Debenhams has signed to be the 113,000 sq ft anchor tenant for intu Watford’s 400,000 sq ft extension.
When fully built, the extension to the existing intu Watford shopping centre in Hertfordshire will create a 1.4m sq ft retail and leisure destination.
Rob Hadfield, property director at Debenhams, said: “Watford has been a long-time target location for us. With consistently high levels of customer requests for a new store there, the town was in our top five list of planned sites.”
Rebecca Ryman, regional director at intu, said: “With John Lewis and Marks & Spencer already anchoring intu Watford, we wanted to add an additional anchor as part of our development plans that would complement our existing and future retail mix.”
Work began on site in late 2015 and, once complete, the new extension will house up to 16 shops, 10 restaurants and a nine-screen IMAX cinema.
Lunson Mitchenall and CWM are joint agents for intu Watford.
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