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Big boost for Westfield site as top stores sign up (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Big boost for Westfield site as top stores sign up
7:00am Thursday 19th July 2012 in News By Hannah Baker
Westfield directors Duncan Bower (left) and Neil Maclure over looking the Bradford site
Marks & Spencer has signed up as the final 'anchor tenant' in Westfield 's Broadway shopping development – a move described as a "significant milestone" for the long-awaited scheme.
The Australian developer, which is still yet to give a date for when work will begin on the £275 million scheme, will lease a 63,000 sq ft anchor store to M&S and has also confirmed retailer Next as a tenant.
Agreements have now been reached for more than a third of retail space available at the site, with Next due to occupy a 32,000 sq ft store and Debenhams already signed as an anchor tenant.
The M&S deal completes Westfield ’s anchor store negotiations for the scheme, for which planning permission was granted last year for 550,000 sq ft of retail and catering outlets, more than 70 shops and restaurants, 1,300 car park spaces and new public areas.
Duncan Bower, Westfield director of development said: “Since gaining the planning consent from Bradford Council, Westfield has been working closely with Marks & Spencer over many months to confirm store details and finalise the agreement. We are delighted that Marks & Spencer and Next share our vision to deliver a highly desirable retailer proposition for the people of Bradford.
“We are confident that the successful signing of two strong anchor tenants, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams, along with leading retailer Next, will be a catalyst to attracting further retailers to those already under negotiation.”
Clem Constantine, head of property at M&S, said: “We are pleased to officially sign up to the Broadway development. Marks & Spencer is a key anchor store for Westfield’s shopping centres in the UK and we are confident that Westfield will deliver another outstanding shopping centre for Bradford.”
The new Next store will be the second in Bradford and the largest in the city.
Andrew Varley, the company’s head of property, said: “The Next store in the Broadway development will be our second but much larger store in Bradford which demonstrates the confidence we have in the city and the scheme.
“We know that Westfield develops high quality shopping centres and we are proud to announce our commitment to the scheme and to Bradford. ”
Westfield is continuing negotiations to secure the remaining pre-lets required before construction work can recommence on the development but would not reveal how many agreements would need to be reached.
Leader of Bradford Council Councillor David Green said: “This is a significant milestone for the project proving that Westfield, during these tough economic times, has remained committed to Bradford and has continued to progress the scheme and work with retailers in the background.
“The commitment Marks & Spencer, Next and Debenhams have made to the scheme demonstrates their confidence in Bradford and Westfield to deliver. We welcome other retailers to take their lead and come to Bradford. There is huge demand and desire for great shopping in Bradford, which I am confident will provide retailers with a great trading opportunity.”
Stephen Wright, president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, also welcomed the announcement.
He said: “It shows that major retailers do have the confidence to invest here and that Westfield remains committed to the scheme. We think that this will now act as an incentive for other retailers to come forward and sign up to the scheme. I hope that further pre-let announcements will be secured shortly and that a date for construction will be given soon.”
Mr Bower added: “Westfield shares the communities’ common goal to get this development started as soon as possible. Westfield is committed to Bradford and is working closely with the Council and all interested stakeholders to market Bradford and our Broadway scheme as a significant retail opportunity and attractive new destination.
“Westfield is in serious discussions with many well known retailers who have expressed strong demand in the centre and further announcements will be made as soon as deals have been exchanged.”
Comments(67)
thatsnotmyname
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7:43am Thu 19 Jul 12
angry bradfordian wrote:Well it states that Next will have two stkres. M&S will no doubt close their current one....IF it goes ahead.
This seems to be about the 3rd time that M&S have announced they are signing up to a store.
With all this celebration about the confidence shown in Bradford, could one of our leaders explain what's going to happen to the current M&S and Next stores in the city?
