THE Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Chester, is celebrating three new shop openings in the city.

Dash women’s clothing store, independent bag retailer Oxford Bags and GC Footwear of Southport are among the latest retailers to open in the city, with more shop openings in the centre expected in the countdown to Christmas.

It follows a string of new shop openings at the centre in the past six months, with the recent opening of independent furniture store Listers and designer store Hugo Boss, which opened its new £750,000 shop on the corner of St Michael’s Row in the centre.

Anthea Baker, general manager of Dash, said: “We are delighted to open our new store inside the Grosvenor Shopping Centre.

“We used to have a shop in Chester city centre and are glad to be back retailing in the city.

“Business has been booming so far and we’ve had very good feedback from customers. The new store has also created four new jobs in the city.”

Julie Webb, general manager at The Grosvenor Shopping Centre, said: “The new shop openings are very positive news for retailing in Chester.

“It shows that the centre is definitely fighting back against the recession, with retailers seeing the many benefits the city has to offer as a great tourist and shopping destination.”