On-Air Now
Facebook

Strand Centre defends new owners

Fri, 09 Dec 2016

The Strand Shopping Centre
The Strand Shopping Centre

The Strand Shopping Centre insists Sports Direct is investing in the Island, despite a number of stores closing in the complex.

The retail giant purchased the centre earlier this year, with long-standing tenants including HMV and Mothercare among those closing in the coming weeks.

Responding to a Facebook post criticising Sports Direct, the Strand Shopping Centre claims it was Mothercare's choice not to renew the lease, while rising shipping costs were a factor for HMV.

The post also said there will be heavy investment and redevelopment in the centre shortly, and that details of the plans will be revealed shortly.


 

Subscribe to get Energy FM News direct to your mobile device

You can get Energy FM News delivered direct to your mobile device using one of the following methods.

  • In the Apple News App on iOS search for Energy FM IOM and then just add it to your favourites
  • In the Google News & Weather App just search for Energy FM and then add us as a customised section
  • If you use an RSS Reader then just add our feed to your app, click here for our news RSS feed