Hotel Chocolat to bring cocoa bar style to Queensgate

Work is currently under way converting the former Xplicit menswear store opposite Pandora and The Perfume Shop,

Expected to open next month, Hotel Chocolat will look out onto the Homemade Burger co restaurant and the Westgate Arcade.

Mark Broadhead, Centre Director at Queensgate, said: “We are pleased to welcome Hotel Chocolat to the retail line up,

“The appetite for more space is a common theme across many brands at Queensgate, and is something that we work very proactively to encourage and accommodate.”

Peter Harris, Co-founder of Hotel Chocolat, added: “We are delighted to extend our presence amongst the impressive retail line-up at Queensgate.

“The continually strong performance of this regional destination, coupled with continued investment in the centre, made this the ideal location for our next store.”