Cribbs, the Bristol shopping centre, has revealed that 36 per cent of total spend in 2025 has come from young shoppers.
During the past year, the South West centre also reported a 13 per cent increase in GenZ visitors, becoming its fastest growing demographic.
Cribbs expanded its offering in 2025 by welcoming new tenants Pizza Express, who opened their second location at the site, AllSaints and Animal.
Over 20,000 sq ft of leasing activity took place in 2025, including new lettings, lease renewals, upsizes, and refits taking the asset to 99 per cent let.
Iain Minto, senior director, asset management, at Sovereign Centros by CBRE, said: “Retailers are queuing to join our exceptional line-up to benefit from that extensive shopper base, which includes a rapidly growing GenZ audience.
“Unprecedented residential development is underway in the north Bristol area, creating new homes for thousands of families and professionals mere minutes’ walk from Cribbs.
“This will help to catapult spend potential here by almost £60m – offering a unique opportunity for operators not only to showcase their brand story to millions, but also to deliver all important sales volume.
Iain goes on: “This explains why, for many of our brands, Cribbs is consistently the best performing store across their UK portfolios, and why so many retailers choose Cribbs as for their flagship location.
“From M&S’ investment in their flagship South West store at Cribbs last year through to the new arrivals we welcomed this year, including AllSaints, Animal, and the new Topshop pop-up.”
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