Starbucks brews up Gloucester Quays opening

Starbucks has signed for a new store at Gloucester Quays retail park.

Taking a 1,840 sq ft, the coffee shop operator’s new location will feature a drive-through and space for 64 covers inside and outside.

The café will serve Starbucks’ full range of drinks alongside a variety of food. Designed as a ‘third space’ between work and home – the store will look to offer a welcoming environment for customers, whether they are visiting the retail park or the nearby outlet shopping destination.

Starbucks will join retailers at Gloucester Quays retail park such as Bensons for Beds, Next, Dreams, Hobbycraft, and Home Bargains. The destination is also home to a leisure offer from The Padel Club, which opened last October. The 43,577 sq ft venue followed a £1m investment, and since opening the club has welcomed more than 7,200 Padel players.

Bruce Edmondson, director of retail parks and developments at Peel Retail & Leisure, said: “Starbucks brings a firm-favourite coffee to our Gloucester Estate, offering added convenience for visitors to the likes of The Padel Club at the retail park and indeed the outlet next door. We see them playing an important role as part of a well-rounded, diverse ecosystem of brands in this part of the city, just as valued by people who live or work nearby as those who visit the city for a specific shopping or full day out purpose.”