Centre:MK news and archive

Mint Velvet to open in Milton Keynes

British womenswear brand Mint Velvet is opening a new store within the premium Silbury Arcade section of Milton Keynes shopping centre The Centre:MK this summer. In a statement, Mint Velvet said that the 2,800 square foot space will be a “key regional store” for the brand as it continues to focus on its expansion within “premium retail...

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Phase Eight unveils new store concept at relocated Milton Keynes store

British womenswear brand Phase Eight has revealed a new retail concept at its relocated Centre:mk store on Silbury Arcade. The label has opened the first of its new flagships at the shopping centre, in a 161.1 square metre space showcasing a selection of its feminine collections. In a release, Caroline Money, global group retail director at TFG...

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H&M to open new home concept in Milton Keynes

Fashion and lifestyle retailer H&M is relocating to a bigger store at Milton Keynes shopping destination The Centre:MK next month. The new store, set to open on April 1, will be set across two floors and will feature both H&M fashion and H&M home, as well as introduce click-and-collect lockers and self-service checkouts. Gemma Leach, head of...

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Charles Tyrwhitt to open new store concept in Milton Keynes

British menswear brand Charles Tyrwhitt is opening a new store design at Centre:mk Milton Keynes in late August. The 1,455 square foot store will be located at 27 Silbury Arcade and will debut Charles Tyrwhitt’s new "cutting-edge store format," which will showcase the brand’s full collection of menswear, including shirts, suits, casualwear,...

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Harrods opens second beauty emporium in Milton Keynes

Luxury department store Harrods has opened its second standalone H Beauty destination in Centre:MK, Milton Keynes, following the success of its inaugural store in Lakeside, Essex. The 29,000 square foot beauty emporium offers more than 90 beauty, skincare and fragrance brands, including Dolce and Gabbana, La Mer and Roja Parfums, alongside...

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CENTRE:MK STUDY REVEALS THE RISE OF THE FLEXI-WARDROBE TREND

According to a recent study commissioned by centre:mk, one of the UK’s top 10 shopping centres, 49 per cent of adults now own more ‘relaxed’ clothes than ever before. The poll of 2000* adults revealed that Britain has become a nation of fashionable ‘loungers’ due to people now living a flexi-lifestyle. With the majority of the nation partially...

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'Flexi-wardrobe' on rise in UK as comfort trumps formality

Following huge shifts in the way people live and work in recent months due to Covid-19, new data reveals that 49 percent of UK adults now own more ‘relaxed’ clothes than ever before as they embrace a ‘flexi-wardrobe’. With much of the nation abruptly thrown into a new normal of home-working and virtual social events, 28 percent of people now...

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Dune London opens first new store post-lockdown at Centre:MK

Footwear and accessories brand Dune London has opened its first new store post-lockdown at Centre:MK in Milton Keynes. Located at 31 Silbury Arcade next to Kurt Geiger and opposite The White Company, the 1,063-square-foot boutique features a mix of menswear and womenswear collections. It also features a number of measures to ensure the safety of...

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Centre:MK reopens its doors to the public

The shopping centre Centre:MK in Milton Keynes was able to reopen this week in light of the UK government’s decision to loosen Covid-19 lockdown measures and allow non-essential businesses to offer renewed in-store service. Over 80 stores, including Primark, Next and TK Maxx, were reopened on Monday, with more to follow suit each day. The...

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Centre:MK reports footfall growth in 2019

UK shopping centre Centre:MK has reported a 2.5 percent year-on-year increase in footfall for 2019, bucking the national trend of declining footfall. Named as one of the top 10 shopping centres in the UK by GlobalData, CentreMK attracts more than 24 million visitors each year, and over the Christmas period, the Milton Keynes based destination...

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Centre:MK celebrates 40 years of fashion with events and trend report

Centre:MK has celebrated 40 years of trading through a weekend of events and the publication of its own trend report, Four Decades of Style As part of the celebration, the shopping destination hosted StyleFest, a mix of live entertainment, catwalk shows, beauty demonstrations, panel talks and seminars, with an exhibition looking back at the last...

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Newbie opens at Centre:MK

Swedish fashion and lifestyle brand for children, Newbie has opened its first permanent store outside of London at Centre:MK, following its successful pop-up at the shopping centre during its Newbie on Tour. Located on Sunset Walk in Centre:MK, Newbie’s new store spans 1,377 square foot and is situated next to Oliver Bonas, and houses its...