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WHITECHAPEL NEW STORE PLANNED Forever 21 CGI
LIVERPOOL city centre could soon welcome a large retail store if planning is approved. Royal London Asset Management
has submitted the planning application to construct Forever 21’s flagship new store in the key city retail site on the corner of Whitechapel and Church
Street. US-founded Forever 21 has 480 stores worldwide and has recently been described in a British national newspaper as ‘the retailer of
the moment’, and ‘a fast fashion phenomenon’. Currently there is only one branch of Forever 21 in the UK which opened earlier this year in Birmingham. The retailer has plans to open further stores in London and Glasgow. If successful, the building in central Liverpool will be demolished and a 46,000 sq ft store, over five floors. The project will create 200 jobs as well creating extra footfall for the retail heart of the city. Designed by Architects DLG in conjunction with Forever 21’s in-house architects based in San Francisco, Liverpool store could be open for trading by November next year if planning permission is granted in July and vacant possession achieved by September. Larry Meyer, Executive Vice President, Forever 21 said: “This location in Liverpool is another strong step of our expansion within the UK and Europe. We are extremely excited to have found a great store space in a location where our customers will appreciate our brand. The size of this store will allow us to offer a great range of products at great value to fashion conscious and trend driven shoppers in the area.”
Observatory Attraction Opens A NEW science discovery centre at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has opened to the public. The £3m project, which was managed by Capita Symonds and designed by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, includes a new entrance building, the Planet Pavilion, and a new Space Pavilion for exhibitions and events. The 10,000 sq ft centre also includes a glass-walled café with views of the 76-metre Lovell telescope, an education space and landscaping of the gardens. The Jodrell Bank Observatory is part of The University of Manchester, which said the main
The Jodrell Bank Observatory
aim of the discovery centre is to inspire young scientists and connect them to "cutting-edge research" as it happens. The project was made possible
by an investment of £1.9m by the North West Development Agency and £1m by the European Regional Development Fund, plus £600,000 from the university.
Teresa Anderson, the centre's director, said: "We're really looking forward to welcoming lots of new people to Jodrell Bank in the next few months and years.” MOVE COMMERCIAL 11