Month: May 2023

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of luxury nail and beauty salon Townhouse Nails to the stunning Tunsgate Quarter in Guildford.

Townhouse have taken prominent unit 3A which sits in the heart of the scheme on Lower Mall with a full length return frontage on the entrance mall from High Street. Totalling just over 1,000 sq ft the salon looks amazing and is another boost to the tenant profile here.

Tunsgate Quarter sits off Guildford High Street and Tunsgate in the prime retail pitch  in Tunsgate Quarter with occupiers including The White Company, Nespresso, Ivy and Ivy Asia, Gails, Seasalt and TAG amongst others.

We have opportunities to join the line-up at this exclusive retail, leisure and dining location with units ranging from 600 – 4000 sq ft. Please contact Andrew Shepherd at AS Retail or our joint agents Bruce Gillingham Pollard for more information on availability.

The fabulous new Starbucks outlet has opened at Magna Square in Egham.

Totalling approx. 1,800 sq ft on a single level, this highly prominent unit sits opposite the 4-screen Everyman Cinema, Spielburger Restaurant and Liberto Lounge. It has frontages to busy Church Road as well as the traffic free boulevard at Magna Square where they can place external covers.

Magna Square is a £90m mixed use development in the heart of Egham town centre which also includes 101 private dwellings, 100 student beds, a new Budgens supermarket and high end hair salon G&T.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail who conducted the negotiations on behalf of the landlord commented “We are delighted to welcome Cobra Coffee trading as Starbucks to Magna Square. It’s by far the smartest coffee bar in town and thus far appears to have been trading incredibly well.”

There is still one remaining unit of c. 1,300 sq ft which would suit a grab and go or full catering occupier as an extraction route is in place and it is ready for immediate occupation.  Please contact Andrew Shepherd or Kathryn Evans for further information.

We are excited to announce that our long term clients Cards Direct have opened their 50^th store at Parkway Shopping Centre in Newbury, Berkshire. This is an amazing milestone for the company with more store openings to come in the next few weeks and months.

Cards Direct are an independent greetings card retailer selling a superb selection of British made cards along with gift wrap, gift bags, gifts and similar items from their store network and via their website at www.cardsdirect.co.uk.

The store network now stretches from Poole to Wolverhampton, to Lowestoft and to Folkestone with some of the next openings pushing the geography further.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail commented “We at AS Retail are delighted to be helping Cards Direct with their store acquisition programme. We already have another batch of new stores in the pipeline for 2023 opening but are still seeking more. Please get in touch with me to discuss any opportunities.”

If you have anything you feel might be suitable for Cards Direct, then please contact Andrew Shepherd with the details.