Chichester to welcome back Next with new retail park store and Costa Coffee
A brand-new Next clothing shop is preparing to open, alongside an in-store Costa Coffee café, in Chichester.
The opening forms part of a wider rollout of Costa outlets within Next stores, as the coffee chain continues a significant expansion programme.
A Costa Coffee spokesperson said: “We’re excited to open a brand new Costa Coffee store in Next, Portfield Retail Park, Chichester this summer.”
The news means Next will be expanding its presence across Sussex.
A spokesperson for the retailer said: “We can confirm that there will be a new Next store opening in Chichester.”
The clothing, footwear, and home products retailer currently has eight stores in the county, including two in Crawley – in the County Mall and County Oak.
Its other stores are based at Bognor Regis (Arun Retail Park); Rustington (Manor Retail Park); Shoreham (Holmbush Centre); Brighton (Churchill Square); Haywards Heath (Orchard Shopping Centre) and Horsham (Swan Walk).
Next closed its former Chichester store, in East Street, more than four years ago.
A sign appeared on the window of the clothing giant in the historic, Grade II listed, Corn Exchange – in October 2021 – announcing that the store would be closing.
"We look forward to seeing you in our nearest stores at Arun Retail Park, Bognor Regis and Solent Retail Park, Havant," the sign read.
This came three years after the chain said it was ‘unlikely’ to renew its lease and would look at any offers from other retailers to take it over before 2020.
This came only a year after Next closed its separate menswear shop, also in East Street, and added the range to its flagship store in the Corn Exchange.