Rangers retail partners Castore are set to open a new store as part of the newly opened St James Quarter shopping centre in Edinburgh city centre.
The now Manchester-based retail outlet has taken major strides in its development over the last few years and this will stand as a flagship store up north.
Whilst it remains unclear if the store will stock Rangers products – and there has been no official announcement regarding its opening – SSC Edinburgh have earmarked the Castore outlet as a “future opening”.
It’s another sign of the immense progress being made by the retailer who continue to develop season on season with revenues topping £100m for the first time this business year [Business Live].
The move also comes after Castore expanded its portfolio of sports team partners this season.
Rangers are the retailer’s first-ever football club but this season the Ibrox side will be joined by Premier League outfits Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United.
Castore have also signed a deal to produce the kits of rugby union side Saracens whilst the retailer will also work with Bahrain Victorious at the Tour de France.
These names join the likes of McLaren F1, Sir Andy Murray and the Sri Lankan Cricket Team as associate partners amongst many other high-profile sporting personalities.
The St James Quarter is being heralded as “the most significant transformation Edinburgh has seen in a generation” with the £1bn project set to be opened in stages through to 2022 [Retail Times].
When completed it will host some of the biggest names in retail, shopping, hospitality and hoteling to the city and is based in St James Square in the capital’s city centre.
Castore also owe much of their development to Rangers with the retailer explaining how the success of the Ibrox deal helped secure sports contracts elsewhere.
