Former BHS store in Leeds set for new lease of life

As the disposal or transformation of the BHS estate continues, Leeds’ White Rose Shopping Centre is the latest to get a new lease of life.

The site will become home to Next. The retailer is investing £6m in a new 55,000 sq ft store at the centre.

It will upsize from its 29,000 sq ft store at the centre. It is due to open in June 2017.

In the centre of Leeds, the former BHS store at shopping centre Trinity Leeds is being divided up to house smaller retailer.

BHS went into administration last year with the loss of 11,000 jobs after it was sold to Dominic Chappell by Philip Green just a year before.

Big plans are also afoot at the White Rose Shopping Centre, with plans for an 11-screen Cineworld IMAX cinema and six new restaurants, including Wagamama, TGI Fridays, Pizza Hut and Chiquito underway.

Steven Foster, general manager at White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “The multi-million pound Next expansion will offer visitors an exciting shopping experience and strengthen the already impressive line-up we have here at White Rose.

“We have so many exciting additions we have planned this year and the shopping centre is constantly evolving. This fantastic news, along with our leisure extension, is proof that we’re making ongoing investments into improving our customer experience.”

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