Rushmere Shopping Centre
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| Location | Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
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| Opening date | 21 September 1976 |
| Owner | Killahoey Ltd |
| No. of stores and services | 65 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Website | https://www.rushmereshopping.com |
Rushmere Shopping Centre (formerly known as the Craigavon Centre) is a shopping centre in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, opened in 1976. The anchor tenant of the centre is Primark.
History[edit]
On 21 September 1976, Rushmere opened to the public as the Craigavon Centre, and the anchor tenants were Dunnes Stores and Crazy Prices. As of May 2024, Dunnes is the only tenant that remains open since the opening day, but it is no longer an anchor tenant.[1]
In 2022, Rushmere was placed into administration, and was brought out by Killahoey Ltd. On that same year, Primark opened on the first floor of the former Debenhams.[2][3]
In the spring of 2023, Rushmere began a redevelopment scheme, welcoming tenants such as MINISO, Subway and Waterstones. This redevelopment would include a redevelopment of the front entrance and the former Sainsbury's supermarket (which would become a JD Sports store), an expansion of the east entrance and a new Lidl supermarket on the site of the former Sainsbury's petrol station. It would be completed by late 2024.[4]
Stores[edit]
Rushmere includes stores such as Argento, Argos, B&M, Boots, BPerfect Cosmetics, Card Heaven, CeX, Primark (anchor tenant), New Look, Waterstones, Dunnes Stores and TK Maxx, with places to eat like McDonald's and Nando's.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Sherrard, Chris (2016-09-17). "Rushmere Shopping Centre archives take you down memory lane". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Craigavon's Rushmere shopping centre sold to Killahoey Ltd". BBC News. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Doors open at new Primark store in Rushmere Shopping Centre - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council". 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Rushmere: £10m redevelopment of retail centre reaches milestone". The Irish News. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Rushmere Stores | Rushmere Shopping Centre". 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2023-12-07.