Grosvenor, the proprietor of the Liverpool One retail centre, has introduced that clothes retailer Hollister Co is relocating its retailer.
The worldwide teenagers retail division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.), along with Hollister sub-brand Gilly Hicks, will occupy new area on South John Avenue, bringing sportswear and loungewear to Liverpool for the primary time ever. via his model Gilly Hicks. model.
Scheduled to open subsequent summer season, this new mixed area can be one of many first of the brand new retailer prototypes in Europe, bringing collectively the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. manufacturers beneath one roof for the primary time within the metropolis.
Rob Deacon, Grosvenor’s Senior Asset Supervisor, mentioned: “It is nice to see Hollister reaffirm their dedication to Liverpool One by transferring into a more recent area, in addition to introducing their secondary model, Gilly Hicks.
“This deal is a testomony to the momentum we proceed to construct within the vacation spot and is especially thrilling on condition that the brand new area can be one of many first mannequin shops in Europe. We sit up for seeing the shop open and are positive it will likely be successful with Liverpool One guests.”
Information of Hollister’s relocation, in addition to the opening of the primary Gilly Hicks retailer within the area, follows a profitable 2022 for Liverpool One, with 36 manufacturers, totaling over 350,000 sq. toes, signed, open or renovated within the 12 months.
Highlights embody Gravity, M&S, Tessuti, Charlotte Tilbury, Cricket, Underneath Armour, Bershka, Bread Avenue Kitchen and COSMO.
New and current occupants invested £18 million in its Liverpool One retailers and eating places throughout 2022, cementing their dedication to the vacation spot.
Liverpool One additionally outperformed UK footfall benchmarks by 19%, welcoming over 22 million guests to the vacation spot final 12 months and gross sales up 14.5% in comparison with 2019.
Chris Jukes, director of Liverpool One, Grosvenor, mentioned: “I’m very pleased with the Liverpool One group; not solely did we finish 2022 on a excessive, demonstrating unimaginable outcomes, agility and creativity in our method, however to kick off the 12 months by asserting a brand new Hollister location and introducing Gilly Hicks is a real testomony to the nice work we put in. do.
“Liverpool One is a vacation spot that by no means stands nonetheless, as a substitute consistently evolving and with Eurovision and our 15th anniversary honoring us this 12 months, 2023 is certain to be one other thrilling 12 months at Liverpool One.”
Hollister’s new retailer and Gilly Hicks’ entrance to Liverpool One observe the current announcement that German premium vogue label, BOSS, will relocate and develop its Liverpool One retailer to Paradise Avenue, becoming a member of Tessuti’s new international flagship retailer.
Metis and CBRE acted for Liverpool One. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. negotiated straight.