People queued round the corner of the Coppergate Centre today to be the first in to the new Next store in York.
The clothing and homeware brand opened its doors bang on time at 10am, handing out goody bags to the first inside.
Store manager Andrew Chamberlain-Smith, who began his career with next 23 years ago at the old Stonegate branch, did the ribbon cutting honours with oversize scissors.
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Andrew told YorkMix he was proud to be in charge of the new store, created in the shell of the old Topshop.
“Everything looks amazing. I’m just proud to work here,” he said.
The store is much bigger than the Stonegate branch which closed last week. “We’ve doubled the space on menswear, and we’ve done an extra 1,000 square foot on ladies.
“It’s obviously modern, up to date, and it’s good time of the year to open with Christmas adding that extra bit of sparkle and shine.
“W e’ve doubled the workforce. We’ve gone from 23 staff up to 53. And that’s not just the Christmas that’s across the year.”
There’s women’s and children’s fashion and a the bath and body works concession on the ground floor.
On the first floor, you’ll find menswear and the home store.
