Victoria Centre, Nottingham

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The Victoria Centre is a large shopping centre in the city of Nottingham, England. It is owned by Capital Shopping Centres. The centre has a retail floor space of 91,135 m² (981,000 ft²) and 116 shops [1]. Its two main host stores are John Lewis and House of Fraser and it has a Boots the Chemist flagship store. It also has a large indoor market. Other Notable stores are The Entertainer, Topshop Evolution store, Swarovski, GAP, Tesco Metro and HMV. The centre used to have a large food hall, but this was removed when the shopping centre was refurbished in 1996/97, and House of Fraser now occupies this area.

The shopping centre is named after Nottingham Victoria railway station, which stood on the site until 1967. The redbrick clocktower is a remnant of the station.

The Victoria Centre's position as the premier shopping centre in Nottingham may be threatened by the proposed development and expansion of the nearby Broadmarsh shopping centre.