John Lewis is set to be one of more than 40 stores and cafes when it becomes the anchor tenant of the £150m Grand Central development at Birmingham New Street station this year.
A total of 1,000 jobs in retail, customer service and hospitality have been created at new shopping complex which is due to open above New Street train station in September.
Over half of the 1,000 jobs on offer at the new shops and restaurants will be at the 250,000 sq ft John Lewis store, which will be one of the retailer’s biggest stores outside of London.
The half a million square feet space is intended to be an equivalent to shopping destinations such as Buchanan Street in Glasgow, the Victoria Quarter in Leeds, and The Hayes in Cardiff.
It is already at 85% occupancy and tenants include: Ed’s Easy Diner, Carluccio’s, Giraffe, Pho, Caffe Concerto, Handmade Burger Co, Yo! Sushi, Tapas Revolution, Square Pie, Crepe Affaire, Tortilla, Nandos and Costa.