Benson Elliot signs Sports Direct’s Frasers concept for Wolverhampton store

Private equity real estate manager Benson Elliot has secured Mike Ashley’s multi-brand Frasers concept as a new tenant at the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton. The 94,000 sq ft shop, which will contain the Frasers, Flannels, Sports Direct & USC brands, will replace existing tenant Debenhams. Michael Murray, head of elevation at Sports Direct International, said it will bring the “new elevated multi-brand concept to the Mander Centre in 2020”. Jonathan Ratnage, retail sector specialist at Benson Elliot, said: “The new Frasers offering will serve to broaden the city centre’s appeal across a wider catchment area, supporting and sustaining jobs and investment into the future. “The high street is definitely going through a transition, but Wolverhampton is emerging stronger, with the Mander Centre playing a pivotal role at the heart of the £1bn transformation of the city centre.” Ian Brookfield, leader of City of Wolverhampton Council, said: “It shows how our city is agile in responding to the difficult challenges that city centres up and down the country are facing.” To send feedback, e-mail pui-guan.man@egi.co.uk or tweet @PuiGuanM or @estatesgazette