Ipswich's former BHS is set to house five major retail shops as part of plans that could be a "catalyst" for more businesses to make the town centre their home say business leaders. Proposals submitted by the Frasers Group show how the former building would look internally and externally once fully taken over by five of the groups biggest retail brands. The Ipswich branch of BHS was one of the chain’s flagship stores and has been at its present site since the late 1990s after moving from Tavern Street to Butter Market, before its closure in 2016.
Flannels, a high-end fashion retailer, will take up the majority of the ground floor, with fashion retailer USC taking up a portion, as well as Sports Direct. Flannels is a high-end fashion retailer (Image: Google Maps) The BHS building has been empty since 2016 (Image: Paul Geater) On the first floor, Sports Direct will take up the majority, with sections being carved out to facilitate Evans Cycles and GAME. Both Flannels and Sports Direct will have separate entrances, with signage for four of the five shops being visible outside the building.
USC will also have its own entrance from St Stephen's Lane. USC and Sports Direct will be located within the same area of the shop. The rear entrance will be used to access USC and Sports Direct (Image: Newsquest) Sports Direct in Ipswich will be moving (Image: Archant) In March this year, it was revealed that the former BHS building was being taken over by Sports Direct and GAME , with Flan.
