Spanish retailer Coolway makes UK debut
Published: 22 July, 2011
Coolway, the Spanish shoe and accessories brand, has acquired a flagship store on Oxford Street marking the retailer’s entry into the UK with further plans to expand across London.
Coolway, which was established in Valencia in 2003, currently operates more than 100 stores across Europe. The young footwear fashion brand has acquired a 4,500 sq ft store at 153 Oxford Street. The store, which was previous occupied by Playboy Entertainment Group, is set to open in September 2011 and will carry its range of contemporary shoe styles and growing line of accessories, including bags and jewellery.
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has been retained as the exclusive leasing agent and is instructed to acquire two more stores at approximately 1,200 square feet at prominent locations in Central London.
Kevin Farrow, senior director, Central London retail, CBRE, said: “Coolway is an extremely popular fashion brand from Spain that believes in creating diverse and stylish footwear for young people. Its flagship store will be a fitting addition to the rapidly improving area east of the Circus. CBRE has been retained as the exclusive agent to advise on Coolway’s entry into the UK market and we are also looking at suitable locations for two further stores in prominent retail destination in Central London.”
