// Zara is moving into the former Topshop store in Trinity Leeds shopping centre
// The new store will incorporate Zara’s latest technological innovations to “guarantee customers a seamless shopping experience”
Zara is set to take the former Topshop premises at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre for its new flagship store.
According to Retail Week, the Inditex-owned fashion giant has upsized and relocated from its current spot on the Briggate shopping street to the new 46,000 sq ft location which spans three floors.
It was home to Topshop until 2021 when the collapse of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group led to the closure of all its physical stores.
Landlord Landsec told the publication that the new store will incorporate Zara’s latest technological innovations to “guarantee customers a seamless shopping experience”.
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The new flagship comes as the business undertakes its store optimisation plan, which “encompasses bigger, better and more beautiful stores in the best retail destinations globally”.
The retailer is looking to open and revamp stores in key locations across the US and Europe.
Inditex capital markets director Marcos López said it would open 30 US stores in the next three years, including big stores in New York, Miami, Chicago and other major cities.
Landsec head of brand account management Nik Porter said: “As guests demand more from their shopping experience, brands are prioritising prime locations that drive footfall, enable customer service and have the ability to integrate in-store and online shopping experiences.
“Our retail strategy allows us to work in partnership with brands holistically to find them the best locations and ensure that their physical presence adds value to their wider multichannel offer.”
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