A new shop is coming to the borough as Decathlon becomes the latest brand to announce it will open a store at shopping centre intu Uxbridge.

Opening this summer, Decathlon will be occupying the site where BHS was located for 15 years until its closure last year.

The new store will cater to more than 70 sports.

Ricardo Rodriguez, London expansion manager at Decathlon, said: “Bringing Decathlon to intu Uxbridge is an important part of our strategy to make sports accessible to as many people as possible and to introduce more stores in densely populated urban locations.

“As a high-footfall, destination shopping centre, intu Uxbridge is an ideal location for us to reach more sports users in west London.”

Over the last few months, intu Uxbridge has welcomed Toys ‘R’ Us and Natwest, with Next also expanding and revamping it store.

“We are delighted to announce that Decathlon will be joining us at intu Uxbridge,” said Laurie Taylor, centre manager at intu Uxbridge.

“With the demand for health, fitness and sports growing, Decathlon makes a great addition to our mix of retailers across the centre in time for summer.”

For more information on stores and shopping at intu Uxbridge, simply visit www.intu.co.uk/Uxbridge.