The city centre in the northern city of Leeds (UK) is being renovated to include an additional 200,000 square-feet of upscale retail space, including an Apple store. Tipsters and a leasing brochure rendering for The Core mall indicate the familiar back-lit logo will appear in a 44-foot wide space (MSU3) along Lands Lane, which carries over 17 million pedestrians a year. The store in this city of 440,000 residents would be the most-northern in England, and about 40 miles from both the existing Meadowhall and Arndale retail stores.
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Patrick
January 7, 2008 at 3:16 pm
bexster
January 8, 2008 at 5:14 am
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January 8, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Patrick
January 8, 2008 at 4:14 pm
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January 10, 2008 at 2:10 pm
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August 15, 2008 at 2:14 pm
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I’d be surpised if Apple were to locate on Lands Lane. Although, yes, it has huge traffic passing through, people are doing just that: passing through. Streets just around the corner from the location are much more desirable and appropriate. The ‘Core’ shopping centre would have to be completely rebuilt for it to resemble something appropriate for an Apple Store. In my opinion (as a resident of the city), it comes across as decidedly third rate. Albion Place or Briggate itself would be much more appropriate.
Personally, I hope this move is simple overreaching by the developer.
It’s about time Leeds got a store, but agree with Patrick. The developers are being a bit hopefully there. Can’t see Apple wanting to between jd and jbb!
This is a good start…..cities with like 400,00 people are now getting Apple stores Now apple? London Ontario? Next please.
I think the distinctive aspect of Leeds is that it punches above its weight in terms of shopping. With around 80,000 students in the city it has an enormous cachet in terms of culture and style. Furthermore it is a regional shopping destination from places like Huddersfield, Rotherham, Bradford and to a degree, York. It’d be an idea place for a store, just most certainly not in that location.
Yeah it looks like a weak location compared to some other other places in Leeds. Maybe the White Rose Shopping Center or somewhere in the Victoria Quarter? A store in the Corn Exchange would be pretty cool.
Leeds has a population of 750,000, not 440,000. In which case, Leeds should have an Apple store as the largest city in the north. The old Allders building that is being renovated could be a good location. The renderings on The Core that show an Apple Store are very hopeful, and I don’t think indicates an Apple store will open- just the sort of retailers The Core is hoping to secure.
