Lifestyle brand Arne will open its largest-ever store at the Trafford Centre in spring 2027, with hoardings now in place around the 6,500 square foot site on Peel Avenue.
The store will be "by far our largest store to date," according to Wigan brothers Ryan and Reece Broadhurst, who founded the brand in 2018 in their mother's bungalow. The brothers, both in their 30s, have added an emotional message to the hoardings about what the new location means to them.
Arne has operated a pop-up store at the Trafford Centre for the past year, which will remain open until the permanent store launches. The brand also opened a Manchester city centre store earlier this year.
From Wigan bungalow to flagship retail
In the message to shoppers, the Broadhurst brothers wrote: "We just want to say a huge thank you for the incredible support you've given our temporary store over the last 12 month. It's that support which has helped make this next chapter possible: the opening of what will be our largest store to date, and quite possibly for the next 10 years.... which is a pretty special thing to be able to write."
They continued: "We grew up just over 10 miles from here, in little Wigan, as two brothers. We started Arne in our Mum's bungalow back in 2018, and having shopped at The Trafford Centre for over 20 years, opening one of our flagship stores here is more than a dream come true as this was genuinely something we could never have imagined when we started the brand 8 years ago."
The brand, which describes its vision as "to make the world a more understated place," sells menswear, womenswear and footwear with a minimalist aesthetic. It has recorded a £94.6million turnover in the past year.
Trafford Centre fully occupied
On social media, Arne confirmed the new store will be "by far our largest store to date at 6,500 square foot (almost twice the size of Liverpool), and probably our largest store for the next 5 years." The brothers added: "We could say loads more, but we'll save it for the grand opening next year."
The opening cements the Trafford Centre's status as 100 per cent occupied, with all retail units fully let, a milestone revealed by shopping mall bosses last month. Recent openings at the centre include a new UNIQLO lifestyle store on Peel Avenue and a Dave's Hot Chicken in The Great Hall.
