OFFICE has opened its latest store in centre:mk. The new store marks a return to the city following OFFICE’s closure of its previous store in Midsummer Place and joins centre:mk’s extensive line-up of leading international fashion brands, including Mango, Reiss and Mint Velvet.
Located on centre:mk’s popular Midsummer Arcade, OFFICE’s new 5,400 sq ft store showcases the brand’s extensive range of women’s, men’s and kid’s footwear collections.
OFFICE centre:mk features an extensive collection of popular brands through global partnerships such as Birkenstock, UGG, Dr Martens, adidas, Nike, On Running and New Balance together with a range of own brand styles, desgned in house.
Continuing to build strong momentum, centre:mk’s OFFICE store joins the new regional debut for premium performance sportswear brand, Castore and lead the way for a host of Autumn new store launches within centre:mk, including British womenswear brand, Mint Velvet.
Kevin Duffy, centre:mk’s Centre Director, commented: “As the latest brand to open at the centre, OFFICE’s launch signals a significant vote in confidence in centre:mk. The brand’s return to the city spotlights our standing as the go-to location for leading retailers, a position bolstered by the best-in-class brands that continue to invest in the destination.”
As part of the OFFICE’s commitment to be more conscious, any own-brand products damaged in-store are to be re-used, re-purposed or recycled, an initiative that perfectly alights with centre:mk’s own waste reduction and corporate social responsibility (CSR), which has resulted in 100% diversion from landfill. Going above and beyond in all areas of CSR, centre:mk has recently been awarded a Gold International CSR Excellence Award, for the destinations community art installation, ‘The Place Between’.
FMX and Time Retail Partners acted for centre:mk. CBRE represented OFFICE.
Terry Clark is the Publisher and Content Director of 365 Retail, with more than a decade of experience covering retail design, technology innovations, store openings and the wider retail industry. He also works closely with leading retailers, suppliers, agencies, events and industry awards across the UK.
