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| Location | Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°39′19″N 0°23′39″W / 51.65528°N 0.39417°W |
| Opening date | 1992 |
| Previous names | The Harlequin Intu Watford |
| Developer | Intu Properties |
| Management | Michael Stevens |
| Owner | Global Mutual (93%), Watford Borough Council (7%) |
| Architect | Chapman Taylor Partners[1] |
| No. of stores and services | Over 145 |
| Total retail floor area | 107,000 m2 (1,150,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 7 (inc. Parking) |
| Parking | 2050 + 3000 (Watford Council) in Watford |
| Website | www |
Atria Watford is a shopping centre in the middle of Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It opened in June 1992 as the Harlequin Shopping Centre.[2][3] The centre was rebranded as intu Watford in 2013 following the renaming of its parent Capital Shopping Centres Group as Intu Properties.[4] It received its current name in March 2021 by the new owners, Global Mutual.[5][6]
The building is glass roofed with symmetrical malls. The anchor stores of the centre were branches of John Lewis (known as Trewins until rebranding in 2001)[7] and Debenhams, until their closure in 2020. Apple Store, Marks & Spencer, Zara and Next continue to operate in the centre.
- ^ Phillips, Derek (2013). "Case study 45: Harlequin Shopping Centre, Watford". Lighting Modern Buildings. Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 9781136387302.
- ^ Miles, David. "Trewins sets up shop in Harlequin Centre". Watford Observer. Watford Observer. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Harlequin Centre, Watford". Shopping Centre. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "The connected consumer – the future of shopping centres" (PDF) (Press release). Capital Shopping Centres Group. 17 January 2013. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ Smith, Matthew (2021-03-04). "Intu Watford announces brand new name and logo". HertsLive. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Intu Watford announces brand new name and logo". 4 March 2021.
- ^ Eade, Christine. "Intu plans to complete £100m revamp of its Watford centre by the end of 2017". Property Week. Retrieved 24 August 2015.