Centre:mk announces more openings and Skechers signing
Centre:mk, jointly owned by Hermes Investment Management and AustralianSuper, continues to grow with a series of new openings. The latest include Typo, Trailfinders, Lovisa and Morano’s, while Skechers has also signed for a unit.
Coming off the back of annual footfall growth of 3.4%, the latest retailers have collectively taken 9,276 sq ft of space at centre:mk. Global footwear brand Skechers has signed for a 2,800-sq ft unit at 669 Midsummer Arcade; Typo has opened its 2,102-sq ft unit at 91 Silbury Arcade; Trailfinders has opened in 2,045sq ft at 19 Eagle Walk; Lovisa has opened its 517-sq ft unit next to Skechers at 671 Midsummer Arcade and Morano’s Churreria y Chocolateria has opened its debut 1,812-sq ft café at 21 Eagle Walk.
Hermes asset manager Ed Sellick said: “These latest deals reflect not only centre:mk’s regional dominance but also its status as a top 10 national shopping and leisure destination. Our approach and resulting investment strategy continues to appeal to leading brands and is reflected in the latest deals announced today. We are confident that as we continue to build on centre:mk’s robust performance we will be announcing more new names in the coming months.”
