Sportswear brand Castore have opened a store at the centre:mk shopping centre in Milton Keynes.

The British sportswear and athletic clothing manufacturer have opened their first shop in the local region on Silbury Arcade inside the centre:mk.

As a regional flagship, the shop will feature the entire mainline selection of Castore’s selection of womenswear, menswear, and junior collection as well as brand team items from a selection of Castore clients.

Listed items on launch included from F1, with Castore being the clothing provider for the Milton Keynes-based Red Bull Racing F1 team and their current on-track rivals McLaren.

In March, Castore announced their collaboration with Umbro, giving them exclusive rights to work and collaborate with their English Premier League team partnership, expanding their current list of brands, athletes, and teams, which include Milton Keynes’ very own MK Dons, the England cricket team and tennis star Andy Murray.

The brand had been the kit maker for Premier League sides Newcastle, Aston Villa and Wolves, and from next season will take over as kit makers for Everton and Burnley, while they also make kits for Glasgow Rangers, German champions Bayer Leverkusen and regular Europa League winners Sevilla among others.

centre:mk’s Centre Director, Kevin Duffy said, “Pushing the boundaries in sportswear innovation, Castore is a natural addition to centre:mk’s city centre location – situated in one of the fastest growing and most innovative cities in the country.”

Co-Founder of Castore, Tom Beahon, added, “As the dominant pitch in the region, paired with our ties to Milton Keynes’ racing and football teams, centre:mk was the ideal destination to launch Castore in the South East.”

This latest opening is the first of many planned by centre:mk for 2024, with Mint Velvet planned to open this Autumn. The opening follows a number of openings and upsizes experienced at the destination throughout 2023, with leading retail brands Mango, REISS, H&M and Phase Eight opening new doors at centre:mk.