Lush returns to Covent Garden
Lush has made its return to Covent Garden, ten years after leaving the shopping destination in London’s West End.
The cosmetics retailer opened on Friday (10 November) as a Christmas pop-up store, and will have a thorough makeover in spring of next year which will include the creation of a spa.
The store comprises 2,747 sq ft of retail space on the ground floor and a basement area of 3,401 sq ft. Lush took on Scotch & Soda’s lease for the property, which is set to expire in May 2032 with a tenant break in 2027. The passing rent is £535,000.
The store sits within a listed building with entrances from both Long Acre and Floral Street.
Lush repurposed the majority of Scotch & Soda’s fixtures and fittings in line with its values relating to sustainability and recycling.
The previous Lush store in Covent Garden was open between 1998 and 2013.
The administrators Teneo were represented by Pantera Properties and Hartnell Taylor Cook. BKL acted for Lush.
In June, Lush opened a pop-up in Soho in collaboration with Focus Features, the company behind Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City movie.