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A shop which could kickstart a ‘new era’ for a Liverpool shopping centre has issued an update on when it will open. Cavern Walks in Liverpool city centre<\/a> opened as a lucky development back in 1994 with hanging plants, candy-pink lamp posts, and the wall-climber lift linking two shopping levels<\/a> and became a favourite of local celebrities such as Coleen Rooney<\/a> and Alex Gerrard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s built on the site of the old Cavern Club and there is a statue inside of The Beatles<\/a>. At one time, the building was home to high-end brands such as Cricket and Vivienne Westwood.<\/p>\n

But several units have closed there in recent years and the upper level has been shut off completely. Those that are still trading have previously told the ECHO<\/a> that a combination of increasing competition from Liverpool ONE<\/a> and the covid lockdown were the reasons behind the shopping centre\u2019s downfall in fortunes.<\/p>\n

The shopping centre was bought by JSM and Greenwood Developments in 2022, with the former saying that a new hotel on the upper level will be opening its doors in 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hoped that new shops, including Mathew Street Records, could herald a change in fortunes. The owners, Peter Wilson and Tom Waite, have been running pop-up record fairs under the brand Britannia Record Fairs for several years.<\/p>\n

Mathew Street Records will also host live music performances and album launches. It was due to open last Saturday (October 11) but this has been pushed back. In a post on its Instagram page last week, the shop said it would now be opening its doors this Saturday (October 18) instead.<\/p>\n

The statement said: \u201cDue to the WiFi installation being delayed, we need to wait till the 18th to open! It’s a weeks more wait but it’s going to be fantastic! We have some amazing stuff for the opening. Next Saturday we will open our doors for the very first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The record store will be connected to a new caf\u00e9, The Library Coffee House, which will open on the same day.<\/p>\n

Despite the recent struggles at Cavern Walks, the business is optimistic about what the future holds, saying: \u201cThey said Cavern Walks had gone quiet. They said it had seen its day. Not anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cA revival is underway and it\u2019s happening from the inside out. Shops are coming alive again, new faces are moving in and the energy is changing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team at JSM, who own the building, have done wonders and with a Beatles-themed hotel now planned above us, Mathew Street is about to write its next great chapter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be hosting live performances, album launches, book signings, artist talks, and intimate events that celebrate the stories behind the music.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis space will grow, evolve, and hopefully become one of those ‘you had to be there’ places that people talk about years from now.\u201d<\/p>\n

A statement from JSM about Cavern Walks earlier this year said: \u201cSince JSM acquired Cavern Walks, we\u2019ve always had big plans for it and now plans are finalised; work will start on a 157-bed hotel above the shopping centre in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew tenants are moving in also – among them a new record shop. The footfall from the hotel and the newly opened units will benefit everyone and really take Cavern Walks into a new era.\u201d<\/p>\n

A statement from JSM about Cavern Walks earlier this year<\/a> said: \u201cSince JSM acquired Cavern Walks, we\u2019ve always had big plans for it and now plans are finalised; work will start on a 157-bed hotel above the shopping centre in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew tenants are moving in also \u2013 among them a new record shop. The footfall from the hotel and the newly opened units will benefit everyone and really take Cavern Walks into a new era.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A shop which could kickstart a ‘new era’ for a Liverpool shopping centre has issued an update on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,51151,163779,393,4884,67578,179,2349,163781,49762,163780,16,15,9893],"class_list":{"0":"post-498516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-cavern-club","10":"tag-cavern-walks","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-jsm","14":"tag-liverpool","15":"tag-liverpool-city-centre","16":"tag-record-fairs","17":"tag-shopping-centre","18":"tag-street-records","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-vivienne-westwood"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115371969345250690","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498516","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=498516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}