Draft:Orbital Retail Park

Introduction
The Orbital Retail Park is a shopping centre in Cannock. It is situated to the south of the town and lies within the Norton Canes area. It is adjacent to many busy roundabouts known as the 'Orbital Islands', which connect Cannock with a A5, A34 and M6 Toll. Constructed in the late 1990s, the Orbital is now a thriving retail hub with many shops.

Facilities
There are currently 12 units at the retail park, housing Homebase, SCS, Puregym, M&S Foodhall, Boots, Carpetright, Pets at Home, Dreams, Bensons for Beds, Aldi and KFC with a Sainsbury's supermarket also on the site. Opposite the main Orbital Retail Park is the Cannock Gateway Retail Park which has a TKMaxx, Sofology, Burger King and Costa Coffee and Greggs

Recent Changes
In 2023, The Orbital underwent some changes, This saw the relocation of Boots and Argos, with Argos moving into Sainsbury's and Boots moving into a unit opposite. This was to make room for Aldi. A new Puregym opened near M&S and in October 2023, the new Aldi opened; the third in the Cannock area due to the shear popularity of the supermarket with the company saying the new store was to relieve pressure from the existing two stores. Since then, the Orbital has become significantly busier and all stores are doing a roaring trade.

Fame
Anyone visting the area will not be able to miss the huge Orbital Plaza building, currently in use as a hotel, which many say is Cannock's answer to the Gherkin in London.