High-performance sportswear brand chooses Derby

A high-performance sportswear brand is poised to become the latest big name to take space at the Derbion shopping centre.

Castore is due to open its doors in a unit on Level 2 of the centre this week.

Founded in 2015 in Manchester, Castore is a sportswear and athletic clothing brand, which supplies a number of leading sports teams.

Situated next to Foot Locker, the new Derby store will stock the brand’s collection of men’s and women’s sportswear, in addition to various sports team-branded clothing, including Red Bull Racing, England Cricket and McLaren Formula One.

It will also stock football shirts for the likes of the Republic of Ireland, Rangers, Bayer Leverkusen, and Everton.

Its arrival further expands Derbion’s sports and fitness offering, which currently includes big name brands such as JD, Lids, Sports Direct and Foot Locker.

The announcement follows the news that JD will be expanding its presence at Derbion, more than doubling the size of its current unit to a 20,175 sq ft space.

Beth McDonald, managing director at Derbion, said: “Castore has significantly expanded in recent years in response to increasing demand from customers seeking high quality performance sportswear.

“It is fantastic that Castore will join the line-up at Derbion, and with the recent opening of JD’s new flagship store, we have first-hand experience of how leading sportswear brands continue to attract a wide array of shoppers to Derbion.”

Pete Alecock, commercial director at Castore, said: “We are really excited to be opening our latest store at Derbion as we look to bring our quality array of sportswear to Derby shoppers.

“Since launching in 2015, we have undertaken a large expansion, which has included opening stores in thriving retail destinations across the UK.

“Derbion’s fantastic array of big-name brands means it brings in shoppers from across the East Midlands making it the perfect place for our first store in the city.”