if it's about Cardiff.. Sport, Entertainment, Transportation, Business, Development Projects, Leisure, Eating, Drinking, Nightlife, Shopping, Train Spotting! etc.. then we want it here!
a) The retailers have decided to move in to St Davids (and maybe River Island consolidate into St Davids). You're right, that would be bad news for Queen St as these are important footfall drivers.
b) The retailers are asking for hefty cuts in rent, and the landlord is marketing pre-emptively to see if it can say "look, we can get £X from alternative uses, up your offer".
Inditex have 2 brands in St.David's already and had heard a while back Zara may be on the move to join them. River Island having 2 stores was always a bit odd. Top Man/Top Shop may have been offered a good rent deal by St. David's and they have a lot of big spaces to fill.
Also it may be the end of the leases in the Queen St building so a good opportunity to move if so. These units were all developed and let at the same time if I remember.
Simon_SW17 wrote:Also it may be the end of the leases in the Queen St building so a good opportunity to move if so. These units were all developed and let at the same time if I remember.
River Island and Zara were there before Topshop. The Topshop unit was originally Dixons (later rebranded Dixons XL and finally Currys.digital).
Dixon's was in the small building next door to WH Smith's for absolutely years, then for a comparatively short period moved to that larger multi-floored building when (I think it was) C&A closed and moved out. It didnt stay there long, and itself soon closed.