Major European footwear retailer Deichmann is set to reopen an upgraded store in Manchester. Following a £720,000 investment, the expanded 6,880 sq ft unit will open at the Arndale Shopping Centre on Corporation Street on 27 October.
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The store will stock its full range of footwear for men, women and children including exclusive lines from brands such as Adidas, Nike, Skechers and Fila alongside its own-brand fashion lines including bags.
It will also hold a public reopening celebration on 1 November with in-store offers and family activities throughout the day. These will include free shoes for the first 25 customers (up to £30 each); 50%-off selected lines; and a spin-the-wheel game featuring exclusive discounts.
In its results for fiscal 2024 published in April, Deichmann group generated a gross revenue of around €8.7 billion, a slight increase over the €8.5 billion recorded in fiscal 2023. Net of exchange rate effects, the footwear retailer’s revenue in 2024 grew by 2.3%.
The Essen, Germany-based business also said it had “once again sold more than 180 million pairs of shoes in its stores and e-shops worldwide” during the period.
Deichmann’s present in over 30 countries, and in 2024 generated around 68% of its revenue outside Germany. At the time it operated nearly 4,700 stores, stable with the previous year, as well as around 40 e-stores.
