Highcross Leicester adds four brands to retail line-up
Highcross Leicester is expanding its retail line-up this winter with the addition of four new brands spanning alternative fashion, footwear, jewellery and health and beauty.
Unze London, Harli + Harpa, Taz Beauty and Blue Banana are all opening over the coming months.
Subscribe to TRBBlue Banana has led the new arrivals with the launch of a store on the lower mall on 7 November.
Established in 1997, the retailer specialises in clothing, body jewellery and accessories inspired by gothic, punk and emo styles, alongside band merchandise and alternative lifestyle brands. Situated next to Damaged Society, the store has joined the brand’s network of 18 UK stores and also offers in-store piercing.
Footwear and fashion retailer Unze London will return to Leicester with a 5,443 square foot store in a former Footasylum unit, due to open in early December.
Founded in London in 1989 and now headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, the brand operates 36 international stores, plus one in Ilford, East London. The Highcross opening marks a return to Leicester after the brand previously traded in the city in 2007.
Australian-born affordable jewellery brand Harli + Harpa will open in the former Claire’s unit on the upper mall at the end of November. Established in 2024, the brand also has UK stores in Birmingham, Reading and Glasgow.
Meanwhile, Taz Beauty will complete the line-up, with a salon due to open before Christmas on the upper mall in a former Argento unit.
Michelle Menezes, centre director at Highcross Leicester, said: “We’re delighted to welcome our four new retailers to Highcross.
“Each brings something different to our retail line-up, from alternative fashion and affordable footwear and jewellery to specialist beauty services, giving visitors even more choice when they spend time with us.
“It’s great to see these brands choosing Highcross for their next step. We’re looking forward to seeing these new stores open and welcoming them to the centre.”
