Castlecourt has said the arrival of four new outlets at the Belfast shopping centre will create 43 new jobs.
Miniso will open its first store in Northern Ireland this Friday (5th May) while Poundland is moving to a new, larger store within the centre on the ground floor.
Meanwhile, New Look will return to Castlecourt with an 8,000 square foot store while incumbent tenant Exclusive Designs will move into the space vacated by Poundland.
The announcement follows on from the opening of an Omniplex cinema within the site previously occupied by Debenhams in the centre, which was bought by Holywood property development company Wirefox in 2017.
“After an exciting start to the year where we officially opened The Avenue cinema and brought a whole new hospitality and leisure offering to Belfast City Centre, we are delighted to bring even more news of our retail offering here at CastleCourt and create 43 new jobs in the process,” Leona Barr, Centre Manager at CastleCourt Shopping Centre, said.
“MINISO is an incredibly exciting brand to welcome exclusively to CastleCourt in Northern Ireland. The store enjoys exclusive partnerships with so many well-loved brands such as Disney, Toy Store, Minions, Sanrio and We Bare Bears, and proudly collaborates with a team of international designers from China, Korea, Sweden and Denmark, amongst others, which brings an entirely unique proposition to Belfast.”
Gareth Howell from Wirefox said the firm has ambitious plans for the centre.
“An exciting year for CastleCourt continues as we welcome three new retail outlets under our roof,” he said. “Our ambition to make CastleCourt a top retail, leisure and hospitality destination in Belfast City Centre, alongside the regeneration of the northern end of the city centre, is making great strides, particularly after the opening of The Avenue and as our retail offering goes from strength to strength. \
“We look forward to more announcements for our shoppers and the wider area as the year continues.”
