Arena Park Shopping Centre is a shopping park in

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. It is located in the north of the city and adjacent to the boundary with the

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district of

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. It was constructed at the same time as the neighbouring

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, from which it takes its name. It was built upon the site of the former Foleshill Gasworks which encompassed the area of the Shopping Centre and the arena. It is owned by

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. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Arena Shopping Park.

Transport

The shopping park can be accessed from the A444 Phoenix Way, which links it to Coventry city centre,

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and the M6 Junction 3. The Shopping Centre is served by a number of bus routes, some serving the bus hub at the southern edge of the site, and some serving the site from Longford Road ( B4113). The routes serving Longford Road are those connecting

with

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and other parts of the city; these are also operated by

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. The routes serving the bus hub in the centre link it with the city centre and other suburbs, routes 78 and 78A connect it to

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, and are operated by

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. The centre is also located adjacent to

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, which is served by one train per hour in each direction to and , with southbound trains continuing to and . The station is situated to the north-west of the site, with the railway line passing between the shopping centre and the arena.

Retailers

The centre is split into two distinct areas, firstly the shopping park containing the larger units, and secondly the mall along the front of the

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store containing smaller units. The tenants in the Shopping Park section are

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, New Look and

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. The mall contains the centre's

store, CeX, Johnsons Dry Cleaners, Elliot Reeve,

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, Shoezone,

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and

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. It is also home to the Arena Park Library. It formerly contained a

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bookstore with a

, this was from the opening of the centre until the chain went into administration and all stores were closed on 23 December 2009. In July 2010, it was announced that New Look were to move into the former Borders store. Their store opened on 9 September 2010, including a

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. Fast food outlets located on the periphery of the car park include,

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and

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. The

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petrol station is also located adjacent to these outlets. In 2012 A joint venture between Aviva Investors and Tesco is undertaking a 60,000 sq ft extension to the Coventry Arena Shopping Park after signing two pre-lets. Sports retailer Decathlon will open a 30,000 sq ft store and Next Home a 10,000 sq ft shop.

References

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