Stores
Confidence in the Victoria Quarter has seen occupancy reach 100%, with a number of stores making their out-of-London debuts. Arrogant Cat Boutique, opened its first store outside London, and a branch of Reiss is planned to open opposite its main Leeds store on County Arcade. Church's shoes opened its first store outside London, as did Firetrap and Agent Provocateur.
Harvey Nichols's Leeds store opened in 1996; this was the first provincial move for the department store. It occupies the site of the former Empire Palace Theatre, and for a time Leeds was described as 'The Knightsbridge of the North'. In 2006, Louis Vuitton opened its first store to have a VIP area. Paul Smith opened his third flagship store in the UK in Leeds, while Religion chose the Victoria Quarter as the location for its first-ever store.
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“When their stores are full, idiots are considered wise.”
—Punjabi proverb, trans. by Gurinder Singh Mann.
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