The Centre, Livingston welcomes Danish lifestyle & homeware store Sostrene Grene.

 
The Centre, Livingston, one of Scotland’s largest shopping centres welcomes the international Danish lifestyle and homewares brand, Søstrene Grene, which opened its doors to hundreds of delighted shoppers, last week, Friday, 22nd November, some who started queuing hours before it officially opened. 
 
Søstrene Grene, the family business run by sisters, Clara and Anna, was founded over 50 years ago and has over 300 stores across Europe, with an aim to open 100 UK stores by 2027. Now operating from unit 113, the brand has signed a10 year lease with LCP for the 6,097 SQ FT space. 
 
The new signature Scandinavian-inspired store, where shoppers were treated to special launch day offers and entertainment, features everything including contemporary interiors and textiles, children’s toys, soft furniture, kitchen accessories and gifts for all occasions, all at affordable prices. 
 
It is one of many new retailers to arrive at the shopping centre over the last year, including the luxury beauty and wellbeing brand from the Netherlands, Rituals and Scotland’s first Cinnabon. 
 
The shopping centre, which has a wide mix of over 150 stores and restaurants, including Flannels, JD Sports, M&S, River Island, Wagamama and Nando’s, will be announcing the addition of even more exciting new brands to their portfolio in the coming months. 
 
Neil Woodward, Asset Manager for The Centre, Livingston, commented: “The arrival of Søstrene Grene at The Centre, Livingston reflects our ongoing commitment to bringing in diverse and high-quality retailers that resonate with our shoppers. This store adds a unique offering that perfectly complements our existing range of retailers.” 

Rakesh Joshi, LCP Director, added: “The Centre, Livingston continues to go from strength to strength as a key retail destination. Welcoming Søstrene Grene is a fantastic milestone and reinforces our strategy to attract premium and distinctive brands to enhance the shopping experience.” 
 
UK Joint Venture Partners for Søstrene Grene, Richard Power and Norma Jacob, commented on the great turnout for the grand opening event. 
 
Norma said: “We’re delighted to have opened our new store at The Centre, Livingston just in time for Christmas. It’s an exciting time as the brand expands its presence across Scotland and this marks our fifth opening in the country.” 
 
Richard adds: “Our opening morning saw a brilliant launch event and the huge queues demonstrate how highly anticipated this new store has been. We’re looking forward to introducing the local community to our brand.”