LEICESTER | Retail in the city centre - Page 146

Leicity82 · August 4th, 2012, 12:32 PM

Good news from retail in the city centre!

From the Merc:

Quote:

Silver Arcade in Leicester to reopen in time for Christmas

A landmark Victorian shopping arcade is due to reopen in time for Christmas – more than a decade after it closed.
Developers started work on the grade II-listed building Silver Arcade in Silver Street, Leicester city centre, in August 2010.

Businesses and retail experts hope the £3 million restoration of the four-storey Victorian shopping arcade will give independent traders a boost.
Harborough London, the agent for the owner, said it is hoped the first units will be ready by September.

Full article: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...ail/story.html

d4mo85 · August 4th, 2012, 02:44 PM

That's great news, although I can't believe it's been more than 10 years since it was open.

Pretty shocking that it was left so long, and that I now feel so old.

Chisit · August 5th, 2012, 04:44 PM

That needs to be marketed to high end stores. The independent market they're aiming for is too easy and I think they are selling themselves short. It needs to be marketed similar to how the exchange in Nottingham was done. Although its not as nearly as impressive as the exchange!

Regeneration is cool · August 6th, 2012, 08:57 PM

Brand Centre on Gallowtree Gate has closed down. Also Storm has closed down in the Highcross.

Leicity82 · August 6th, 2012, 09:45 PM

Storm had a sign of temporary closure a couple of weeks back.

Leicity82 · August 18th, 2012, 12:37 PM

Women's wear store 'Internacionale' is opening in the former Peacocks unit on Humberstone Gate.

bestercity · September 5th, 2012, 01:01 PM

Hello.

Not had any updates on here for a while.

Here's one from the Leicester Mercury from Tuesday, 4th September - "Highcross Leicester celebrates its fourth birthday today. Since opening on September 4, 2008, the shopping centre has welcomed almost 72.5 million visitors to date and continues to attract top brands to the city".

That's great news for the centre.

It's a shame some of the units are STILL empty (even a few in the newer part of the Highcross).

Anyone have any news of any new stores or potential new stores coming to the Highcross?

Leicity82 · September 10th, 2012, 09:13 AM

No new news that I can think of.

Btw the large vacant unit beneath Phoenix House apartments (Greyfriars) would make an ideal high-end destination stire with its latge windows and nice location.

Chisit · September 11th, 2012, 07:45 PM

Ed's Easy diner is open now. Looks good. Very 50's. You actually leave and get the sudden disapointing realisation your still in Leicester.

Christmas is only around the corner so fingers crossed there will a press release with new stores from the Highcross. I think we should petition for an Urban Outfitters.

d4mo85 · September 12th, 2012, 07:22 PM

That's awesome, been looking forward to Ed's Easy Diner opening so I'll definitely be visiting soon!

Less talk of Christmas, please.

Regeneration is cool · September 13th, 2012, 09:56 PM

Urban Outfitters sounds good. Their nearest store is in Birmingham on Corporation Street although Nottingham was meant to be having one but im not sure now. Highcross has plenty of empty units for new stores. Hopefully we might get the likes of a Ted Baker which was rumored or a Adidas which was also mooted to be opening at Highcross.

Leicity82 · September 22nd, 2012, 11:19 PM

There's a poster on the old Clinton cards unit on Gallowtree Gate with Jessops on it. Are they relocating there or will it be an additional shop?

Mark76 · September 22nd, 2012, 11:26 PM

They're relocating.

So yet another empty unit on Grimby Street

Regeneration is cool · September 26th, 2012, 09:53 PM

Its nearly christmas i must start my christmas shopping.

Chisit · September 28th, 2012, 11:31 PM

Looks like la tasca on granby street has closed. Lights off and no signage. Another beautiful building empty.

duane · September 29th, 2012, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chisit

Looks like la tasca on granby street has closed. Lights off and no signage. Another beautiful building empty.

Had a work Christmas meal there last year. The food was shockingly poor and I was very disappointed with it. Nobody I was with ate their dessert as it was that bad.

Lears City · September 30th, 2012, 03:09 PM

One of my mates threw up after a meal there and smashed his glasses...

Mark76 · September 30th, 2012, 07:28 PM

Blimey. How did it stay open as long as it did?

Leicity82 · October 1st, 2012, 04:49 PM

The new Jessops will open in late October. It's a shame that they haven't created a major flagship store in the city in which they were founded.

d4mo85 · October 1st, 2012, 04:55 PM

Granby Street and Belvoir Street are looking really quite bad in terms of retail. To-let signs everywhere and no sign of improvement.

The hell is this 'city centre manager' doing, exactly?

August 4th, 2012, 02:44 PM	#2902
d4mo85 Tent-based twattery. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 2,220 Likes (Received): 3	That's great news, although I can't believe it's been more than 10 years since it was open. Pretty shocking that it was left so long, and that I now feel so old. __________________ The historic City of Leicester

August 6th, 2012, 09:45 PM	#2905
Leicity82 Leicester - why not? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: City of Leicester, UK Posts: 8,478 Likes (Received): 6	Storm had a sign of temporary closure a couple of weeks back. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~New Leicester Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come on Leicester lurkers, join the forum!

