Opening date for Sunderland's new TK Maxx store
The TK Maxx signs have been up at its new location in Sunderland for some time - and now an opening date has been revealed.
Plans were unveiled at the end of 2024 to relocate the fashion and homeware store from its current location in Crowtree Road to inside the Bridges shopping centre.
Now, works have started to clear the Crowtree Road store, with its final day of trading on Sunday, February 22.
It will then open at its new location next to Primark on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
The new TK Maxx gives new life to the former Tesco unit, which closed in spring 2022, as well as three smaller retail units.
In summer 2025, Tesco opened an Express store outside of the main shopping centre, which means it can open for longer hours than those inside the shopping centre.
The closure of the existing TK Maxx means there will be another large empty unit on Crowtree Road, alongside Debenhams, but no plans have been announced for those sites.
Other new additions at The Bridges include the Chopstix Noodle bar, which took over the unit on the other side of the former Debenhams in Debenhams.
Last year also saw the arrival of pretzel brand Auntie Anne’s, Yankee Candle, Subway, Lovisa and Ya Dubai.