{"id":140649,"date":"2025-05-29T05:57:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T05:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/140649\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T05:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T05:57:17","slug":"bullring-bosses-hint-at-new-shop-opening-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/140649\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullring bosses hint at new shop opening in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The large unit just beside the Bull has been left empty since Arket left earlier this spring &#8211; but a refit is now underway<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250424_124412.jpg\" alt=\"Arket at the Bullring\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Arket at the Bullring(Image: Kirsty Bosley)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Bullring has teased the floor plan of the new shop set to take over at the old Arket unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Arket took up a prominent spot near the Bull from 2018 until April when <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/huge-birmingham-shop-empty-chain-31487669\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"it closed for goodLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">it closed for good<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The two-storey shop has lain empty since the H&amp;M brand quit the shopping centre, leaving questions as to what might take over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/family-kids-news\/kids-centre-roleplay-village-soft-31700411\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Kids centre with roleplay village, soft play, cafe and more to open at Birmingham farmLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Kids centre with roleplay village, soft play, cafe and more to open at Birmingham farm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/230101373912847\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to the Brum Food ClubLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to the Brum Food Club<\/a> for a weekly food and drink newsletter, in your inbox, every Thursday. It&#8217;s free.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">While no replacement has been formally announced, the Bullring is giving a hint on its social media pages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We&#8217;ve been sketching this one out for a while,&#8221; it posted, accompanied by a video showing cross-hatched beams being installed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Some customers guessed that it could be a branch of Skechers, but the shoe brand already <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/bullring-shop-reopens-after-months-31501947\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"revealed its new, larger shopLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed its new, larger shop<\/a> down on the ground floor beside Selfridges this year.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Others suggested it was a look at the already revealed new brands, though they&#8217;re set for other spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Bullring announced <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/huge-brand-finally-opening-birmingham-31267586\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Uniqlo for the old ZaraLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Uniqlo for the old Zara<\/a> unit earlier this year and confirmed that a branch of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/new-store-bullring-announces-who-31420563\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Moss will be going inLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Moss will be going in<\/a> where Yours Clothing was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Meanwhile, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/huge-shop-open-bullring-its-31233923\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Space NK will be taking over the old AllSaints shopLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Space NK will be taking over the old AllSaints shop<\/a> space, which the brand vacated earlier this year for a bigger one a few doors doors down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Other guesses for the old Arket came in thick and fast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">CJ said: &#8220;Stradivarius for the love of god!&#8221; suggesting the clothes shop that sits under the Zara brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Others suggested the brand Sostrene Grene, a Danish homeware shop with branches in Coventry, Telford and Leamington Spa among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Women&#8217;s clothing brand Anthropologie was another popular guess, with Amy asking: &#8220;Anthropology or &amp; other stories PLEASE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">David Baker suggested: &#8220;Small retail units for the indies from The Oasis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Bullring has yet to confirm the new store for definite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Perhaps after a successful launch of the Aston Villa museum and shop, complete with a brand new claret and blue kit for the Bull statue, there&#8217;s a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> City FC shop on the horizon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">What would you like to see in that space? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The large unit just beside the Bull has been left empty since Arket left earlier this spring &#8211;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,983,748,9316,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-140649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-birmingham-city-centre","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-bullring","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114589587398374396","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}