Trinity Leeds, a brand new shopping and leisure experience changing the face of retail in the UK

 

Trinity Leeds, the only major retail and leisure development launching in the UK next year, marks the beginning of the next generation of shopping centres, bringing leisure and lifestyle brands to the heart of the city and late night shopping all year round. 

 

Opening its doors on 21 March 2013, the 1 million sq ft development is innovatively designed to be an extension of Leeds’ best known outdoor shopping streets all housed under a sweeping glass dome roof. Set between the bustling streets of Briggate, Commercial Street and Albion Street, Trinity Leeds will set the social calendar for the city by constantly offering visitors something new with its giant interactive video walls, exciting range of pop-up shops, entertainment performances and art installations.

 

Trinity Leeds will have a strong network of transport links and be easily accessed from Leeds Station; one of the busiest stations outside of London. There will also be 3,500 car parking spaces right on the doorstep of the Centre.

 

The development brings together over 100 national and international brands – with the UK’s largest Superdry, Hollister, Mango, Fossil and Victoria’s Secret’s first store outside of London  being just a few of the big brands coming to the city for the very first time. Newer and larger flagship stores will be central to the retail hub, with Leeds brand Marks and Spencer launching its brand new remodelled store which will show off the best of what it has to offer. Other flagship stores to the city will include Urban Outfitters and a three storey Primark.

 

Another first, not only to Leeds but the whole of the North, is the launch of the biggest Everyman Cinema in the UK. Unlike any other, Everyman offers cinema-goers a truly unique and memorable experience where you can sit and relax in comfy sofas with a glass of wine. As well as showing blockbusters like James Bonds’ ‘Skyfall’, Everyman also offers Art House and classic films, special events and launches – so there is something for everyone to enjoy.

 

Trinity Leeds’ unique approach in combining the best of food and leisure has also set a new benchmark for casual dining, with the launch of ‘Trinity Kitchen’ opening in September 2013. ‘Trinity Kitchen’ will take it’s cue from culinary trends emerging in major international food capitals including London, Paris and New York, and will be curated by Richard Johnson, renowned UK food journalist and broadcaster, and the brains behind the emerging British Street Food movement and acclaimed British Street Food Awards.

 

Showcasing only the best local and national cuisines alongside major international high street food and drink brands, Trinity Kitchen will host five pop-up food traders from across the UK – which change on a regular basis – to give shoppers the luxury of trying new and exciting food choices each month. The Trinity Leeds team behind Trinity Kitchen have also sought out seven carefully selected brands which include Pho Café, Tortilla, Chip n’Fish, Chicago Rib Shack, Notes, Pizza Luxe and Circle Club Champagne Bar. Each will be placed in a different ‘pod’ style setting which allows them to bring their individual character to life and provides a sense of theatre for shoppers.

 

To make life easier for the public, Trinity Leeds has been designed to be the most technically advanced shopping destination in the UK with free wifi, assistants on hand with internet-connected iPads, and digital video walls that offer fun and futuristic shopping and dining experiences via gesture recognition and touch-sensitivity. In addition, Trinity Leeds will create a mobile app and a link with Google which allows shoppers to search for items on sale in the centre.

 

Finally, Trinity Leeds has commissioned new sculptures by internationally renowned artist Andy Scott which will act as meeting points for friends and family within the revolutionary new shopping centre.