City Outfitters is ready to launch its first UK retailer of 2025 on the Metrocentre in Gateshead, as the life-style retailer continues to broaden its bodily footprint amid gross sales progress.
Opening this summer time, the 8,000 sq ft flagship will sit prominently on the vacation spot’s higher Pink Mall, alongside style heavyweights akin to ZARA, H&M and New Look.
The brand new retailer will supply the model’s signature mix of menswear, womenswear, equipment and homeware, together with third-party labels like Levi’s, Dickies, Carhartt WIP and its personal cult-favourite, Iets Frans.
The Metrocentre retailer will mark City Outfitters’ second within the North East, reinforcing the model’s efforts to deepen its regional presence. Recognized for its community-centric retail environments, City Outfitters areas typically double as cultural hubs—with curated music, classic items like Polaroid cameras and vinyl, and areas designed for social connection.
Ben Cox, Director at Sovereign Centros from CBRE (Asset Managers for Metrocentre), stated: “City Outfitters is a globally recognised model with a robust connection to younger, style-conscious customers, and it’s only proper that we welcome them to our main tenant combine. The demand for trend-setting manufacturers akin to City Outfitters continues to develop, and it’s a robust message to play host to its first UK retailer opening of the yr.”
The announcement follows information that Stradivarius, a part of the Inditex group, can even open its first North East retailer at Metrocentre.
The Metrocentre launch comes shortly after mum or dad firm URBN reported report quarterly gross sales of $1.33 billion (£990 million) for the interval ending 30 April 2025 – a ten.7% enhance year-on-year. City Outfitters noticed a 2.1% rise in comparable retail section gross sales, with group-wide progress pushed by each bodily and digital channels.
Richard A. Hayne, CEO at URBN, stated: “We’re excited to announce report first quarter revenues and earnings. Our success was pushed by constructive gross sales progress and profitability throughout all manufacturers and segments. We imagine these outcomes show the power of our manufacturers and the effectiveness of our technique.”
URBN opened 13 new shops globally in the course of the quarter, together with two City Outfitters areas.
