Wilko to unveil 24,000 sq ft Wolverhampton store
Wilko is set to open a new 24,000 ft store in the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton tomorrow (15 November).
Wilko has completed its fit-out of the store on the lower mall and joins B&M, Matalan, New Look and One Below in opening new stores in the premier shopping mall.
Sports Direct International will unveil Frasers in a 94,000 sq ft flagship multi-level Mander Centre store that becomes home to the Frasers, FLANNELS, Sports Direct and USC brands, when Debenhams departs in early 2020, delivering a huge boost to the customer experience at the heart of the city centre.
Richard Scharenguivel, the manager of the Mander Centre, said: “Wilko is a fantastic national brand and we are delighted to welcome them to The Mander Centre.
“Wilko joins a very strong brand line-up in the centre with Matalan and B&M opening earlier this year, the successful transfer of New Look into a new 17,000 sq ft unit and works are underway to move Bodycare into a larger and more modern store in the centre.
“We take a proactive and innovative role in supporting our brands and we will be working with Wilko, as we do with all our brands, to ensure they become a popular addition to the Mander Centre line-up.”
Jonathan Ratnage, retail sector Specialist at Benson Elliot, said: “Wilko is the fourth new store to open in 2019 and with all the recently opened or relocated stores trading well we are looking forward to more major new openings in the New Year.
“We are constantly seeking to improve the retail offer for our West Midlands customers, ensuring bigger and better reasons to shop in the city centre and consolidating both Wolverhampton and the Mander Centre as the city’s pre-eminent customer destination.
“The Mander team work hard to give all our customers good reasons to shop locally in the city where they live and work. Matalan, B&M and Wilko – as well as our other key stores – and the new Frasers offering will all serve to broaden the city centre’s appeal across a wider catchment area, supporting and sustaining jobs and investment into the future.”
