Media Release: Coopers Square Welcomes New Independent Trader – Unique Soles
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire – Thursday, May 20, 2010; Unique Soles, a brand new local independent trader, opened its first store in Burton’s Coopers Square shopping centre this month.
Offering quality and comfortable footwear at reasonable prices, the Unique Soles store will hold its Grand Opening across the bank holiday weekend, May 29-31, giving Coopers Square shoppers the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the company’s unique service and special launch promotions. As well as boasting a fantastic range of shoes for men and women, Unique Soles prides itself on its expertise in children’s fitting and footwear. Burton parents will be interested to know that each of the six freshly recruited local team members is fully trained in the professional fitting and measuring of children’s shoes, while the store specialises in trusted Hush Puppies and Start-rite brands. For ladies, the first flagship Unique Soles store will offer the latest styles from Moshulu, Fly, Hush Puppies and Ravel, while gentlemen also have only the best to choose from. Featuring the discerning Barker range, promising the highest quality to last a lifetime, the store also offers ranges from Cushe, Frank Wright, Hush Puppies and Geox. Lynsey Bates, Unique Soles Manager, commented: “We are delighted to open our first ever store in Burton. Coopers Square is a very busy shopping centre in the heart of the town with a fantastic range of visitors, as our first days of trading proved. “The feedback from customers has also been really positive. It seems we are already on our way to impressing the Burton community with our extensive ranges and specialist children’s footwear service, eliminating the need for families to travel quite so far afield. We hope anyone who has not popped in to see us yet takes the opportunity to do so over our Grand Opening weekend.” Dave Chadfield, Coopers Square Centre Manager, said: “Coopers Square is delighted to welcome not only another new store to our shopping centre but a brand new independent trader to Burton. In these times it’s encouraging to see local businesses thrive and the sole traders located in Coopers Square add an important and unique offer to the shopping centre’s variety of stores. “I hope all our shoppers take time out to visit Unique Soles and give them a warm welcome to Burton, and I wish the team every success for many years to come.” -Ends- Notes to Editors In 1999, the Coopers Square shopping centre was acquired by Grosvenor – the leading international property development, investment and management group – for its Grosvenor Shopping Centre Fund. The centre contains over 70 stores, more than 1000 adjacent parking spaces, and covers an area of 35,750 square metres. The Grosvenor Shopping Centre Fund was established in 1998. It is a partnership created to invest in high quality, dominant shopping centres around the UK. The Fund is managed by Grosvenor from its office in London, combining the expertise of the company’s fund and asset managers. The Fund currently owns Dolphin Shopping Centre, Poole; Coopers Square, Burton upon Trent; Eastgate Shopping Centre, Inverness; and Freshney Place Shopping Centre, Grimsby. For further information please contact the Coopers Square Press Office: Emma Spearing, Hazel PR Tel: +44 (0)1202 862411 Mobile: +44 (0)7736 341828 Email: emma.spearing@hazelpr.com
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