Fashion & Shopping

High street store New Look is to launch a new 5,244 sq ft store in the centre of Barnsley.

The retailer will be opening its latest branch in The Glass Works in July and fit out work has already started.

It follows a string of other leasing deals at the shopping and leisure destination to major brands such as Fridays, Flannels, River Island, Cineworld, Nandos and The Botanist.

New Look has operated from Cheapside in recent years but took the opportunity to move to new premises in The Glass Works when its lease came up for renewal.

Councillor Sir Steve Houghton said: “The Glass Works is proving a resounding retail success and New Look’s move locks the brand into Barnsley town centre for the foreseeable future.”

Peter Rodgers, New Look’s head of retail – Central Division said: “We are excited to announce our brand new store in The Glassworks opening

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Braehead Shopping Centre has hailed the opening of H&M’s new store at the mall.

It includes a new “bespoke interior, with an emphasis on creating a warmer and more relaxed environment”.

The upgraded store comes as the retailer steps up investment in both its physical and digital stores, with a “renewed focus on the integrated customer experience, as well as sustainability”.

H&M has relocated from its former unit to a new ground floor space, spanning 17,000 sq ft, on a 10-year lease.

To celebrate the opening, H&M will collaborate with Glasgow-based talent and businesses over the coming months, for a series of in-store events and projects.

Steve Gray, of Braehead owner Global Mutual, said: “Our centre team and shoppers will be delighted to see H&M open the doors to its upgraded store. This is a brand with whom we’ve enjoyed a long-standing relationship,