Oakenshaw white
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7:45am Thu 19 Jul 12
Thee Voice of Reason
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8:00am Thu 19 Jul 12
BD16
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8:03am Thu 19 Jul 12
streetcar
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8:15am Thu 19 Jul 12
Bradford_lad81
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8:22am Thu 19 Jul 12
tyker2
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8:24am Thu 19 Jul 12
Surely now there is enough footage taken to make westfield start. Once companies see it coming out of the ground they will invest.
Craig
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8:34am Thu 19 Jul 12
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I doubt this would be commercially sensitive and given that the Bradford public have suffered this hole and blight on the City Centre for long enough, retailers have gone out of business and the slow death of Bradford becomes ever more painful, they should now be answering questions much more robustly.
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When is Westfield going to be properly held to account and made to stop being so vague and finally explain, in detail and without this cloak and dagger routine, what is going on and when it's going to happen.
Pity Poor Bradford
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8:36am Thu 19 Jul 12
Oh hang on. M&S announced they were signing up in this story from October 2007.
http://www.thetelegr
aphandargus.co.uk/ne
ws/local/localbrad/1
737191.M_S_signs_up_
to_a_Broadway_store/
and this story from July 2011
http://www.thetelegr
aphandargus.co.uk/ne
ws/local/localbrad/9
163623.Broadway_gets
_M_S_as_anchor_store
/
Cooperlane2
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8:41am Thu 19 Jul 12
angry bradfordian
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8:46am Thu 19 Jul 12
thatsnotmyname wrote:Good point, I missed that sentence!
angry bradfordian wrote:Well it states that Next will have two stkres. M&S will no doubt close their current one....IF it goes ahead.
This seems to be about the 3rd time that M&S have announced they are signing up to a store.
With all this celebration about the confidence shown in Bradford, could one of our leaders explain what's going to happen to the current M&S and Next stores in the city?
I still find it hard to believe that Next are going to keep 2 stores open. It doesn't seem to make financial sense for them to pay for the 'prestige' location in Westfield and keep the Forster Sq store half a mile away open as well.
Joedavid
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9:31am Thu 19 Jul 12
baildon boy
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9:49am Thu 19 Jul 12
collos25
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10:19am Thu 19 Jul 12
I believe its 65% of retail needs to signed up and 75% office or the other way round which ever way its still a long way to go.Shops and offices that do move in will no doubt close any existing premises this will make certain parts of Bradford even worse but we could always make another big hole.Lets face it its another non news storey.
Andrew_ide
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10:35am Thu 19 Jul 12
Who is going to comit to a saga this is going has now been running 9yrs+ until the developer actually starts to build it?
Just thought of a new name for them "Carry on Westfield" I'm sure Sid James would have done a better job!
As for M&S / Next, M&S in Darley Street is near enough closed down, and Next, Forster Sq. wouldn't be too surprised to see it become one of there clearance stores.
idleone
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10:45am Thu 19 Jul 12
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:Hmmm Messrs Bower and Maclure having their photo taken on top of the T&A's Press Hall does make one wonder if that was following some sort of spin meeting. Again, this is NOT new news and though the story states that this is the final anchor tenant, the last paragraph states that there are others needed before progression is seen. Surely another developer can succeed? Westfield seem rather unreliable to put it mildly.
T&A rehashing old stories again.
Albion.
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10:54am Thu 19 Jul 12
That has been tried in Bradford before, The development in the 60s/70s in front of the old Forster Square station was built without a full take up and some units had still never been occupied when it was demolished, in the current financial situation building without tenants is a no go.
Albion.
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10:55am Thu 19 Jul 12
Albion. wrote:Sorry! this was in answer to Andrew.
"Who is going to comit to a saga this is going has now been running 9yrs+ until the developer actually starts to build it?"
That has been tried in Bradford before, The development in the 60s/70s in front of the old Forster Square station was built without a full take up and some units had still never been occupied when it was demolished, in the current financial situation building without tenants is a no go.
mr-dog
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11:08am Thu 19 Jul 12
picknick
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11:11am Thu 19 Jul 12
justjustice
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11:23am Thu 19 Jul 12
This is not new news, it isnt a milestone, this is just Westfield making it look like they are doing something when in fact they are not!
