PURESEOUL and Emma Sleep have signed for new stores at Manchester Arndale.
Korean beauty store PURESEOUL will occupy a 1,662 sq ft space on a 10-year term and mattress company Emma Sleep has signed a five-year lease on a 1,789 sq ft unit. Both retailers began life as online stores.
Scott Linard, portfolio manager for M&G Real Estate, joint asset manager of Manchester Arndale with Global Mutual, said: “It is great to see two more fast-growing brands select Manchester Arndale as their first locations outside London. Following in the footsteps of Trailberg and Represent, Manchester Arndale is proving itself to be a great place for fashionable brands to showcase their products in a physical retail environment.
“Our wide catchment of visitors allows these brands to have access to a diverse mix of shoppers who are always keen to try our new and exciting brands who offer a different type of shopping experience. Alongside these two new arrivals we are pleased to see some of our most popular brands recommit their futures to the centre as it is proof of the confidence they have in Manchester Arndale.”
Steve Gray, head of European retail asset management at Global Mutual, added: “Emma Sleep and PURESEOUL are two exciting brands which we are delighted to welcome to Manchester Arndale. Having a diverse mix of new and established retailers allows us to appeal to a wide ranging audience ensuring that footfall remains high throughout the year, this is why it is also important to secure new lease agreements with some of our most popular retailers.
“Our great tenant line-up at Manchester Arndale is helping to pull in even more brands looking to either expand their Manchester presence or move to the city for the first time, and we look forward to welcoming more exciting names over the next few months.”
Metis Real Estate and Time Retail Partners are the centre’s retained letting agents and Green & Partners is the centre’s retained lease advisory agent.
