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Maidstone's commercial centre and surrounding countryside

Retail Investments Boost High Street

13 May 2011

Maidstone is proving an excellent place for new businesses and for existing business to expand. A series of new retail projects are underway. Sports Soccer is due to move from its current ...

premises in the Mall to a 35,000sq ft megastore beneath Maidstone Gateway; Pret a Manger has found a new home in Fremlin Walk, adding "cafe society" to the centre's core fashion focus. And enquiries have been received for the remaining vacant units in Fremlin Walk, to join other recent arrivals such as Office Shoes. 

Cafe Rouge are set to move into a renovated period property in Earl Street, a decision that reflects the area's transformation into a hotspot for bars and restaurants.

Finally, BHS have just opened their newly refurbished store in The Mall; incorporating Wallis, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. 

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Economic Development Unit, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ email: economicdevelopment@maidstone.gov.uk