Pictured: High gloss store - the new Farrow & Ball
outlet at Mell Square
Posh people's paint and wallpaper store Farrow & Ball has
opened a new showroom at Solihull's Mell Square.
The famous Dorset based firm has opened a 900 sq ft store, on a
new ten year lease. Best known for their presence in upmarket Home
Counties towns and fashionable London, this is the first outlet
that Farrow & Ball has opened in Solihull.
The letting is a huge coup for Mell Square, which is continuing
to attract niche independent retailers, despite the recession.
Rob Alston, retail partner at Cushman & Wakefield, said:
"Farrow & Ball is precisely the sort of quality retailer that
we have been looking to attract to Mell Square.
"The store complements some of the recent lettings that we have
seen there, including Aspire Style, Walnut & Weave, and
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, who only opened at the end of last
year.
"Occupancy rates at Mell Square are very good, and Solihull is
holding up a lot better than most towns in the present
climate."
Farrow & Ball is based in Wimborne Minster, and was founded
in the 1930s. It is one of very few traditional paint manufacturers
left in the UK, and is known for its use in restoration projects
and in buildings of historical significance.
The company supplies paint for use in interiors and exteriors,
and also produces screen-printed wallpapers.