The award-winning Metis Real Estate Advisors has announced a raft of promotions and a new hire.

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and The Mercers’ Company, has announced the completion of the £10 million refurbishment of 143 Long Acre. 

LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has opened Italian Alley, a new dining concept which showcases five different Italian eateries to form a hub, dedicated to providing modern Italian cuisines.

Herman Ze German, the popular German eatery, has opened its first UK venue outside of London with Hammerson at Birmingham’s Grand Central. 

Pineapple, the iconic clothing and dancewear brand renowned for its rich association with Covent Garden, has relocated its UK flagship store to a more prominent position at 8 Mercer Walk, part of The Mercer’s Company’s estate. 

Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster has received planning consent for a multiplex cinema and is currently in discussions with two well-known cinema brands.

LabTech, owner of Camden Market, and Colliers International have created an innovative new approach to leasing the retail and F&B element of Hawley Wharf, the 580,000 sq ft mixed-use destination that is due to open in Camden this autumn.

Lend Lease Retail Partnership (LLRP), a fund managed by Lendlease, has officially announced the opening of the debut restaurant for Jamaya, an authentic jerk and Jamaican fried chicken concept, located in the Upper Jubilee space of Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull.

Sloane Stanley has today announced the signing of The Cherry Moon, a fashion e-tailer for luxury and emerging independent brands. Located at 366-368 King’s Road, the brand will launch their bricks and mortar debut in April. 

The St David’s Partnership, owners of St David’s in Cardiff, one of the UK’s premier retail and leisure destinations, has announced a newly refurbished and upsized store for international lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer, FatFace. 

Rowbots, a new rowing-driven fitness concept endorsed by joint partner and investor, Gareth Bale, is to launch its debut site this summer. The brand will open at 42 Eastcastle Street in Fitzrovia, as secured by Shelley Sandzer. 

Grosvenor Europe has announced that Junkyard Golf Club, the leading crazy golf concept, has officially opened its 17,000 sq ft site in Liverpool ONE.

Acting on behalf of the brand, leading specialist UK leisure property agency, Shelley Sandzer, has secured an additional Central London site for Mexican fast-food restaurant chain, Tortilla. Due to open in the spring, the new site is located at 1 The Cut, directly opposite Southwark Underground Station.

Sloane Stanley has today announced phase one of the opening for popular chic cake and confectionary brand, Peggy Porschen, at 219 King’s Road. Boasting a prime corner position, the 2,400 sq ft Parlour marks the second site for the brand, after their debut in nearby Belgravia in 2010. 

Sloane Stanley has today announced that authentic Italian gelato brand, Badiani, has signed for a 1,457 sq ft space on Fulham Road, and will offer artisan ice-cream in the heart of Chelsea. The brand is due to open their store in April.

Twenty years ago today, the Evening Standard described Bluewater as ‘the future of shopping’. Whilst much has changed in retail, leisure and experience since that endorsement, Bluewater remains very relevant and much in demand amongst brands and guests alike.

This article first appeared on Property Week online and in print on March 15, 2019

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Liverpool ONE will be transported back millions of years – via the latest technology – when an augmented dinosaur hunt launches on 29 March for ten weeks. 

The Cambridge Satchel Company has officially opened the doors to its newest store at 37 Neal Street, marking the British brand’s return to Shaftesbury’s Seven Dials, in the heart of the West End. 

The Mercers’ Company has announced that founders of modern kebab house, Maison Bab, have unveiled their new restaurant – Kebab Queen – at 4 Mercer Walk.