Fashion retailer to open in town

Wednesday 1st July 2009, 10:22AM BST

Top high street fashion store H&M is set to open in Shrewsbury’s former Woolworths store this autumn, it was announced today.

H&M has taken on the lease for the store in the Darwin Shopping Centre in Castle Street.

Hennes & Mauritz, as the Swedish fashion brand is also known, has stores in 34 countries and employs more than 73,000 people across the world.

Laura Maggs, spokeswoman for the firm, said: “We are taking on the former Woolworths store in Shrewsbury. We have just signed the lease and will be opening this autumn.”

She said she could not confirm an exact opening date, the size or number of levels of the new store, what collections it would stock or how many jobs the store would create, until nearer to the opening date.

Nicholas Pitt, manager of the Darwin, Pride Hill and Riverside Shopping Centres, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled about the new store opening. It will be superb for employment and fantastic for Shrewsbury.”

Simon Airey, chairman of Shrewsbury Business Chamber, described it as a “real coup” for the town.

“It’s very good news for employment in the town and is a significant and large retail unit which will now be occupied,” he said.

The Woolworths store closed in December when the company went into liquidation after it became a victim of the recession. Hundreds lost their jobs including many in Shropshire.

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12 Comments

  1. eva land said: Jul 1st, 2009 at 13:28

    Great news !!

    Very popular with the youngsters.

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  2. Honey said: Jul 1st, 2009 at 13:50

    Hope they do all of the ranges.

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  3. Anon said: Jul 1st, 2009 at 16:01

    How can you find out about getting a job there??

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  4. kitten heels said: Jul 2nd, 2009 at 10:28

    Great stuff – I will be visiting it a lot!

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  5. N said: Jul 2nd, 2009 at 21:02

    Fantastic news!

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  6. 7of9 said: Jul 3rd, 2009 at 12:47

    great news – cost effect and cool fashion

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  7. salopian dan said: Jul 3rd, 2009 at 15:15

    sweet sweet – well done the star – lets keep having more good news green shoots stories like this please we need to get the feel good factor back and the media can do it for us

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  8. lee said: Jul 3rd, 2009 at 19:30

    great news

    so many old twead jacket shops in shrewsbury im pleased as ayoung person to have something fashionable!

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  9. katherine s said: Jul 4th, 2009 at 07:45

    super

    cant wait to shop til i drop!

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  10. Shropshire lad said: Jul 4th, 2009 at 13:58

    Excelent news Shrewsbury !! Cant wait to shop there

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  11. Tory Boy said: Jul 4th, 2009 at 15:23

    what another foreign firm taking over blighty these EU lot will own every shop in town soon, plastic shops all over shrewsbury, lets support the local people with local shops independant and proud, god save the Queen

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  12. jimmy said: Jul 4th, 2009 at 17:46

    wicked but i hope its a unisex

    i used to love H&M but they started really only stocking ladies stuff of late

    I go there when i visit birmingham

    its brilliant for Shrewsbury as a shop that young people love and has cheap but trendy well styled suits

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