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British Land Co PLC
07 August 2014
07 August 2014
Old Market, Hereford Now Fully Let
- Development welcomes 1.6 million shoppers since opening -
British Land is pleased to announce that River Island and Joules
are the latest retailers to join the strong line-up of fashion
brands at the recently opened GBP90 million Old Market shopping
centre in Hereford.
The 310,000 sq ft Old Market shopping centre opened on 1 May
2014 and has welcomed more than 1.6 million visitors to date. With
the last three remaining units at the scheme now under offer, the
scheme is now fully let and under offer.
River Island has taken 12,900 sq ft and Joules has signed for
1,700 sq ft, both on 10 year leases. The retailers will complement
the existing fashion provision which includes H&M, Next, Fat
Face, TK Maxx and Outfit.
Wagamama (3,000 sq ft, 20 years), Paperchase (1,800 sq ft, 10
years), Vodafone (1,500 sq ft, 10 years) and local independent My
Coffee Corner (450 sq ft, 5 years) have also recently opened new
stores.
Joules, Wagamama and Paperchase are new brands to Hereford and
the development marks the return of River Island to the city.
Claire Barber, Head of Shopping Centre Asset Management for
British Land, said: "Old Market is a fantastic scheme delivering an
impressive line-up of some of the best brands in the UK and we are
delighted to further strengthen this with the addition of River
Island and Joules. It is testament to the design, quality and
location of the scheme that so many brands have chosen Old Market
for their first stores in Hereford."
Old Market is anchored by the city's only department store, a
three-storey, 85,000 sq ft full offer Debenhams and a 24,000 sq ft
Waitrose store, the first in Hereford.
Leisure accounts for 21% of the scheme (by area), creating an
evening economy andextending the centre's trading hours. The
line-up includes a six-screen Odeon cinema, the city's first
multi-screen cinema, as well as Chimichanga, Costa, Frankie &
Benny's, Miller & Carter, My Coffee Corner, Nando's, Prezzo,
Wagamama and Zizzi.
Located on the site of Hereford's former livestock market, Old
Market comprises 18 retail units, eight restaurants, two cafés,
five kiosks, a six-screen Odeon cinema, 600 car parking spaces and
new public squares and spaces. The scheme created 1,100 jobs and
Hereford rises 29 places in the UK retail rankings to 90. Wealthy
Achievers account for 51% of Hereford residents, more than double
the UK average. The catchment has a GBP244m comparison goods spend,
which is forecast to rise by 47%, and a GBP52 million catering
spend potential. Post development, Hereford's shopper population is
expected to increase by 25%.
The scheme's letting agents are Strutt & Parker, Green &
Partners and Cushman & Wakefield.
ENDS
Enquiries:
British Land
Investor Relations
Sally Jones, British Land 020 7467 2942
Media
Jackie Whitaker, British Land 020 7467 3449
Emma Hammond, FTI Consulting 020 3727 1227
Pip Wood, British Land 020 7467 2942
Gordon Simpson, Finsbury Group 020 7251 3801
Notes to Editors
About British Land
We are one of Europe's largest publicly listed real estate
companies. We own, manage, develop and finance a portfolio of high
quality commercial property, focused on retail locations around the
UK and London Offices & Residential. We have total assets in
the UK, owned or managed of GBP17.8 billion (British Land share of
which is GBP12.0 billion), as valued at 31 March 2014. Our
properties are home to over 1,000 different organisations and
receive over 300 million visits each year. Our objective is to
deliver long-term and sustainable total returns to our shareholders
and we do this by focusing on Places People Prefer. People have a
choice where they work, shop and live and we aim to create
outstanding places which make a positive difference to people's
everyday lives. Our customer orientation enables us to develop a
deep understanding of the people who use our places. We employ a
lean team of experts, who have the skills to translate this
understanding into creating the right places, and we have an
efficient capital structure which is able to effectively finance
these places.
UK Retail assets account for 53% of our portfolio. As the UK's
largest listed owner and manager of retail space, our portfolio is
well matched to the different ways people shop today, from major
regional shopping centres to single occupier locations. We are
focused on being the destination of choice for retailers and their
customers by being the best provider of spaces and services.
Comprising around 25 million sq ft of retail space across 66 retail
parks, 85 superstores, 15 shopping centres, 12 department stores
and 77 leisure assets, the retail portfolio is modern, flexible and
adaptable to a wide range of formats.
Our Office and Residential portfolio, which accounts for 47% of
our portfolio is focused on London, We have an attractive mix of
high--quality buildings in well--managed environments and a
pipeline of development projects which will add significantly to
our portfolio. Increasingly, our offices are in mixed-use
environments which include retail and residential elements. Our 7.3
million sq ft of high quality office space includes Regent's Place
and Paddington Central in the West End and Broadgate, the premier
City office campus (50% share).
Our size and substance demands a responsible approach to
business. We believe leadership on issues such as sustainability
helps drive our performance and is core to the delivery of our
overall objective of driving shareholder value and creating Places
People Prefer.
Further details can be found on the British Land website at
www.britishland.com.
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