Gail’s opens two travel sites with Network Rail
The last 18 months has seen Network Rail proactively evolve the retail mix across its 19 managed stations by introducing new brands and experiences
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Network Rail has welcomed two new Gail’s at London Bridge and London Liverpool Street stations, as part of the bakery chain’s entry into travel retail.
Gail’s London Bridge, which has just opened, occupies 980 sq ft and gives customers a clear view of the bakery engine room to “add a sense of theatre”.
Meanwhile, the new Gail’s site at London Liverpool Street station, which opened in February, takes up 2,730 sq ft of retail space within one of the capital’s busiest stations.
Customers at both stations will benefit from an “elevated” food-to-go experience, as Gail’s uses ingredients from UK-based butchers, cheese producers and vegetable growers.
Hamish Kiernan, commercial director of property at Network Rail, said: “Customer demand for quality food and drink continues to go from strength to strength across our 19 destination stations. And with bakery one of the top three most used categories in London Bridge and Liverpool Street stations, our GAIL’s openings are really delivering on the needs and wants of our passengers.”
A spokesperson from Gail’s added: “Gail’s has a few bakeries located in railway stations, such as Gail’s at St Pancras and Gail’s at London Bridge. These have been thoughtfully designed to reflect the warmth and generosity of Gail’s in a slightly more formal way that is seen in their London village bakeries.
“A cross between a business lounge and a bakery, with the design nuances often found in transport hubs around the world, the bakery offers relaxed dwell spaces for travellers.”
The last 18 months has seen Network Rail proactively evolve the retail mix across its 19 managed stations by introducing new brands and experiences.
Network Rail owns and manages over 600,000 sq ft of prime retail space in major city centre locations. Across all Network Rail managed stations, there are more than 700 million visits per year.
According to Network Rail, income generated from retail and F&B is crucial to its ongoing reinvestment into the transformation of British railways.
