{"id":161997,"date":"2019-08-07T09:49:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T09:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/skechers-to-open-at-centremk\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:03:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:03:43","slug":"skechers-to-open-at-centremk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/skechers-to-open-at-centremk\/","title":{"rendered":"Skechers to open at centre:mk"},"content":{"rendered":"
American sneaker brand Skechers is to open a new 2,800 sq ft store at 669 Midsummer Arcade,<\/strong>\u00a0in the centre:mk shopping centre in Milton Keynes, at the end of this summer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jointly owned by Hermes Investment Management, the \u00a336 billion investment manager, and AustralianSuper, centre:mk is also set to add Typo, Trailfinders, Lovisa and Morano\u2019s<\/strong> to its retail mix.<\/p>\n Commenting on the Skechers signing, Ed Sellick, asset manager at Hermes Investment Management, said: \u201cAt centre:mk we recognise the booming consumer demand for activewear and athleisure<\/strong>, with products such as trainers being a key\u00a0trend\u00a0in this growing market. As one of the leading footwear brands in the industry, Skechers is a great addition to our retail mix at centre:mk.<\/p>\n \u201cThe athleisure market is expected to grow, and the selection of this operator shows our commitment to moving forward with market trends<\/strong> which have been embedded into consumer lifestyles.\u201d<\/p>\n The new Skechers store will carry the retailer\u2019s two distinct footwear categories - lifestyle and performance footwear.<\/strong> There will be a selection of styles for women, men, and children.<\/p>\n Read our dedicated data-led profiles of Skechers<\/a> and centre:mk<\/a> in our master database of fashion The Intelligence.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":135285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10494],"tags":[11642,13612,9875,11772,14069],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n