Cardiff Retail

The Flannels hoarding on Queen Street has been replaced with a Sports Direct / USC / Game hoarding. Have the Frasers Group boycotted their plan to open a luxury Flannels department store on Queen Street and chosen to use the space for a large Sports Direct instead? Anybody have any intel?

The Frasers Group have submitted a planning application for Sports Direct signage on the units previously earmarked for Flannels on Queen Street.

The Frasers Group have submitted a planning application for Sports Direct signage on the units previously earmarked for Flannels on Queen Street.

How disappointing, slightly better than being empty maybe!

Hugely disappointing. Cardiff and Leeds were next in line for Flannels Flagships. Would have been a huge boost for Queen St. Have they shelved plans for Cardiff flagship entirely or just in that location?

Sport Direct will be the main umbrella brand of the unit but there will also be concessions for USC, Game and Evans Cycles (which brings into question the Evans shop on Dumfries Place).

It's certainly a more sensible decision. The chances of such a large Flannels store being sustainable were always low as far as I'm concerned.

Both the Cardiff Bay and Queen Street branches of Wilko have been listed for closure in the next few weeks.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/li ... iness-live