The Lakeside shopping destination in Essex has strengthened its fashion offering with the signing of Pull & Bear and Stradivarius.

While Pull & Bear has opened a 9,642 square foot store, Stradivarius has launched in an 8,710 square foot space.

Both brands are owned by Inditex and have joined sister brand Zara at the centre.

Lakeside has a number of other deals in the pipeline for the coming months. Situated in Grays, the 1.6 million square foot scheme is home to over 250 shops including M&S and H&M.