Month: August 2021

AS Retail are pleased to announce that Elem Hair have opened their new, beautifully fitted out salon on High Road, Loughton. The store sits in a prime location and totals just over 1,000 sq ft.

With a salon in Cambridge and another in Christchurch, Dorset which opened in 2020, Elem are looking to expand rapidly with further locations in the immediate pipeline.

Ellie Oldershaw, Associate Director at AS Retail who conducted the negotiations on behalf of Elem commented “We are delighted to have acquired this unit for Elem; they will be an excellent addition to the line-up in Loughton.”

We are keen to secure further sites, initially around the South East, Greater London and M3/M4 corridors with space between 800 and 2,000 sq ft.

AS Retail acted for Elem Hair; Harvey Spack Field acted on behalf of the landlord in the transaction.

Please contact Ellie Oldershaw for further information on Elem and visit Elem’s website at  https://www.elem-hair.co.uk

AS Retail are excited to announce the opening of Cards Direct in Queensgate, Peterborough, this is their 39^th store with representation all across the Midlands and South of England in locations such as High Wycombe, Portsmouth, Canterbury and Horsham to name but a few.  The store offers a great selection of excellent greetings cards, partyware and balloons for every occasion.

The unit sits on the West Mall immediately adjacent to Tiger and Swarovski and in close proximity to O2, Lush, Greggs, Ernest Jones and Marks and Spencer.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail commented “This is another fantastic acquisition for Cards Direct who have continued to grow their portfolio. We have been involved in each one and hopefully will continue to assist them in the future.”

If you have anything you feel suitable for Cards Direct please contact Andrew Shepherd or Ellie Oldershaw with the details.

AS Retail are pleased to announce that Baffled, an independent continental café-bar, have now opened in the Cascades Shopping Centre, Portsmouth. This unit is situated in the pop-up grab and go food cluster close to the Commercial Road entrance to the scheme, and immediately adjacent to Yogoo, the frozen yoghurt chain. This will be Baffled’s third unit along with Baffled Café in Southsea and the Baffled at the Beach on Southsea Seafront.

We still have spaces available for the grab and go pop-up food brands for this Summer and in the run up to Christmas.  Please contact Adam Sarwar or Andrew Shepherd for further information.

Congratulations to Maybugs who open their doors on Terminus Road, Eastbourne in the former Laura Ashley store. The property has two trading floors and sits in a highly prominent and busy location close to the entrance to The Beacon Shopping Centre.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail commented “We are really excited to see Maybugs open in Eastbourne with their fantastic concept for selling beautiful things for fabulous people. This will be a great addition to the line-up in Eastbourne and we wish them well for the future.”

More information on Maybugs can be found at https://www.maybugs.co.uk.

For further information please contact Andrew Shepherd.