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Fantastic progress at the new Brightwells Yard, mixed-use development in Farnham, Surrey.

The development, set around open space with the buildings designed to complement the character of Farnham but also delivering regular, modern retail footprints within an open mall and courtyard, set around the retained and refurbished Brightwells House.  Scaffolding is now down revealing what will be an amazing retail, dining and leisure experience for all.

For further information please use this link to the website at https://brightwellsyard.com.

In the meantime we look forward to hearing whether this might be of interest and, if you require any additional information, then please do not hesitate to contact Andrew Shepherd or Tim Butterfield at AS Retail.

Restaurant and cocktail bar, Rico Sabor, opens its doors today in Dover with a stunning fit-out, amazing views from its al fresco first floor dining terrace to Dover Castle and a great menu of Latin American delights.

Sitting in the heart of Dover, St James’ is a popular fashion, leisure, fitness and dining park for the whole family with ample parking for 445 cars.  Occupiers in the centre include Marks and Spencer Foodhall, Next, Cineworld, Travelodge and Nandos amongst other catering and retailer brands.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail commented “I was honoured to be invited to the pre-opening event on Monday evening to enjoy the amazing menu, views and stunning fit-out.  This is Rico Sabor’s third restaurant with a further site in Kent planned to open later this year and we wish them well for the future.”

Rico Sabor are looking for more sites in Kent and Sussex for 2022, so please contact Andrew Shepherd for further information.

AS Retail are very excited to announce the opening of London’s second, beautifully fitted-out, Gong Cha store on Goodge Street in Fitzrovia.

Founded in 2006, they are today one of the most recognised bubble tea operators in the world with over 1,500 stores globally.  AS Retail have advised them on their expansion into the UK with sites recently acquired in Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool with more sites coming soon in other major cities.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail who conducted the negotiations for Gong Cha commented “Goodge Street was carefully selected by the brand owing to the proximity to office workers, shoppers and students. The fit-out is fantastic with a unique colour scheme; we wish the team every success.”

We are keen to secure further sites in university cities and major markets nationwide in prime, high street, shopping centre, transport hubs and office areas with space between 300 – 1,200 sq ft.

If you have any properties you feel might be suitable please contact Andrew Shepherd or Ellie Oldershaw and, for further information on Gong Cha, please visit their website www.gong-cha.co.uk.

 

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.

We are delighted to welcome Annie Boddington to AS Retail for a Summer internship.

Annie will be assisting with various site finding mandates and generally helping out with our projects.

We are thrilled to announce that Mooboo Bubble Tea have opened it’s doors in 825 sq ft of space in Addlestone One, Surrey.

The unit sits opposite the entrance to The Light Cinema, adjacent to Smith & Western and in close proximity to Esquires, Nandos and Anytime Fitness.  This is a fantastic new addition to the line-up.

This mixed use development, sitting within the affluent catchment area of Surrey, also contains over 200 dwellings, 370 dedicated car parking space and The Runnymede Council offices.

We still have remaining opportunities for retail, catering, leisure and service sectors throughout the scheme so please contact Adam Sarwar or Andrew Shepherd for further information.

We are delighted to announce that last weekend our clients, BoConcept, opened their stunning new 4,210 sq ft showroom in York. Formerly occupied by Laura Ashley, the store offers contemporary Danish furniture, space saving solutions alongside lighting and accessories.

The showroom is the brand’s first out of town unit and sits adjacent to American Golf and Evans Cycles, close to the Sainsburys supermarket at Monks Cross.

You can link through to the new store’s extensive ranges and the BoConcept official website below:

BoConcept – Monks Cross, York

BoConcept.com/en-gb

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail who advised BoConcept on the store acquisition commented ‘We are delighted to have secured this superb property on behalf of our clients and this is an exciting new store opening for York.

We are seeking other opportunities for BoConcept nationwide and, please contact Andrew Shepherd for further information.