Leading retail brands flock to Leeds city centre

This year has already seen twenty retail brands open new stores in Leeds, according to analysis by Savills.

Retailers including Zara Home, Samsung, Oliver Bonas and Snow & Rock have all taken new units in the city in 2016, taking the total number of new brands which have arrived in Leeds since 2013 to 118.

There are now approximately 1,200 independent and chain shops in the city centre, 780 of which are by brands which have at least one store elsewhere, Savills also notes.

Steve Henderson, director in Savills retail team, commented: “Such is the attraction of Leeds for retailers that it is now one of the most important retail destinations in the country.

“The trend will continue with the opening of Victoria Gate next month, which is set to be anchored by John Lewis and will bring a further upmarket retailers such as Calvin Klein, Anthropology and Cos to the city”.

Tom Whittington, director in Savills commercial research team, added: “The trend for retailers heading to Leeds has accelerated in the past three years, with 15% of all the retail brands present in the city arriving in this time.

“We expect this only to continue as new schemes open”.

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