The Abbeygate Shopping Centre (sometimes mistakenly referred to as 'Abbey Gate Shopping Precinct')[1][2] is a shopping centre in the town centre of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.[3] It was first opened in the 1960s and was originally known as Heron Way, and was once home to an indoor market.[4][5] During a refurbishment in the 1990s a glass atrium roof was fitted and it was renamed Abbeygate.[6] It now comprises 40 retail units.[7] The centre has a retail mix of multi-nationals and small independents.[8]
The anchor stores were Argos and Peacocks. In 2020, Peacocks permanently closed down in the shopping centre, however it has since reopened once again in 2021 after a buyer was found.[9][10][11][12][13] The reason for Argos' closure was due to Sainsbury's closing their standalone high-street stores as part of a "reorganisation". Argos still operate as a 'click and collect' branch inside the Vicarage Street Sainsbury's supermarket.[14][15][16]
In October 2010 the main post office for the town relocated from the outside of the centre to an internal shop.[17][18]
The centre is privately owned. In April 2018 it was sold to a mystery local property company for £4.3 million; considerably less than the £17 million the previous owners had paid for it in 2005.[6]
Since 14 January 2021, the former BrightHouse store, located inside of the Abbeygate Shopping Centre, is currently being used as a vaccination centre during the coronavirus pandemic.[19][20][21][22]
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- ^ Mullen, Enda (6 April 2021). "2,000 jobs saved at Peacocks after rescue deal at clothing chain". CoventryLive. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Claire (24 October 2020). "These two town centre shops are to close". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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- ^ Harrison, Claire (5 November 2020). "Argos store axe confirmed as part of mass closures". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Claire (1 July 2020). "What is happening with Nuneaton's Argos store?". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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- ^ Live, Coventry (3 February 2010). "Nuneaton post office set to move into Abbeygate Shopping Centre". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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- ^ Harrison, Claire (11 January 2021). "Nuneaton and Bedworth vaccination centres to open 'within days'". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Claire (15 January 2021). "Free parking zones for those having Covid-19 vaccinations in Nuneaton and Bedworth". The Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (17 January 2021). "'Eureka moment' - 84-year-old lifts lid on vaccination experience". CoventryLive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Nuneaton and Bedworth vaccination hubs open today". Fosse 107. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.