August 18th, 2012, 12:37 PM	#2906
Leicity82 Leicester - why not? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: City of Leicester, UK Posts: 8,478 Likes (Received): 6	Women's wear store 'Internacionale' is opening in the former Peacocks unit on Humberstone Gate. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~New Leicester Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come on Leicester lurkers, join the forum!

September 10th, 2012, 09:13 AM	#2908
Leicity82 Leicester - why not? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: City of Leicester, UK Posts: 8,478 Likes (Received): 6	No new news that I can think of. Btw the large vacant unit beneath Phoenix House apartments (Greyfriars) would make an ideal high-end destination stire with its latge windows and nice location. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~New Leicester Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come on Leicester lurkers, join the forum!

September 12th, 2012, 07:22 PM	#2910
d4mo85 Tent-based twattery. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 2,220 Likes (Received): 3	That's awesome, been looking forward to Ed's Easy Diner opening so I'll definitely be visiting soon! Less talk of Christmas, please. __________________ The historic City of Leicester

August 5th, 2012, 04:44 PM	#2903
Chisit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 858 Likes (Received): 2	That needs to be marketed to high end stores. The independent market they're aiming for is too easy and I think they are selling themselves short. It needs to be marketed similar to how the exchange in Nottingham was done. Although its not as nearly as impressive as the exchange!

August 6th, 2012, 08:57 PM	#2904
Regeneration is cool Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 723 Likes (Received): 3	Brand Centre on Gallowtree Gate has closed down. Also Storm has closed down in the Highcross.

September 5th, 2012, 01:01 PM	#2907
bestercity Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 21 Likes (Received): 0	Hello. Not had any updates on here for a while. Here's one from the Leicester Mercury from Tuesday, 4th September - "Highcross Leicester celebrates its fourth birthday today. Since opening on September 4, 2008, the shopping centre has welcomed almost 72.5 million visitors to date and continues to attract top brands to the city". That's great news for the centre. It's a shame some of the units are STILL empty (even a few in the newer part of the Highcross). Anyone have any news of any new stores or potential new stores coming to the Highcross?

September 11th, 2012, 07:45 PM	#2909
Chisit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 858 Likes (Received): 2	Ed's Easy diner is open now. Looks good. Very 50's. You actually leave and get the sudden disapointing realisation your still in Leicester. Christmas is only around the corner so fingers crossed there will a press release with new stores from the Highcross. I think we should petition for an Urban Outfitters.

September 13th, 2012, 09:56 PM	#2911
Regeneration is cool Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 723 Likes (Received): 3	Urban Outfitters sounds good. Their nearest store is in Birmingham on Corporation Street although Nottingham was meant to be having one but im not sure now. Highcross has plenty of empty units for new stores. Hopefully we might get the likes of a Ted Baker which was rumored or a Adidas which was also mooted to be opening at Highcross.

September 22nd, 2012, 11:19 PM	#2912
Leicity82 Leicester - why not? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: City of Leicester, UK Posts: 8,478 Likes (Received): 6	There's a poster on the old Clinton cards unit on Gallowtree Gate with Jessops on it. Are they relocating there or will it be an additional shop? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~New Leicester Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come on Leicester lurkers, join the forum!

September 22nd, 2012, 11:26 PM	#2913
Mark76 Penguin fancier Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leicester Posts: 3,155 Likes (Received): 10	They're relocating. So yet another empty unit on Grimby Street __________________ Everybody loved the great Houdini His ropes and chains drove women wild

September 26th, 2012, 09:53 PM	#2914
Regeneration is cool Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 723 Likes (Received): 3	Its nearly christmas i must start my christmas shopping.

September 28th, 2012, 11:31 PM	#2915
Chisit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 858 Likes (Received): 2	Looks like la tasca on granby street has closed. Lights off and no signage. Another beautiful building empty.

September 30th, 2012, 03:09 PM	#2917
Lears City Look there, look there! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leicester Posts: 5,902 Likes (Received): 11	One of my mates threw up after a meal there and smashed his glasses...

September 30th, 2012, 07:28 PM	#2918
Mark76 Penguin fancier Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leicester Posts: 3,155 Likes (Received): 10	Blimey. How did it stay open as long as it did? __________________ Everybody loved the great Houdini His ropes and chains drove women wild

October 1st, 2012, 04:49 PM	#2919
Leicity82 Leicester - why not? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: City of Leicester, UK Posts: 8,478 Likes (Received): 6	The new Jessops will open in late October. It's a shame that they haven't created a major flagship store in the city in which they were founded. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~New Leicester Blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come on Leicester lurkers, join the forum!

October 1st, 2012, 04:55 PM	#2920
d4mo85 Tent-based twattery. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 2,220 Likes (Received): 3	Granby Street and Belvoir Street are looking really quite bad in terms of retail. To-let signs everywhere and no sign of improvement. The hell is this 'city centre manager' doing, exactly? __________________ The historic City of Leicester

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