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Hammerson unveils next stage of Grand Central transformation

British property group Hammerson has announced the next stage of the upgrade of Grand Central’s New Street Mall in Birmingham. The second phase of the 2 million pound transformation will upgrade the key link to New Street and Stephenson Place and create an “enhanced sense of arrival” in Grand Central with a new double-height atrium set to be...

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Grand Central’s New Street Mall to get 2 million pound upgrade

British property development firm Hammerson has announced it is planning a 2 million pound upgrade to the Grand Central shopping centre in central Birmingham. The first phase of the project will be delivered in October, and will focus on upgrades to the internal walkway of New Street Mall, including new seating to provide a more relaxed...

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Childrenswear brand Base to open store at Grand Central, Birmingham

Independent childrenswear brand Base is set to open its first store outside the south east this October at Grand Central, Birmingham. The 3,500-square-foot unit, located next to Fat Face, has been designed by the brand’s in-house team and will stock a range of international fashion labels including True Religion, Lacoste, Versace, Moncler,...

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John Lewis to set up IT centre in Birmingham

British department store group John Lewis is set to open a new IT and technological hub in Birmingham, as the group continues to invest in new technological and digital ways of working. Set to open this September, the new hub will create four engineering roles in the city, which is expected to increase over the years, reported Drapers. In...

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Birmingham's Grand Central shopping centre to be sold

The owner of Birmingham’s Bullring is close to a 340 million pound deal to buy the shopping centre above the city’s rejuvenated New Street station. Hammerson, the FTSE 100 property giant that also owns retail hubs such as Silverburn in Glasgow and The Oracle in Reading, is on course to seal the purchase of Grand Central by Christmas. In...

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Grand Central hits one million visitors

Birmingham’s new Grand Central shopping centre, which opened on September 24, has already attracted more than a million people to its shops and restaurants in the first fortnight of trading. In the opening weekend alone the centre attracted more than 300,000 shoppers, and many retailers are already taking on extra staff to copy with demand,...