Having worked in the past to search for sites in the UK and major European cities for brands like Peach Pub Company and City Inn Hotels, Bishop will be guilty of finding potential sites for Boxpark, which lately has 3 London sites in Shoreditch, Croydon and Wembley. .
Last year, Boxpark announced plans to open 10 new sites over the next five years in major UK cities, and said that despite the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, it remains the target of its expansion strategy.
As a component of her role, Bishop will create a progressive procurement programme, focusing on locations for Boxpark venues in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
This will come with the search for possible sites for the original boxpark concept, as well as its two new concepts derived from BoxOffice and BoxHall.
BoxOffice will be the largest of the two developments and is designed to integrate joint workspaces into the new Boxpark sites.
BoxOffice sites will be between 50,000 and 150,000 feet and will be spread over 4 to six floors.
The grounds will feature a dining area and boxpark bar, with the first land reserved for recreational operators, adding movie theaters, loopy golf and karaoke, and two to 4 floors of collaborative workspace upstairs.
The concept of the moment, BoxHall, will be smaller (from 10,000 to 20,000 square feet) of F-B-focused destinations that will have between six and 12 street vendors.
However, while the blockade presented many demanding situations for the hotel and recreational sectors, the organization says it remains “extremely resilient” and “optimistic” about the future.
“Despite the closure of our sites for more than 12 weeks, we have tried to take a positive approach to learning about our key strengths as a company and our long-term prospects,” says Roger Wade, CEO and founder of Boxpark.
“Fortunately for us, we had a wonderful uptick; since the reopening of ourArray, the support of our sales and comparable sales have exceeded our expectations, but there is no time to stop.
“There are opportunities in each and every scenario and I am very happy to involve Simon in identifying the most productive features for our new site concepts, so that we can continue to offer fantastic sites and experiences.
“We are more focused than ever on our expansion strategy and we, Simon, have the right skills and we enjoy helping us achieve our ambitions.”