Touchwood
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Touchwood is a shopping centre in Solihull, in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom. The 650,000 sq.ft centre opened in September 2001 and welcomes many visitors; figures for 2003 shows numbers as high as 16 million in that year alone.
Designed to reflect the architectural features and heritage of Solihull with its naturally lit arcades, leafy courtyards and open spaces, Touchwood comprises the only John Lewis department store in the West Midlands, at 265,000 sq. ft, as well as 80 other stores, over 20 restaurants and a Cineworld nine-screen multiplex cinema. Access to the town centre is available from junction 4 and 5 of the M42 motorway, and the centre includes 6,000 car parking spaces.
[edit] Outlets
Some of the current retailers in Touchwoood include:
- John Lewis
- French Connection
- USC
- Mamas and Papas
- Clinton Cards
- Jane Norman
- Build-A-Bear Workshop
- o2
- Ernest Jones
- Beaverbrooks
- H&M
- Topshop/Topman
- Republic
- Fopp
- Freespirit
- Ecco
- Zara
- Gap
- Miss Selfridge
- Mango
- Karen Miller (clothes shop)
- Sonique (which mainly sells prom dresses)
- Pumpkin Patch
Food and drink outlets include:
- TGI Friday's
- Bar Casa
- Must
- Harry Ramsden's Express
- Spud U Like
- Starbucks
- La Tasca
- Nando's
- Subway
- Ma Potters
- Pizza Hut
- Tiggi's
- Wagamama
