Next is to open its largest store in Scotland in The Peel Centre at Straiton in Edinburgh.
The new store, which will bring 110 jobs, marks the third time the retailer has increased its floorspace at the retail park. It first moved to Straiton three years ago taking a 15,000 sq ft unit, while the latest is a pre-let for 80,000 sq ft.
Next said the new larger store will allow it to stock a more extensive range and a click-and-collect service.
Work has already started on an existing store site, within the recently remodelled upper terrace, and is expected to open in June
Mark Whittaker, group property director at Peel Land and Property, who own the site at Straiton, said: “With retailers reporting exceptional like-for-like sales growth, we feel Straiton is perfectly placed to position itself firmly in the upper tier of the UK retail hierarchy.”
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