A retail giant is to open a huge new "concept store" after buying a landmark Scottish shopping centre. Mike Ashley’s Frasers has set a target for the opening of what it has described as a new concept store that will bring a number of the group’s brands under one roof in the large-scale shopping centre. The 70,000-square-foot store will open late next spring in Dundee's Overgate Centre, which Frasers bought in March 2023.
That deal, thought to be worth £30 million, made Frasers landlord to several of its retailing competitors. The group owns Sports Direct, House of Fraser, and a collection of other brands such as GAME, Jack Wills, Sofa.com, Evans Cycle, USC, and Everlast.
The new "next-generation" Frasers will feature a number of these brands. Read Kristy Dorsey's story here Plans for more than 300 new homes on site of former school Proposals for more than 300 new homes on the site of a former school have been brought forward. The documents have been lodged (Image: Getty Images) The £70 million-plus plan would bring a new neighbourhood to the site of the former secondary school.
The site at Greendykes Road in Edinburgh covers the now-demolished Castlebrae High School and playing fields. City of Edinburgh Council lodged a prior information notice around the project. Read Brian Donnelly's story here Businessmen bid to bring back to life 'prime' shopping location Two businessmen aim to bring back to life a “prime shopping location” in an Ayrshire town which previously h.