Intu falls into administration
Jim Tucker, David Pike and Mike Pink from KPMG’s restructuring practice have been appointed joint administrators to intu properties, in addition to eight Topco subsidiaries.
intu outlines plans to keep people safe at its centres
intu has outlined how it will safely support the gradual reopening of non-essential retail stores at its 14 centres nationwide in line with Government guidelines.
intu signs up new coffee shop brand BEAR for intu Derby
Up-and-coming coffee shop operator BEAR is opening at intu Derby next month as it works with owner intu to launch its first shopping centre location targeting the destination’s high footfall.
intu trials direct retailing with local focal coffee shop
Shopping centre owner intu is creating its own community-based stores to breathe new life into the high street and give a fresh boost to independent retailers.
intu shopping centres first in the UK to be child-friendly wifi certified
intu has become the UK’s first shopping centre owner to be certified as having child-friendly wifi at its national portfolio of popular shopping destinations.
intu shopping centres announce new leasing activity
Zara, Hollywood Bowl, Hollister Co., Market Halls, The Florist, Angry Birds, Clip ‘n Climb and Cuppedia, are the latest brands to open with intu, the owner, manager and developer of some of the UK’s largest and most popular retail and
Global brand Uniqlo unveils first northern flagship at Manchester Arndale
intu and M&G Real Estate can confirm that international fashion brand Uniqlo will be making its north of England debut at Manchester Arndale.
Surge in automotive pop-up stores this festive season as intu signs five global brands
Customers heading to many of intu’s popular retail and leisure destinations over the festive period can add a new car to their Christmas shopping list as five global brands sign up to open their latest pop-up stores. Mini, Land Rover, Tesla,
Tessuti to open at Manchester Arndale, alongside larger Scotts store
intu and M&G Real Estate, the joint owners of Manchester Arndale, have announced that designer fashion brand Tessuti will be opening at the centre. Tessuti will join menswear store Scotts, which is relocating to a larger space. Scotts and Tessuti
M&G Real Estate and intu secure Gap for Manchester Arndale
M&G Real Estate and intu have secured a new deal with Gap, the iconic American fashion brand, on a 10-year lease to occupy a large 10,000sq ft store. Through a modern interpretation of its denim roots, Gap embraces a youthful, infectious
Mazda partners with intu to bring innovative pop-up store to thousands of UK customers
Mazda has partnered with intu, owner of the UK’s most popular shopping centres, to bring virtual reality driving experiences to thousands of customers. The pop-up store will offer customers the chance to experience a 360-degree immersive virtual reality test drive of
New social dining concept, WeFiFo, launched at intu
Set to revolutionise the way in which people eat, the multi-award winning, social dining tech platform WeFiFo teamed up with intu Chapelfield in Norwich to introduce an exclusive and exciting new experimental dining experience for food enthusiasts.
intu accelerates tech trials with play as you shop video games
Shopping centre owner intu is piloting new technology that lets people compete in giant video games whilst they shop as part of its start-up incubator programme, intu Accelerate.
intu signs up long-running seafront ice cream shop for intu Lakeside
A legendary ice cream parlour on the Southend seafront has signed up for a site at intu Lakeside that could help transform the local institution into a national brand.
intu Derby adds aspirational brand Hotel Chocolat to its retail mix
Luxury British chocolatier and cocoa grower, Hotel Chocolat, is opening its 1,797 sq ft café store at intu Derby.
Hop whilst you shop
Shoppers will literally be jumping for joy around the country this week with the rollout of spacehoppers for shoppers that let kids and grown-up kids hop while they shop at intu shopping centres nationwide as part of intu’s pledge to
Shopping centre operator intu to trial seven new technologies for its second start-up accelerator
New technologies that will reduce carbon emissions and deliver shoppers’ bags straight to their cars will be piloted by intu across its 14 UK shopping centres from this month as part of start-up incubation programme intu Accelerate. intu has signed
intu rebrands Spanish shopping resort
intu, owner of many of the largest and most popular retail and leisure destinations in the UK and Spain, has rebranded one of its largest shopping resorts. Located in Zaragoza, northern Spain and occupying over 206,000sq m, intu Puerto Venecia broke
Silentnight dreams big as it opens its second flagship showroom with intu
Silentnight, the UK’s leading bed manufacturer, has chosen to open its second flagship showroom with intu, owner of some of the UK’s largest and most popular retail and leisure destinations. After a successful year following the opening of its first UK
Well positioned portfolio and record leasing drives strong performance at Hammerson
A well positioned portfolio and record leasing has driven a strong performance at retail property specialist Hammerson. David Atkins, chief executive of Hammerson, said: “In recent years we have actively rebalanced the weighting of our portfolio towards high footfall destinations in
Jo Malone London signs up with intu after pop-up store success
Aspirational beauty brand, Jo Malone London, has signed up with intu to open a 1,281sq ft boutique at intu Lakeside following on from its pop-up store success. Taking prime space near aspirational brands including Hugo Boss, MAC and Calvin Klein, the
River Island launches first standalone kidswear store at intu Braehead
Shopping centre owner intu has worked with fashion retailer River Island to launch its first standalone kidswear store ahead of a national roll out. The new shop opened at intu Braehead on Saturday 3 February in a 3,000 sq ft space close
International retailer Smöoy takes a scoop out of intu by opening first North East pop-up store
An international retailer taking the frozen yogurt market by storm has chosen to expand with intu as it opens its first North East pop-up store at intu Metrocentre. With over 150 stores across the world, Smöoy is rapidly expanding in the
Intu continues to expand retail and leisure mix with Five Guys to beef up offer in Derby
Intu, the leading owner, developer and manager of prime regional shopping centres in the UK, has signed Five Guys to beef up its dining offer in Derby. The American burger chain will open its 2,612sq ft space at intu Derby in
Intu pilots virtual reality with Emoji characters at 14 shopping centres
A pilot scheme is testing whether virtual reality leisure experiences could soon become commonplace at intu’s 14 shopping centres across the UK. The owner of some of the country’s most popular shopping and leisure destinations has launched its first paid-for virtual
