Urban Outfitters opens at Metrocentre

Urban Outfitters has opened at Metrocentre, coinciding with record fashion sales so far this year across the centre.

Urban Outfitters now occupies an 8,000 sq ft store in Red Mall, joining leading retailers Zara, Mango, and Stradivarius – the latter of which opened in August – demonstrating the destination’s continued appeal as a successful, prime location within the North East. The new store features a curated mix of women’s and men’s clothing, accessories, and homeware. As the brand’s first new opening of 2025, it is a significant addition to Metrocentre’s well-established womenswear line-up, contributing to the centre’s reputation as a premier destination for quality fashion retail.

The addition of Urban Outfitters coincides with outperformance across retail sales this year, led by success in womenswear, which had a 13.1% uplift in July vs the same period in 2024. This growth is only set to accelerate with these recent fashion arrivals, enhancing and diversifying the centre’s womenswear offer.

Gavin Prior, Centre Director at Metrocentre, commented: “Urban Outfitters is a fantastic addition to Metrocentre’s fashion line-up, giving shoppers access to one of the world’s most recognisable lifestyle brands. Its arrival, alongside the very successful and recent opening of Stradivarius and the strong performance from other fashion brands, demonstrates the continued strength of our increasing fashion offer. Metrocentre is proud to be the North East destination of choice for a number of major global brands, and where customers know they’ll find the latest styles all under one roof.”

Urban Outfitters will join Metrocentre’s long list of leading global retailers that have invested in the destination, such as Superdrug, which is upsizing its store in Red Mall to 10,000 sq ft, and Søstrene Grene, which will be opening its new 5,000 sq ft unit in Lower Green Mall later this year.