I dont think the people of Bradford want anything to do with Westfield any more, nor welcomed. They should be forced out, either they sell the site back as well as compensating the city for it's lost economy as well as compensating the businesses who have had to close due to losing more business as shoppers have had to go to Leeds instead.
Westfield is the cancer in Bradford, let's cut it out before it spreads! With all the empty properties surrounding the area, they could buy it up pretty cheap considering that they themselves have ruined the areas!
justjustice
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11:27am Thu 19 Jul 12
Remember to sign this petition!
http://epetitions.di
rect.gov.uk/petition
s/34836
justjustice
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11:39am Thu 19 Jul 12
The store at FS does have free parking, but people have to fight for a spot during peak hours.
The Wesfield one, if it ever gets built, althogh no parking, because they "will" be more stores under the same roof, they expect to get more customers.
So my guess, they will keep both open for the first year, and then after that they will evaluate which one produces the most profits and close down the losing store.
Of course if they specialise stores so that they have different categories of items they could keep both open, but the above still applies.
Sorry about the triple posting :P But Westfield really has become the plight of this city, not it's saviour.
modman61
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11:48am Thu 19 Jul 12
Cooperlane2
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11:51am Thu 19 Jul 12
Joedavid
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12:17pm Thu 19 Jul 12
modman61 wrote:Fountains that were to go highest in the world, but only go up a couple of feet!
Believe it when you see it. Does anything ever get done / redeveloped in Bradford? Odsal Stadium and the Odean spring to mind. The city has gone down hill ever since Swan Arcade and the old Kirkgate Maket were demolished. Fine architectural structures only to be replaced with 60's / 70's concrete crap.
Avro
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12:19pm Thu 19 Jul 12
angry bradfordian wrote:Westfield and the Council had better come clean on what they are telling us
This seems to be about the 3rd time that M&S have announced they are signing up to a store. With all this celebration about the confidence shown in Bradford, could one of our leaders explain what's going to happen to the current M&S and Next stores in the city?
July 2011 it was anounced that M&S had signed an anchor tenant.
http://www .thetelegraphandargu
s.co.uk/news/9163623
.Broadway_gets_M_S_a
s_anchor_store/
.
Yet now they now say M&S have only just signed up and are the final anchor tenant, even though Debenhams as a tenant or anchor has yet to be formally anounced!
October 2011 Debenhams announced that they would be opening a shop in Bradford, but they never said that it would be in Westfield.
http:/ /www.thetelegraphand
argus.co.uk/news/931
8398.Debenhams_to_ta
ke_store_in_Bradford
_s_Broadway_scheme/
To date Debenhams have not been formally announced as an anchor or any other kind of tenant in Westfield!
Yet the latest from the T&A says Debenhams already signed as an anchor.
Is it any wonder why there is no start date...
Avro
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12:20pm Thu 19 Jul 12
theoutsider
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12:31pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Bower and Maclure stood over 'the Hole with smirks on their faces - outrageous self publicity !. Both need bringing to account by this paper not pictured as though they are 'the ones' who will deliver us from the evil !.
Give me five minutes in a room with them both and the last word would be mine and its OFF !
theoutsider
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12:37pm Thu 19 Jul 12
I can see clearly now...
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12:43pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Clowny
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12:50pm Thu 19 Jul 12
I can see clearly now... wrote:There's an idea there along with a Cash Converters, Western Union and a Greggs.
With the proliferation of betting shops in Bratfud, I'm surprised that Westfield don't ask Laddies to be an anchor tenant...
theoutsider
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12:59pm Thu 19 Jul 12
THAT STATMENT SHOULD WORRY US ALL - anything to do with Westfield and working with Bratfud C'arncil
Would that b'it same C'arncil that slewed £30million of tax payer money into a useless w'atter park frunt a city 'all ?
As I say worrying is it not ?
