# Lakeside Shopping Centre Adds Lego, Lefties and Frurt Stores in 2026 > Lakeside Shopping Centre is adding Lego's first Essex store, Lefties' second UK shop and Frurt's 18th UK location in 2026, with hoardings coming down. - Published: 2026-10-18T08:03:53+00:00 - Section: Expansion - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-18/lakeside-shopping-centre-new-stores-2026 - Source: [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/article/950495880/live) ## Key takeaways - Lakeside Shopping Centre is opening Lego's first Essex store, Lefties' second UK location and Frurt's 18th UK store in 2026. - Lefties opened its first UK store in Liverpool earlier this year and aims to reach three operational UK stores by the end of 2026. - Frurt is recruiting 10 team leaders and team members ahead of its October opening on Lakeside's lower floor. [Lakeside Shopping Centre](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0068bn6/lakeside-shopping-centre) is adding Lego's first Essex store, Lefties' second UK location and Frurt's 18th UK store, with the centre saying the hoardings that drew complaints are coming down. [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/article/950495880/live) reported the openings on October 18, 2026. ## Lakeside's Lego, Lefties and Frurt Openings Lakeside said Lego plans to serve customers at the centre from this autumn, an "exciting milestone" for the Essex destination. Lefties, a fashion retailer selling clothing, footwear, accessories and home essentials for women, men, children and babies, will open the UK's second Lefties store, after the first opened in Liverpool earlier this year. Lefties sits inside the Inditex Group, according to [Lefties](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000iqc3/lefties) company records. Frurt, an independent, family-owned soft-serve frozen yogurt business, is opening its 18th UK location at Lakeside this October and is recruiting 10 team leaders and team members ahead of the opening. The new Lakeside store, on the shopping centre's lower floor, will offer soft serve, frozen yogurt, sorbets and toppings. FashionUnited reported that Lefties, Inditex's family fashion chain, opened its first UK store at the end of July and aims to expand to three operational stores by the end of this year. Lakeside said on its website: "Those hoardings are coming down, new stores are opening, familiar spaces have been given a serious uplift and there are more places to sit, meet, eat and enjoy your time at Lakeside." The centre also pointed to openings in 2026 including Hollister, Bershka and Urban Outfitters. ## Lakeside's Store Count and 2025 Openings According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Lakeside hosts over 170 retail brands across fashion, beauty, food, leisure, services and entertainment categories. The same records show the centre launched six new retail tenant openings in 2025, including LEGO, Urban Outfitters, Bershka, The White Company, Chocofay and Black Sheep Coffee, refreshing its fashion, gifting and food and beverage tenant mix. Lakeside Shopping Centre is a private out-of-town retail and leisure destination in Thurrock, Essex, founded in 1990, with an estimated revenue of $250 million to $500 million. ## Other Retail and Property Expansions Bass Bay Brewhouse broke ground on a new restaurant and residence to replace what was destroyed by a December 2025 fire, [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/groundbreaking-ceremony-marks-beginnings-bass-232105424.html) reported on October 16, 2026. HCK Capital Group awarded a RM220 million construction contract to Alphazen for the first phase of its RM1.8 billion e.Sentral SmartCity in Shah Alam, [The Edge Malaysia](https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/822016) reported on October 15, 2026. Eagle Hills plans to invest between $16 billion and $17 billion in Syria, with projects in Damascus and Latakia, [Devdiscourse](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/3992244-eagle-hills-plans-up-to-17-billion-investment-in-syria-chairman-says) reported on October 14, 2026. ## Frurt's October Opening Frurt's Lakeside store is set to open this October, with the centre recruiting 10 team leaders and team members ahead of it. ## Companies in this story - [Lakeside Shopping Centre company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0068bn6/lakeside-shopping-centre) · website: https://lakeside-shopping.com - [Lefties company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000iqc3/lefties) · website: https://www.lefties.com - [The LEGO Group company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000zqg/the-lego-group) · website: http://www.lego.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt