Bershka plans opening at Lakeside next summer

The UK continues to be a key destination for Inditex to open super-sized or large-ish stores across its brand portfolio and the newest will be Bershka next summer.

It’s opening a 12,500 sq ft store at the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex in mid-2026.

And as at other malls, Inditex has chosen it as the home for a whole basket of the brands it owns. Bershka will be joining Zara, Stradivarius and Pull&Bear at the location that’s the premier shopping centre in Essex.

Lakeside is currently in the middle of a multi-million-pound investment programme as it aims to hold on to and maybe beat its score as number six in the CACI Shopping Centre Rankings. Attracting key brands such as this is key to that strategy.

The mall already has a very strong mix of fashion names including Mango, H&M, M&S, Primark, AllSaints, Calvin Klein, Flannels and many more.

The Bershka news comes after other strong leasing deals secured by Lakeside in 2025 – such as Reiss, Charles Tyrwhitt and Next.