Avro
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1:09pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Next having signed is only a very small step forward, considering that the site needs to be 75% pre-let BEFORE Westfield will set to work on the build!
How about a formal anouncement from Westfield on Debenhams having actually signed as an anchor?
angry bradfordian
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1:11pm Thu 19 Jul 12
It's basically a piece praising the council for 'holding their nerve' in a situation that was caused by outside influences. The editorial team obviously have their finger on the pulse of local opinion!
modman61
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1:26pm Thu 19 Jul 12
modman61
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1:30pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Clowny wrote:And don't forget all the charity Shops.
I can see clearly now... wrote: With the proliferation of betting shops in Bratfud, I'm surprised that Westfield don't ask Laddies to be an anchor tenant...There's an idea there along with a Cash Converters, Western Union and a Greggs.
The_Hoff
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2:39pm Thu 19 Jul 12
.
And preferably one that's televised.
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Some people need to be arrested and questioned on this sickening, criminal behaviour that's been going on for nearly a decade.
Clowny
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3:21pm Thu 19 Jul 12
mohammedamjid34 wrote:It's not liking Westfield that people are discussing and they pointed out the fact that today's announcement is a sham because it's not new. It's news from years ago being repeated in the hope that we'll be gullible enough to believe it.
I think all you idiots should shut the fu**********k up If you dont like Bradford p**** O***
I'm told this PR by Westfield coming out now has nothing to do any new commitment to Bradford but is really an attempt to undermine bad press as Westfield want to win a new contract in another city.
parader no1
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4:07pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Al Spade
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4:46pm Thu 19 Jul 12
informer
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4:54pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Avro
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4:57pm Thu 19 Jul 12
keelhambar
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5:15pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Mr Perks
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6:05pm Thu 19 Jul 12
TirNaNog
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8:48pm Thu 19 Jul 12
As my old Granny used to say : "Either sh*t or get off the pot".
a reasonable sort of chap
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10:09pm Thu 19 Jul 12
a reasonable sort of chap
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10:11pm Thu 19 Jul 12
picknick wrote:Exactly. We don't need a new shopping centre.
All the company's are doing here is relocating their stores from the other end of the city. How will this help the Bradford's economy? Who will take over the old M&S maybe a pound shop that's great investment. We need the shops filling that are already empty not more empty ones due to relocation.
still got a pulse
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10:42pm Thu 19 Jul 12
Joedavid wrote:Yes, look at Forster Square, Swan arcade, Kirkgate market. Our council/c***cil couldn't organise the proverbial in a brewery! Our Odeon saga looks like it's going the same way. We (the populace) need to make a stand, and get this useless bunch of c***cillors we have in charge brought to bear. As earlier posted comment, we need a public enquiry into Bfd council. £30,000,000 quid on a puddle - they're taking the p*ss!
modman61 wrote:Fountains that were to go highest in the world, but only go up a couple of feet!
Believe it when you see it. Does anything ever get done / redeveloped in Bradford? Odsal Stadium and the Odean spring to mind. The city has gone down hill ever since Swan Arcade and the old Kirkgate Maket were demolished. Fine architectural structures only to be replaced with 60's / 70's concrete crap.
Commonsensefirst
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12:10am Fri 20 Jul 12
basil fawlty
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12:17am Fri 20 Jul 12
informer wrote:A big part of the problem with bradfords shops like m&s is that they are far too small by modern standards and have a very limited range of goods, hence people shop elsewhere. Broadway will address this problem. Based on what has happened to the ridings centre in wakefield when the trinity walk centre opened, many stores relocated, but then other new businesses moved into the ridings.
Are not M&S and Next main occupiers of Broadway? Therefore, when they move into the new centre Broadway will become yet another derelict area of Bradford. These people are total idiots. Westfield will be the total death of this City. Invest in what we have, we do not need yet another shed to suck what is left of the city centre away and leave empty and derelict building.
justjustice
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2:26am Fri 20 Jul 12
Also the added benefit of them having to clear it up, but somehow I bet Bradford Council would happily pay for it.
