CastleCourt to open four new outlets this spring/summer

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 3rd May 2023

CastleCourt has announced the opening of four new stores in May and June, creating 43 new jobs within the shopping centre.

MINISO, the design-led retail store which offers a full range of high quality and innovative products from toys and tech to stationery, homeware, health and beauty, will open its first store in Northern Ireland at CastleCourt on Friday 5th May.

Poundland opens its new store on Saturday 6th May, with more than double the retail space of its previous unit. Now at 18,000 sq. ft., the store is situated on the ground floor of CastleCourt, with a larger range of fresh groceries alongside frozen food lines.

New Look returns to CastleCourt on Wednesday 24th May with an outlet boasting up to 8,000 sq. ft. of fashion and accessories in their prominent ground floor unit.

Long-term tenant Exclusive Designs will take up the 8,000 sq. ft. unit vacated by Poundland, and will open in June. The furniture store operated by Danielle Maxwell will retain their five current staff, and create three new roles as it moves to a space four times bigger than its previous outlet.

Leona Barr, Centre Manager at CastleCourt Shopping Centre commented; “After an exciting start to the year where we officially opened The Avenue cinema and brought a whole new hospitality and leisure offering to Belfast City Centre, we are delighted to bring even more news of our retail offering here at CastleCourt and create 43 new jobs in the process.

Gareth Howell from Wirefox, which owns CastleCourt added; “An exciting year for CastleCourt continues as we welcome three new retail outlets under our roof. Our ambition to make CastleCourt a top retail, leisure and hospitality destination in Belfast City Centre, alongside the regeneration of the northern end of the city centre, is making great strides, particularly after the opening of The Avenue and as our retail offering goes from strength to strength.

“We look forward to more announcements for our shoppers and the wider area as the year continues.”

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