New arrivals snap up space at shopping and leisure destination
The Springs out of town retail and leisure centre, in Leeds, has confirmed two more businesses for its premises along with strong performance figures for its existing tenants.
Landlord Thorpe Park Developments Ltd (TPDL) has agreed a deal with skin aesthetics specialist Élan Laser Clinics which has chosen The Springs for its first venture in the UK, with clinics already operational in Australia.
The clinic will offer personalised beauty care using advanced device treatment including laser hair removal, tattoo removal, fat freezing, injectables, Radio Frequency Microneedline, HydraFacial and LED light therapy. It will also include a specialist training facility for UK employees.
Elan plans to open 10 clinics in the UK over the next 12 months with locations already targeted in Cheshire, Liverpool and London.
Anna McCartney, Group CEO, said: “We are excited to bring the Élan Laser Clinics experience to the UK. The Springs provides the perfect environment for our flagship location for treatments and training.
“The highly modern architectural design and spacious units are very fitting to our brand and the location is great for access.”
TPDL has also agreed a letting to home fragrance store, Betty Loves Candles within the pod units in the centre of The Springs.
The independent retailer, which stocks a range of quality candles, diffusers and gifts, is branching out from its existing premises at Trinity Walk in Wakefield.
The Springs is a 350,000 sq ft shopping and leisure attraction at Thorpe Park Leeds. It says footfall has remained consistent and retailer performance figures show as much as a 25% increase in trading from pre-pandemic trading in 2019.
For the 12 months from September 2020 to September 2021 total number of consumer visits topped 1.4 million, with an average daily vehicle recording of more than 4,000.
Adam Varley, director at Scarborough Group International, which is responsible for the development and asset management of The Springs and Thorpe Park Leeds, in partnership with Legal & General Capital, said: “In stark contrast the high street or other covered shopping centres, The Springs has performed exceptionally well throughout the pandemic, thanks to its accessibility, ample free parking and wide open spaces.
“Its location in the centre of a well-established business park gives it an added edge over other competing out of town retail destinations and is one of the reasons why national and independent retailers are keen to use it as a test bed for new concept stores or flagship premises.”
