Sports retailer Decathlon has agreed to take up the 35,000 sq ft former BHS store at Landsec’s Trinity Leeds shopping centre.
Decathlon has taken the former BHS store on Boar Lane for a two-floor flagship. The store will include large showrooms featuring its sportswear and equipment.
The store will open later this month. Its offer includes a “click and drive” service, where products are collected in a drive-thru, and a workshop service repairing items such as bikes, kayaks, and tents.
It is Decathlon’s second launch in the region, bringing its UK store count to 44 locations.
James Hutchinson, portfolio manager at Landsec, said: “We’ve already seen an incredible response on our social media channels to this exciting new anchor store. Our shoppers are counting down the days until the Decathlon launch, tangible evidence of Landsec’s work at Trinity, bringing the heart of Leeds back to life.”
David Baker, Decathlon Leeds store manager, said: “It’s no coincidence that Leeds is twinned with Decathlon’s home city, Lille – it has long been a target location of ours.”
The leasing deal with Decathlon comes after H&M upsized its existing store last year. It added more than 13,500 sq ft to take the overall unit size to 39,000 sq ft, to include menswear and H&M Home departments.
JLL and Time Retail Partners acted for Landsec. Decathlon dealt direct.
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