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SGS appoints new chief executive

SGS Group, the owner of four major UK shopping and leisure destinations - Lakeside, Atria Watford, Victoria Centre (Nottingham) and Braehead (near Glasgow), has appointed Claire Barber as its new chief executive, effective from September 30. Barber joins SGS from FTSE100 student accommodation developer Unite Group PLC, where she was group asset...

People

Braehead appoints new centre director

Retail and leisure destination Braehead, owned by property company SGS and managed by Global Mutual in conjunction with Savills as property managers, has appointed Ashley Bisland as centre director. Located just outside Glasgow, Braehead covers 1.1 million square feet and is home to brands, including M&S, Primark, TK Maxx and Next. Bisland first...

Retail

Zara to upsize store in Watford

Fashion retailer Zara has secured a new unit at the Atria Watford shopping centre, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual, to more than double its existing store. Zara has signed a 15-year lease on the new upsized unit, which will span 43,000 square feet across two floors, the upper mall and mezzanine, to offer its...

Retail|Beauty

Superdrug opens its largest-ever Scotland store

Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has opened its largest store in Scotland at the Braehead Shopping Centre, owned by property company SGS and managed by Global Mutual. The retailer has relocated from its previous unit upsizing to an 11,000 square foot unit in a central space on the ground floor of the shopping centre, described by Superdrug...