All New at the Merrion Centre
Saturday 4th April saw Home Bargains open their fantastic new store in the Merrion Centre and to celebrate the opening Emmerdale star Mark Charnock, aka Marlon Dingle, was on hand to cut the ribbon and officially open the store to the public.Hundreds of shoppers descended on the Merrion Centre to witness the opening and the chance to meet Marlon in the refurbished former Woolworths unit.
The Merrion Centre is one of Leeds’ most successful retail schemes and, with over 200,000 visitors per week totalling over 11 million per year, has the heaviest footfall of any shopping centre in the city core. Home Bargains signed a 15 year lease to take the 15,158sq ft former Woolworths store.
Andrew Stringer, Centre Manager at the Merrion Centre, comments “It’s great to see a new store opening, and the positive reaction from the shoppers. All the changes and improvements we are making to the centre really begin to show on occasions like today.â?