Avro
says...
8:13am Fri 20 Jul 12
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.
a reasonable sort of chap
says...
8:49am Fri 20 Jul 12
Avro wrote:I don't care who owns it, one thing's for certain, we don't need any more shops.
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.
Rambo
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10:18am Fri 20 Jul 12
basil fawlty wrote:The problem with Wakefield is the traders on the streets around the Northgate and Westgate areas have complained to the council about the footfall being taken away from them when like Bradford Council, they blew smoke up their ars*s telling them how TW would improve the city. Its had the opposite effect on a lot of the independents. People are just going straight from one shopping centre to another and ignoring everything else.
informer wrote:A big part of the problem with bradfords shops like m&s is that they are far too small by modern standards and have a very limited range of goods, hence people shop elsewhere. Broadway will address this problem. Based on what has happened to the ridings centre in wakefield when the trinity walk centre opened, many stores relocated, but then other new businesses moved into the ridings.
Are not M&S and Next main occupiers of Broadway? Therefore, when they move into the new centre Broadway will become yet another derelict area of Bradford. These people are total idiots. Westfield will be the total death of this City. Invest in what we have, we do not need yet another shed to suck what is left of the city centre away and leave empty and derelict building.
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From what we've found out from other local Wakefield traders, a lot of people are coming from the towns outside Wakfield to Trinity Walk but are just parking there (as the car park is at the far end), doing their grocery shopping in Sainsburys and using the shops in the complex. Many of them don't venture onto the other streets.
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I'm totally with Basil and ARSOChap on this one. We have enough buildings already and enough empty units that need filling and sorting out before building another that will kill off the traders struggling in the centre. A new centre full of chain stores that have no interest in Bradford or Yorkshire.
It will be just a clone of the White Rose Centre.
Rambo
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10:21am Fri 20 Jul 12
modman61
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11:17am Fri 20 Jul 12
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:As per usual ARSOC is coming out with his negative rants! He wants to get a life.
Avro wrote:I don't care who owns it, one thing's for certain, we don't need any more shops.
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.
Rambo
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11:30am Fri 20 Jul 12
modman61 wrote:You're missing the point. In Bradford there are already plenty of empty units, good but empty buildings and enough space already that can be used. 10 years ago before half the city was knocked down, before a lot of the independents moved out and before the £ stores, cash converters, fast food etc places moved in, a new shopping centre would have worked.
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:As per usual ARSOC is coming out with his negative rants! He wants to get a life.
Avro wrote:I don't care who owns it, one thing's for certain, we don't need any more shops.
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.
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However its 2012 and the situation has changed. With most of the centre being the way it is a new shopping centre full of chains would kill off a lot of the trade. Assuming the Kirgate centre still operates, people would go straight from there to Westfield and to the retail park, cutting out the streets inbetween. Thats whats happened in Wakefield, and the same would probably happen in Bradford.
windymiller
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12:02pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Avro
says...
1:08pm Fri 20 Jul 12
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:So how exactly is your new library and allotments going to bring 1000's of people into the city on a weekly basis and also create 2,500 jobs?
Avro wrote:I don't care who owns it, one thing's for certain, we don't need any more shops.a reasonable sort of chap wrote: We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
If your certain that Bradford does not need any more shops then you've lost the plot!
Andrew_ide
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1:34pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Avro wrote:It isn't about needing more shops, the current shops are closing as shoppers go to Leeds / Manchester / White Rose / Meadowhall etc.
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:So how exactly is your new library and allotments going to bring 1000's of people into the city on a weekly basis and also create 2,500 jobs?
Avro wrote:I don't care who owns it, one thing's for certain, we don't need any more shops.a reasonable sort of chap wrote: We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
If your certain that Bradford does not need any more shops then you've lost the plot!
A new development will attract (hopefully) shoppers back which will move some shops around to the new centre etc, but others will return / move in / start up due to increased shoppers in town.
