KINGFISHER Shopping Centre in Redditch is gearing up for the festive period after welcoming a host of new tenants this year.

Last month, the centre welcomed popular coffee shop Starbucks and greetings card store Cards Direct to the Evesham Walk area of the mall, both proving popular with visitors.

Other new additions to the retail destination over the last twelve months include the collectables store, Lazy Panda, independent bakery, Olawa Craft Bakery and creative arts production company, Top Box Studios.

Ken Williams, general manager at Kingfisher Shopping Centre, said: “It’s been a great year for Kingfisher and we’re now heading into the festive period with a strong tenant line-up.

“It’s also been fantastic to see some of our existing tenants demonstrate their confidence in the centre with investment in their stores.”

Visitors to the centre will also have seen some of the community-focused tenants that have joined Kingfisher this year including Redditch Community Shed.