Swansea’s vibrant Quadrant Centre is bucking the recession and attracting over 16 million shoppers annually.
That’s the equivalent of the population of Wales passing though its malls five times a year and with all the centre’s units full those local shoppers have kept the tills ringing through the recession.
A spokesperson for the Quadrant Centre said: “The fact that the Quadrant Centre has no empty units and has no problem filling any vacancies shows that we are bucking the trend in retail.
“The scheduled opening of the new Superdry store this month shows a real confidence in the outlook for the Quadrant Centre and for Swansea generally.
“Since the new bus station reopened in February there has been a marked improvement in footfall, particularly in that area of the centre.
“The two units which will be returned to us by the council after the bus station work is complete will undoubtedly be more attractive and we have had a number of enquiries and I believe they will be let in a reasonably short time.
“Also this month market-leaders Experian are arriving to collect and analyse data on the 16 million plus people a year who visit the Quadrant centre.”
The Centre was recently given a vote of confidence by Superdry and Julian Dunkerton, CEO of owners Supergroup Plc said: “This is an exciting time for us and it is great to be opening another store in Wales. Swansea is a cool city and The Quadrant a busy and attractive retail centre.
“A lot of hard work and creativity have gone into the store’s design and fitting out and I hope that it will be as successful as our others.”
Quadrant Centre manager Alan Wallace said: “We never have units empty for long. The two units which will be returned to us by the council after the bus station work is complete will undoubtedly be more attractive and we have had a number of enquiries and I believe they will be let in a reasonably short time.”
City Centre Manager Lisa Wells added: “The opening of a Superdry store in the Quadrant Shopping Centre is exciting news for Swansea City Centre.
“Superdry is an extremely popular brand and the news has been met with much local excitement.
“The new opening will complement the range and quality of shops that are already available in the City Centre and this together with the recent completion of the new Swansea City Bus Station will provide another reason to shop and visit Swansea.”
