Month: April 2017

AS Retail are delighted to have been appointed by CycleBar to advise on their entry into the UK. CycleBar are the world leader in indoor cycling studios with over 70 locations in the US trading and a further 200 more in the pipeline.

The initial focus is to secure studios in Oxford, Cambridge or other South East commuter towns with all affluent Greater and Central London sites also considered. This will be followed by a wider UK roll out in 2018 and 2019.

Specifically we are seeking 2,800 – 3,200 sq ft ideally at Ground Floor with a minimum floor to ceiling height of 4.25m (14ft) to accommodate the unique amphitheatre studio. The sites will preferably be edge of town centre / roadside / retail park in affluent areas close to parking and complementary occupiers such as Waitrose or M&S Foodhall. Leasehold sites are preferred but freeholds will be considered.

Please contact Andrew Shepherd at AS Retail for a copy of the requirement brochure or to discuss any sites that might be suitable.

Tel: 020 7287 2155 or via email [email protected].

Cards Direct, advised by AS Retail, have acquired a further three new stores in the last month following a successful expansion drive that has brought the store portfolio to 18.

The greetings card retailer has opened new premises on Culver Street West in Colchester and within The Grosvenor Centre, Northampton. They are also in the process of fitting out their latest store in Haywards Heath which is scheduled to open in time for Easter. The recent acquisitions follow a series of high street and shopping centre openings for Cards Direct over the past 12 months which include Basingstoke, Canterbury, Southampton, Folkestone and Feltham.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail commented: “These latest properties are superb additions to the portfolio and I am confident will prove to be excellent trading stores. We have a number of live negotiations but still plenty of capacity for further openings in 2017 with the roll-out planned to continue into 2018. We will be attending Completely Retail Marketplace at the end of April and would welcome a discussion with landlords and agents on opportunities. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me for the latest requirements list.”