THE changing face of Accrington town centre is welcoming a range of top class stores.
As work on a three-unit extension to the town's Arndale Centre continues, four new lettings have been secured.
PillarCaisse, the joint venture between Pillar Property Plc and the Canadian fund SITQ Immobiliser, is celebrating a year of activity at the centre.
The group recently completed a new 15-year lease to Allsports which has agreed to rent a unit for almost £40,000 a year.
The three new units, which are next to Dorothy Perkins and Marks and Spencer, have all been pre-let to Claire's Accessories, Max Speilmann and Pocket Phone. PillarCaisse, which bought the Arndale Centre in January, 1997, has also attracted Thorntons and the Mobile Phone Store to rent units.
In addition, Tushingham Moore, acting for PillarCaisse, has completed 28 rent reviews in the shopping centre.
PillarCaisse's Andrew Jones said: "This has proved to be an excellent purchase for PillarCaisse.
"We have successfully attracted new retailers to the town centre, which enjoyed an excellent level of trading over the Christmas period, and have capitalised on the demand for retail space in the centre by achieving rent review settlements above our initial targets."
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