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Lefties to open second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 10:27 · Archive

Lefties, an Inditex fashion retailer, opens its second UK store at Lakeside on 29 October.

Lefties, part of the Inditex Group and sister brand to Zara and Bershka, will launch its second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre on 29 October. The store will offer clothing, footwear, accessories and homeware for women, men, teenagers, children and babies. A free coffee and matcha pop-up will run throughout the opening weekend.

The low-cost fashion retailer opened its first UK shop in Liverpool in August and has plans for a third store in Gateshead later this year. Lefties is often compared with Primark because of its low prices. The company began in 1999 as an outlet for unsold Zara stock but has since grown into a standalone brand selling its own clothing, footwear and homeware.

Lakeside's Look Again campaign initially listed 8 October as the opening date, then changed it to autumn/winter 2026 before Lefties confirmed 29 October. The opening is being promoted by fashion and fitness influencer Robin Jansen, who appears in a Lefties advert highlighting the range of clothing available for different weather conditions.

Drapers reports that Lefties' UK expansion is expected to create more than 400 locally recruited jobs.

Lefties to open second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre
Image: Brentwood Guardian

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In this story: Lefties · Inditex · Lakeside Shopping Centre · West Thurrock · Zara · Liverpool · Gateshead

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