Forbidden Planet To Open New Store In Brighton, With A Sea View

Forbidden Planet International, historically the one of many two Forbidden Planet chains that’s extra northern, is to open a brand new retailer additional south than it has ever been earlier than, the south coast, and Brighton. It’s even additional south than the Forbidden Planet from the opposite half of the break up franchise that was in Brighton, as the brand new retailer shall be on the backside of the Lanes and relatively near Brighton Pier. It seems to be like it is going to be way more of a basic vacationer vacation spot than the earlier retailer, which stood near the place Dave’s Comics is at the moment now, on Sydney Street, ayt the highest of the Lanes.

Forbidden Planet Brighton shall be at 35-36 West Street, and can have a sea view for those who stroll out of the entrance door and look proper. The property has been empty since 2020, when it was Terra Plana, and earlier than that, Raft Furniture. Next to Noodle Soup, additionally it is a number of doorways down from the present Waterstones bookstore of Brighton, which ought to make for some enjoyable native competitors, in addition to with Dave’s Comics.

The grand opening for Forbidden Planet Brighton shall be on the thirty first of March, and they’ll have goodie luggage to divulge to the primary 300 prospects by way of their doorways, in addition to cosplayer occasions, prize attracts and opening particular presents.

Forbidden Planet is the buying and selling identify of two separate UK-based comedian ebook, manga, science fiction, fantasy and horror bookshop and merchandise chains throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States, and is known as after the 1956 characteristic movie of the identical identify. Founded by Nick Landau, Mike Lake and the late Mike Luckman in 1978 and it has grown significantly within the interim, as one of many largest comedian ebook chains on this planet. Tofay, the principle shareholders in FP International are James Hamilton, Kenny Penman, Andrew Oddie, Richard Boxall and Colin Campbell.