Retail Parks
There are also two retail parks nearby called the Lakeside Retail Park and The Junction. Lakeside Retail Park has a number of stores such as:
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The Junction (this is part of the Tunnel Estate) has shops such as:
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In August 2009, it was announced that US retail giant Best Buy would be opening one of its first UK stores at The Junction. The company had signed a ten-year lease for a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) megastore located on the site of the former Courts store. The new store opened 30 April 2010. As of 14 January 2012, this branch and all Best Buy operations in the UK have ceased trading. The former Best Buy building is now due to reopen as a Kiddicare.com store.
In a move to counter the opening of Best Buy, Currys signed up to take on 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) of retail space in Lakeside Retail Park, on the site vacated by Danish Store ILVA. Currys opened the new megastore in spring 2010.
Read more about this topic: Lakeside Shopping Centre
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