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MetroCentre
Address:
Gateshead, NE119YG
The MetroCentre (styled corporately as intu Metrocentre and on road signs as Metro Centre) is a shopping centre in the United Kingdom. Located in Gateshead, near Newcastle upon Tyne, on a former industrial site close to the River Tyne, the Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986 and the official opening on 14 October 1986. It has more than 340 shops occupying 2,093,000 square feet (194,400 m2) of retail floor space, making it the largest shopping and leisure centre in the UK.[3] Additional retail space is available in the adjoining Metro Retail Park and MetrOasis.
Local News Northumberland
FPG acquires Washington Retail Park in Sunderland
The deal follows the firm's purchase of the Moorland Centre Retail Park in Lincoln late last year.
Property WeekTrio of retail brands sign for Metrocentre
ProCook, Clarks and Victoria's Secret are set to open at theshopping centre.
Property WeekNewcastle council approves 65m shopping centre transformation
Next has pre-let two floors of the former Eldon Square Debenhams store, which is set to be converted.
Property WeekESTAMA UK wins contracts to manage three more shopping centres
Addition of Birchwood, Weston, and Byron Place shopping centres take the number of assets the firm manages to 17.
Property Week