The £40m Willow Place shopping centre opened in October 2007 and has attracted an impressive list of big name retailers including: Costa Coffee, H&M, New Look, Primark, River Island, TK Maxx and The Body Shop.
This first phase of Land Securities’ development has seen the construction of two large anchor stores along with a further 20 units in an open street environment of approximately 16,258 sq m (175,000 sq ft).
Confidence in the town’s retail potential is high following the opening of a 48,000 sq ft store by Primark in November 2008, which created 113 jobs.
Major retail chains such as Early Learning Centre, Mothercare and Vodafone have since followed and it is no surprise that shopper satisfaction ratings and footfall have soared as the modern centre attracts people from as far afield as Peterborough.
Plans are also in place for the future expansion of Corby as a retail hub when economic conditions have improved. In December 2008, Land Securities’ second phase of development, known as ‘Evolution Corby’ was given outline planning permission. This 330,000 sq ft scheme will include a further 23 retail units, a department store, up to 350 apartments and two new car parks providing up to 1,600 spaces.
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