris, Friars Walk commercial director and co-founder, said: “With just over three months until we open it is extremely positive news for the city to be able to announce the next tranche of new signings for Friars Walk.
“Watch this space for other new names to be announced over the course of the next month. We’ve now agreed terms on 80% of the space in Friars Walk.
“These are great names to have coming to Friars Walk. It’s an exciting time for the city and a busy time for us, we have around 400 people working on site and the build is moving ahead at pace with fit outs already underway for Debenhams and Cineworld with more commencing over the summer weeks.”
Friars Walk will bring more than 390,000 square feet of retail and leisure space to Newport.
As well as a full offer Debenhams department store, the scheme will have 35 retail units including Next, H&M, Top Shop, River Island and New Look, an eight screen Cineworld multiplex cinema, 11 restaurants, 350 parking spaces and a major new bus station interchange.
On completion the scheme will provide an estimated 1,200 jobs.
