Highcross Shopping Leicester

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Highcross Leicester

On the 4th September this year (2008) the Highcross shopping mall was opened in Leicester. This huge shopping mall took the place of the smaller Shires shopping centre that once stood on the same grounds.

Costing over £350 million ($621 million) to build the Highcross Leicester has been something the people of the East Midlands have been long awaiting for.

If your interested in visiting Leicester for some retail heaven why not find out more about this great city by reading on.

The Building and Launch of the Highcross

On its opening day the new Highcross Leicester shopping mall received a huge 125,000 visitors!

In total the new Highcross shopping mall has a whopping 110,000 square metres of retail space which puts its size in the same league as international shopping centres like the Bull Ring in Birmingham.

The Highcross has many shops from high end fashion labels to high street names, it has many different dining venues bringing international flavours and a huge cinema complex all supported by the flagship John Lewis store.

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John Lewis Flagship Store

The Highcross Leicester has a huge four floor John Lewis store that is the flagship shop of John Lewis and the Highcross.

The John Lewis store in the Highcross Leicester has everything from numerous ladies and mens fashion brands to electronic gadgets and homeware products.

Each of John Lewis huge floors offers an array of amazing items that really capture the imagination of anyone who visits.

Retail Heaven

For those who like to shop till they drop the Highcross has many, many fashion shops from the highstreet names such as Next, Topshop, Newlook and River Island to HUGE fashion names such as Hugo Boss, Ghost, Reiss and Zara.

Along with John Lewis there is are also Debenhams and House of Fraser department stores.

Not to stop there the shopping mall boasts Zavvi, Game, O2, Apple and many other technology and entertainment stores that are sure to entice all.

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Eat and Drink

Inbetween your retail spree and just to relax you can eat at one of the great restaurants such as YO! Sushi, The handmade burger company, McDonalds, Wagamama, Caruccios, Spud u like, EAT and many more.

For those who just want a relaxing drink then why not settle for a Costa coffee, Starbucks or BB's coffe and muffins.

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Cinema De lux

To round of a wonderful day at the Highcross why not rest in a comfortable chair at the luxurious 12 screen Showcase cinema.

With all the new films showing using the latest cinema technology the Showcase is an amazing experience that you will never forget!

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Nintendo is touring the UK and will be in the Leicester Highcross between December 18th-21st to show off the latest Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii games!

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