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Adidas to open first concept store at Bluewater

Sportswear giant Adidas is to open its first European technology-led concept store at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent this spring. The 5,484 square foot store will open on the lower Thames Walk, and will sit next to Victoria’s Secret, which also opens this spring. Guy Thomas, head of retail leasing at Lend Lease, said: “We have a key focus on...

Fashion

Artworks Elephant gets planning permission

A pop-up mall, similar to the Boxpark in Shoreditch, has been granted planning permission to build a “low cost business and retail space for creative and start-up companies” in London’s Elephant and Castle. The temporary development, known as Artworks Elephant, will be built on the site of the former Heygate Estate on Walworth Road and will...

Fashion

Bluewater unveils expansion plans

Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre, owned by Australian property group Lend Lease, is set to become the UK’s biggest after applying for planning permission for a 375,000 square foot extension the 1.6 million square foot mega-mall. Opened in 1999, the additional space for the shopping centre which is built in a former quarry would ensure that...

Fashion

Bluewater in search for brand collaborator

Lend Lease, the owner of Bluewater, is to offer naming rights for the shopping centre’s £60million new events and exhibition space, which is due to open later this year. Directly assessed from inside Bluewater, the 5,200 square metre venue will span two floors and feature a VIP gallery space as well as space to host a range of events including...