Cribbs Mall is pleased to welcome five new retailers following the signings of toy store The Entertainer, global fashion brand Mango, arts, and crafts supplier The Works, fast growing retailer Suit Direct, and luxury beauty specialist Rituals.
The five retail brands will take a combined area of 13,607 sq ft at the centre, while jewellers F.Hinds has committed its future to the centre with a lease extension. The announcements come off the back of over 30,000 sq ft of new occupational deals over the last 12 months. This includes an expanded fashion offering with the arrival of Kurt Geiger, Carvela, and Tommy Hilfiger. Meanwhile the opening of H Beauty has grown the centre’s thriving beauty scene.
During this period Cribbs also welcomed luxury watch makers Bremont who have performed strongly alongside the centre’s range of jewellery and watch retailers. Growing retailers ProCook and Ribble Cycles have also used Cribbs to grow their physical retail presence, while the centre has strengthened its food and drink offer following leases with exciting restaurant brands Slim Chickens and Itsu, helping to enhance Cribbs’ reputation as one of the leading retail and leisure destinations in the South West.
Occupying a 3,788 sq ft unit on the upper level of Cribbs Mall on a 10-year lease, The Entertainer is the UK’s largest independent toy retailer with over 170 stores across the country. It offers a wide range of toys for children and ‘big kids’ and will be trading in the run up to Christmas.
Meanwhile, Spanish fashion brand Mango will be taking a 10-year lease on the 3,858 sq ft former Gap unit (with a 2,104 sq ft mezzanine) located in between the Apple and Sky stores towards the centre of Cribbs Mall. Since its launch in 1984, it has grown to be one of the leading fashion groups in the world, offering more than 18,000 garments and accessories for men and women across an extensive store network in 110 countries.
With more than 500 stores across the UK and Ireland, The Works provides arts and crafts supplies, books, and stationery as well as toys and games for all the family. The move to Cribbs Mall is the latest in its ongoing expansion and will see it occupier a 2,366 sq ft unit on a 10-year lease.
Suit Direct is one of the fastest growing suit retailers in the UK and has signed a 5-year lease for a 1,793 sq ft unit. The retailer’s new store will provide deals on suits, formalwear, casualwear and accessories from some of the UK’s leading designers with a comprehensive range of fits including big and tall sizes across a range of brands.
Beauty specialists Rituals will occupy an 1,802 sq ft unit on a 10-year lease. This will be Rituals first store in the West Country and will provide shoppers with a range of gifts including award-winning prestige fragrances and body care. The retailer complements the current beauty offer which Cribbs Mall is renowned for across the South West region.
Alongside the new arrivals F.Hinds has committed its future to Cribbs Mall after signing a 6-year lease renewal for its 1,449 sq ft unit. The popular family-owned jewellers specialise in providing luxury gifts at affordable prices and has helped customers celebrate special milestones moments for over 160 years.
Simon Green, Portfolio Director at M&G Real Estate, said: “The arrival of five leading retailers, alongside F.Hinds’ renewal, perfectly captures the diverse range of occupiers we have at Cribbs Mall as each appeal to different types of shoppers. It is important to have secured these new signings ahead of what will be a busy period for the centre, ensuring we have a retail line-up which gives customers the widest choice possible.
“These new lettings demonstrate the strength of large regional retail and leisure centres in strategic, accessible locations. We are also excited to be part of the wider growth of the Cribbs Causeway area which will include thousands of new homes and a new arena at YTL’s Filton Airfield development, as well as the arrival of Bristol Zoo who will be moving to the nearby Wild Place Project. All of this will help to further strengthen footfall across Cribbs Causeway and continue to make it an attractive home for retailers.”
Cribbs Mall is at the heart of Cribbs Causeway community and home to more than 150 shops and restaurants. Employing over 6,000 people from within a 20-mile radius, The Mall also serves both local and national businesses by providing a major regional hub for UK and international retailers.
Time Retail Partners and Cushman & Wakefield are Cribbs Mall’s retained letting agents.