Loved the earlier comment about Dave (Johnny Rotten) Green, can we get him a one-way ticket to regenerate the jungle!
Popsi Kann
says...
2:23pm Fri 20 Jul 12
BD16
says...
2:32pm Fri 20 Jul 12
Rambo wrote:Why don't the stores that are prepared to take space in a new centre simply open in a current building in Bradford city centre? M&S currently only use 2 out of the 3 floors they have and we don't have a Debenhams at all and yet they are both willing to commit, 3 times in the case of M&S, to a new shopping centre.
modman61 wrote:You're missing the point. In Bradford there are already plenty of empty units, good but empty buildings and enough space already that can be used. 10 years ago before half the city was knocked down, before a lot of the independents moved out and before the £ stores, cash converters, fast food etc places moved in, a new shopping centre would have worked. . However its 2012 and the situation has changed. With most of the centre being the way it is a new shopping centre full of chains would kill off a lot of the trade. Assuming the Kirgate centre still operates, people would go straight from there to Westfield and to the retail park, cutting out the streets inbetween. Thats whats happened in Wakefield, and the same would probably happen in Bradford.a reasonable sort of chap wrote:As per usual ARSOC is coming out with his negative rants! He wants to get a life.Avro wrote:I don't care who owns it, one thing's for certain, we don't need any more shops.a reasonable sort of chap wrote: We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
allinittogether
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3:43pm Fri 20 Jul 12
modman61 wrote:A tattoo parlour would go down well too
Clowny wrote:And don't forget all the charity Shops.
I can see clearly now... wrote: With the proliferation of betting shops in Bratfud, I'm surprised that Westfield don't ask Laddies to be an anchor tenant...There's an idea there along with a Cash Converters, Western Union and a Greggs.
Avro
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4:19pm Fri 20 Jul 12
BD16 wrote:Well the ex Sunwin House/TJ Hughes building would certainly suit Debenhams trading style and Bfd don't need a bigger M&S because it does not have the clientele to support it
Rambo wrote:Why don't the stores that are prepared to take space in a new centre simply open in a current building in Bradford city centre? M&S currently only use 2 out of the 3 floors they have and we don't have a Debenhams at all and yet they are both willing to commit, 3 times in the case of M&S, to a new shopping centre.modman61 wrote:You're missing the point. In Bradford there are already plenty of empty units, good but empty buildings and enough space already that can be used. 10 years ago before half the city was knocked down, before a lot of the independents moved out and before the £ stores, cash converters, fast food etc places moved in, a new shopping centre would have worked. . However its 2012 and the situation has changed. With most of the centre being the way it is a new shopping centre full of chains would kill off a lot of the trade. Assuming the Kirgate centre still operates, people would go straight from there to Westfield and to the retail park, cutting out the streets inbetween. Thats whats happened in Wakefield, and the same would probably happen in Bradford.a reasonable sort of chap wrote:As per usual ARSOC is coming out with his negative rants! He wants to get a life.Avro wrote:I don't care who owns it, one thing's for certain, we don't need any more shops.a reasonable sort of chap wrote: We've changed our minds, we don't want a shopping mall, can we have a new library and some allotments instead? There are plenty of shops as it is, and after all there's only so much money to go around. This will kill the city centre, like the Metro did to Gateshead, turned it into a ghost town. SAY NO TO WESTFIELD.How can 'we' change our minds when the Council do not own the Westfield land?
arhmen aleg
says...
10:56pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Avro and basil Fawlty about the only positive spin.
Too late the muppet hero"s.
Town Centre Retail is dying and in another ten years we will all be at White Roses or shopping online.
The T & A are a disgrace.
I know what the staff think of the editor.
plonker.
And a head of regeneration who is from Sheffield and has no business qualification or idea.Clueless.
angry bradfordian says...
7:30am Thu 19 Jul 12
With all this celebration about the confidence shown in Bradford, could one of our leaders explain what's going to happen to the current M&S and Next stores in the city?