H&M store to relocate to vacant shopping unit

New Look vacated the unit at Grosvenor Shopping Northampton in February 2023

A shopping unit that has remained empty since it was vacated by New Look is set to be taken over by another major fashion retailer.

H&M will be reopening the unit at Grosvenor Shopping Northampton when it moves its current premises in the town there.

Northampton business leader Mark Mullen said the new store would bring thousands of extra shoppers into the town after New Look shut in February 2023.

It was planned to open in spring 2025, an H&M spokeswoman said.

The takeover deal was made public in a post on LinkedIn by FMX Urban Property Advisers.

The vacant unit, as seen from the second floor of the shopping centre

Mr Mullen, operations manager at Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said it was an "exciting" moment.

"The decision to launch this new store here in Northampton is a massive show of confidence in our town from a major national retailer," he said.

“We look forward to seeing the new store opening soon and we are confident it will bring thousands of shoppers into the town, boosting footfall and resulting in extra business for other retailers.”