More retail tenants sign up for premises at arcade

Carter Towler’s retail agency team has secured three new tenants for Central Arcade on Briggate, in Leeds city centre.

All three businesses are moving to units on the first floor of the arcade, which is opposite the entrance to the Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre.

Carter Towler’s head of retail, Pete Bradbury, said: “After all the difficulties the retail sector has had to face in the past year and a half, it’s fantastic to see confidence in the city centre bouncing back.

“Central Arcade already has a vibrant mix of retail and leisure businesses and we are working hard to build on that.

“The first floor in particular is becoming quite a sought-after leisure destination and we are delighted that all of these new tenants bring complementary services.

“There is just one unit remaining on the ground floor now, Unit 10A, which has been completely refurbished. With the recent upsurge in demand I’m sure it won’t be long before it’s occupied.”

The new tenants consist of beauty business Dragonfly Skin, which has taken a five-year lease on Unit 7A; personal training company BodyUpWomen has agreed a three-year lease on Units 11 & 12 and specialist beauticians Glory By Tina has taken a five-year lease on Unit 17.

The covered, contemporary shopping arcade which is jointly marketed by Carter Towler and Aston Rose has 20 units and occupiers include national and independent retailers including Greggs, Bella Italia, King Koby, Yellow Sunrise and Flamingos Coffee House.

Carter Towler’s retail team, consisting of Pete Bradbury and Max Vause, acts for a range of clients across the North such as The Co-Operative, Wm Morrisons and a number of national and local retail developers and landlords.