Kier secures Chinese e-commerce giant at Manchester trade park
JD.com has signed for 9,250 sq ft at Trade City in Cheetham Hill.
The Chinese e-commerce giant has signed a lease of undisclosed length on the unit through its UK entity and will operate from the space as Joy Express, its self-operated B2C express delivery service.
The operation will be its first in Manchester.
JD.com is the third firm to take space at Kier Property’s Trade City Manchester, following Howdens, which occupies 6,500 sq ft, and Flooring Superstore, which has committed to 3,750 sq ft.
Around 74,000 sq ft remains available at the 94,000 sq ft scheme.
Colliers, CBRE and B8 Real Estate are acting as joint letting agents on the development. Cushman & Wakefield acted for JD.com.
Leigh Thomas, group managing director at Kier Property, said: “The arrival of JD.com, alongside the recent opening of Howdens and the earlier commitment from Flooring Superstore, underlines the strong occupier demand for well-located, city-edge trade and logistics space.
“Trade City Manchester is performing exactly as we envisaged, attracting high-quality national and international occupiers who value connectivity, flexibility and proximity to their customers.”
Trade City Manchester is one of several similar developments across the country. Others can be found in Sharston, Milton Keynes, and St Albans.
Imagine the housing that could have been built there. Much better than a fancy skip for nasty Chinese landfill bait.
By Anonymous
@Anonymous 11:58 Feb 17th: You should check local planning policy before claiming housing could have been built on land allocated for strategic employment growth.
As an aside – well done to Kier for bringing a long derelict site into use and securing tenants to pay business rates and employ local people.
By Keyboard Warrior
Great work by all involved! Seems a great boost for the local area
By Anonymous