Parc Trostre
Encyclopedia
Parc Trostre is an out-of-town retail park
in Llanelli
, West
Wales
. It is located at the Trostre roundabout off the A484 road
.
The first phase of the development occurred in 1988, consisting of stores such as Tesco
. In September 2008, the growing popularity of the retail park led Llanelli Town Council
to express concern at the increasing adverse impact which the continued expansion of Parc Trostre is having on Llanelli town centre.
Some shops are: BHS (including Restaurant), Boots, New Look, HMV
, Animal, Bank, JD Sports, DW Sports & Fitness (Formerly JJB Sports), First Choice
, Peacocks
, Next, Debenhams
, River Island
, Clarks
, La Senza
, O2 Franchise, Vodafone
, Quiksilver
, Game, Laura Ashley
, Clinton Cards
, WHSmith, Monsoon
, Accessorize, Marks & Spencer
(including Simply Food & Cafe), Outfit
, T.K. Maxx
, Asda Living (including Caffe Ritazza), The Carphone Warehouse, B&Q, Pets At Home, Dreams, Blockbuster.
New stores are planned to open shortly in the former Brantano unit. Many rumours have been in circulation but it has not yet been confirmed how many units this will consist of, or what stores will occupy them.
There are also a number of food outlets including: Subway, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, KFC & McDonalds.
in llanelli
Retail park
In the United Kingdom, a retail park is a grouping of many retail warehouses and superstores with associated car parking. Its North American equivalent is a power centre. Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large towns and cities in highly accessible locations and are aimed at households...
in Llanelli
Llanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
, West
West Wales
West Wales is the western area of Wales.Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth., an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics....
Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is located at the Trostre roundabout off the A484 road
A484 road
The A484 road is an A road in Wales connecting Swansea with Cardigan.The road begins at Cadle in Swansea and heads westwards as a southern bypass to Loughor. It continues over the Loughor bridge into Bynea, Carmarthenshire. It continues through the centre of Llanelli and traverses near the south...
.
The first phase of the development occurred in 1988, consisting of stores such as Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
. In September 2008, the growing popularity of the retail park led Llanelli Town Council
Llanelli Town Council
Llanelli Town Council is the community council that governs the majority of wards in Llanelli town. The council appoints a presiding officer who is then known as the Mayor of Llanelli....
to express concern at the increasing adverse impact which the continued expansion of Parc Trostre is having on Llanelli town centre.
Some shops are: BHS (including Restaurant), Boots, New Look, HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, Animal, Bank, JD Sports, DW Sports & Fitness (Formerly JJB Sports), First Choice
First Choice (travel firm)
First Choice is a brand name used by TUI Travel PLC to sell package holidays in the United Kingdom.The brand is also the name of a chain of travel agents that are part of the same group....
, Peacocks
Peacocks (retailer)
Peacocks, is a fast fashion retailer based in Cardiff, Wales. The chain is owned by The Peacock Group plc and employs over 6,000 people. There are currently over 600 Peacocks stores in the United Kingdom and more than 200 in 12 overseas countries...
, Next, Debenhams
Debenhams
Debenhams plc is a British retailer operating under a department store format in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, and franchise stores in other countries. The Company was founded in the eighteenth century as a single store in London and has now grown to around 160 shops...
, River Island
River Island
River Island is one of Britain's best known high street fashion brands and can be found in most cities across the UK. The brand also has stores in Singapore, Turkey, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Middle East.-History:...
, Clarks
C&J Clark
C. and J. Clark International Ltd, trading as Clarks, is a British, international shoe manufacturer and retailer based in Street, Somerset, England...
, La Senza
La Senza
La Senza Corporation is a Canadian fashion retailer based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada, which sells lingerie and intimate apparel. The La Senza brand is currently owned by Limited Brands.- History :...
, O2 Franchise, Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
, Quiksilver
Quiksilver
Quiksilver, Inc. , is an American company based in Huntington Beach, California, one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment...
, Game, Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman. She became a household name on the strength of her work as a designer and manufacturer of a range of colourful fabrics for clothes and home furnishings....
, Clinton Cards
Clinton Cards
Clinton Cards is a chain of stores in the UK founded in 1968 by Don Lewin. Mostly selling greeting cards, as the name suggests, the chain claims to be "the largest specialist retailer of greetings cards, plush merchandise and related products in the UK with over 700 shops." They used to be...
, WHSmith, Monsoon
Monsoon Stores Ltd
Monsoon Accessorize is a design-led retailer based in London operating two international retail clothing chains - Monsoon and Accessorize.- History :...
, Accessorize, Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
(including Simply Food & Cafe), Outfit
Arcadia Group
The Arcadia Group Limited a British company that owns the high street clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, Wallis and BHS, and the out of town chain Outfit, which sells lines from the other group chains...
, T.K. Maxx
T.K. Maxx
T.K. Maxx is a retailer with stores throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Poland. The company is part of the TJX Companies which also owns other 'off-price' retail chains such as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls in the United States and Winners in Canada...
, Asda Living (including Caffe Ritazza), The Carphone Warehouse, B&Q, Pets At Home, Dreams, Blockbuster.
New stores are planned to open shortly in the former Brantano unit. Many rumours have been in circulation but it has not yet been confirmed how many units this will consist of, or what stores will occupy them.
There are also a number of food outlets including: Subway, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, KFC & McDonalds.
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