The new shops opening at Bullring for the summer - Birmingham Live

These new shops have just opened or are due to open at Bullring

Birmingham’s biggest shopping centre has just launched a series of new shops ready for the summer.

Some are local independents being given a chance to showcase their products for a short period as a LinkStreet pop-up.

Others have just opened in the heart of Bullring, and some are about to open in the next few months.

There’s designer wear, homeware, ice-cream shops and cult fashion.

Lo and Be Cold

A new rolled ice cream shop has opened LinkStreet, serving artisan delicacies that are hand-rolled to look like pretty pancakes.

Flavours include Strawberry Split (fresh strawberries, white chocolate chips and sauce), Batoffee Popcorn (bananas, toffee popcorn, mini fudge and salted caramel sauce) and Oreo Cookie Crumble (with Hershey’s syrup).

The ice cream is mixed before sauces and toppings are added then it is rolled into swirls and put in a cup with extra toppings.

Rebus Glacies

There’s not one but two new ice-cream shops on LinkStreet!

This pop-up shop is selling soft serve ice cream in unusual colours, flavours, toppings and shapes.

Here you can get ice cream doughnut rings and candy floss clouds in white or pink.

Flavours include blue vanilla, charcoal, hazelnut, match tea and coconut.

The more unusual ‘fairytale’ range are finished off with fun toppings including gold glitter, toffee popcorn and popping candy.

Koti & Co

This pop-up homeware store sells furniture, cookware, pictures and stationery.

Product designers Nic and Kat, originally from Birmingham, seek out small independent designer-makers to showcase so they can offer unusual lifestyle items you won’t find elsewhere.

Founded in February 2017 as an online business, they are having a Koti & Co pop-up on LinkStreet from Monday, July 24 to Sunday July 30.

Ben Sherman

Ben Sherman opened its first standalone store in Birmingham in the spring.

Look out for classic gingham shirts, Harrington jackets and polo shirts at the LinkStreet shop.

There’s also a range of wallets, shoes and socks to choose from.

Kendall + Kylie at Selfridges

If you liked their style on Keeping Up with The Kardashians, you can now recreate the trendsetting Jenner sisters’ look in Selfridges at Bullring.

The Kendall + Kylie collection features cropped trousers, jersey dresses and summery playsuits, with prices starting from around £70 to £420.

Johnsons Volkswagen

This is a novel concept – a car showroom within a shopping centre.

The new Johnsons Volkswagen store, which opened on July 7 in the Lower Mall of Bullring near Selfridges, enables customers to purchase and arrange test drives of a range of Volkswagen vehicles.

Shoppers will be also able to buy vehicle accessories and merchandise.

Find it between Footlocker Kids and Skechers.

Hugo Boss

This top designer store has replaced Armani Exchange at Bullring – but only for a couple of months.

A pop-up Hugo Boss has moved into the prime retail unit at the entrance of the shopping centre near to the bull and opposite Next whilst the main store temporarily closes for a major refit.

The store sells BOSS menswear, the sportwear line BOSS GREEN and HUGO which is known for its edgy womens and mens collections.

And the range also includes shoes, accessories, eyewear, watches and fragrances.

Russell & Bromley

Normally you’d have to travel at least 40 miles to reach a Russell & Bromley store – but that’s about to change.

A branch is opening at Bullring next month (August), meaning you’ll be able to buy their signature loafers, boots, pumps and brogues created with distinctive craftsmanship without having to travel to places like Cheltenham and Oxford.

It will join current shoe shops at Bullring, which include Jones Bootmaker, Dune, Clarks, Schuh, Kurt Geiger and Office. There’s also an Irregular Choice shoe shop on Link Street.

Coach

Luxury shoe and handbag store Coach is due to open at Bullring later this year too.

It will be on the Upper East Mall alongside the likes of Michael Kors, Whistles, Ted Baker and Diesel and will be the first standalone Coach store in the region.

The 280sq m space will offer the brand’s full range of bags, footwear, outerwear and accessories.

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