Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top 10 retail and leisure destinations, is celebrating a landmark year of growth, with 49 brands either opening, signing, or reinvesting in the destination. Footfall was also up, increasing by 3.9% in the last 12 months, mirrored by an increase in sales of 4%, ahead of a busy Christmas season.
Read MoreMerry Hill has announced that Footasylum, the leading streetwear retailer, has launched its upsized store at the centre, tripling its footprint.
Read MoreMerry Hill has welcomed experience and community driven fitness operator, XF Gym. The 40,000 sq ft club has launched its expansive concept, providing an expectation-defying athletic space at an accessible price point.
Read MoreMerry Hill is celebrating a landmark year for tenant commitments, with 25 deals completed in 2024, representing 110,000 sq ft of space at the top 10 UK retail and leisure destination. Renewals formed over half of these, underscoring Merry Hill’s performance, where leading brands succeed and want to stay long-term.
Read MoreMerry Hill has welcomed lifestyle, technology, and home appliance retailer, Harvey Norman, which has opened its 57,000 sq ft flagship store. The new space is the retail giant’s first location in England.
Read MoreMerry Hill has announced that renowned restaurant brand Lounges, managed by award winning hospitality business Loungers, is set to join the destination in January 2025 with the opening of Toledo Lounge.
Read MoreMerry Hill has announced the signing of an upsize for Footasylum, with the leading streetwear retailer set to triple in size, showcasing continued investment in the top 10 UK destination by best-in-class brands.
Read MoreMerry Hill is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Hollywood Bowl’s launch, a pivotal moment in the continued success of one of the UK’s top 10 retail and leisure destinations. Since opening, Hollywood Bowl has helped form a new leisure quarter alongside an array of F&B options, creating record performance that has vindicated the investment to reposition this part of the centre.
Read MoreSovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that internationally renowned luxury brand, Swarovski, is returning to West Midlands flagship destination Merry Hill, with a standalone boutique set to launch this spring.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced the opening of luxury beauty & wellbeing brand Rituals at two of its managed assets: Festival Place in Basingstoke, and Merry Hill in the West Midlands.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced Lifestyle, Technology, and Entertainment retailer Harvey Norman has signed at Merry Hill. The brand has taken 57,000 sq ft of the former Debenhams.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced that premium womenswear brands, Phase Eight and Hobbs, have opened at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top ten retail and leisure destinations.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced that XTRAFIT, the experience and community driven fitness operator, is to make its UK debut at Merry Hill next summer. The German-born brand will occupy 40,000 sq ft of the former Debenhams first floor.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced that ASK Italian, the Italian dining restaurant chain, is set to open its latest restaurant at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top ten retail and leisure destinations.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced the opening of Hollywood Bowl at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top ten retail and leisure destinations. Situated near to the recently opened Wagamama, Hollywood Bowl’s launch marks another significant milestone in Merry Hill’s evolution, as the focal point of the emerging leisure quarter.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced that much-loved restaurant chain, wagamama, is set to arrive this year at Merry Hill. Serving its iconic menu of pan-Asian-inspired favourites, the restaurant will take a 4,000 sq ft space on the destination’s Upper Mall close to the upcoming Hollywood Bowl, adding to Merry Hill’s culinary line-up.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced the opening of community-focused concept, Nike Unite, at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top 10 retail and leisure destinations. The launch of the 10,165 sq ft space marks a regional debut for Nike Unite, as well as being the first for the concept in a shopping centre environment.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced that Merry Hill, one of the top 10 retail and leisure destinations in the UK, now has 14 ultra-rapid 250kW Tesla Superchargers.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced that schuh Kids, the kidswear-focused branch of leading footwear retailer schuh, has signed at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top 10 retail and leisure destinations. Set to launch the 4,000 sq ft space this summer, the new store expands upon the existing schuh Merry Hill offer, with schuh Kids taking the unit adjacent to its parent brand.
Read MoreSovereign Centros has announced that trend-led womenswear brand, Vanilla, is set to take a 4,500 sq ft space at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top 10 retail and leisure destinations. The fashion-forward retailer champions affordable, high-quality clothing, and the Merry Hill store will be home to both of the brand’s labels, Blue Vanilla and Pink Vanilla.
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