US sandwich chain Which Wich and British menswear brand Charles Tyrwhitt are the latest brands to announce new stores in Cardiff's Saint David's Dewi Sant Shopping Centre.
St David's Shopping Centre has already welcomed a host of big-name brands in 2025, with several new stores opening in recent weeks.
Mango, one of the world’s leading fashion groups, opened its first Cardiff store at the end of last month (September 26).
The new 5,300 sq ft store is located on the Upper Level of Grand Arcade in the St David's Shopping Centre.
Moss also opened a "bigger and better" 3,153 sq ft store in the St David's Grand Arcade just days before (September 24).
Nostalgic sweet store Mr Simms opened its first Welsh store in St David's Cathedral Wall Mall recently.
A new LEGO store also opened in the shopping precinct last month (September 18).
More new stores opening in St David's Shopping Centre
And St David's Shopping Centre isn't done yet, with more big-name brands set to open new stores before the end of 2025.
Global beauty sensation Sephora is set to open a new store on October 23.
British menswear brand Charles Tyrwhitt will also make its Welsh debut at St David’s "pre-Christmas".
The new store will offer "a curated range of formal tailoring, smart-casual staples, knitwear and accessories".
Award-winning premium Texan sandwich chain Which Wich will also be opening its first store outside of London before the end of the year.
It will offer fully-customisable hot and cold sandwiches with 40 toppings plus sides, dipping sauces, salads, lettuce wraps, and breakfast pots.
With 230 stores in the United States, the Cardiff shop will be Which Wich’s third UK location, and its first in Wales.
Which Wich comes highly recommended by shoppers, being described as 'Top Tier' on the Reddit group r/Sandwiches.
Kenji is coming to St David's, offering "quirky homeware, stationery and accessories".
K-beauty brand PURESEOUL also previously announced it planned on opening a new store in St David's this year.
While the sporting giant JD Sports and Hollywood Bowl’s multi-level family-entertainment complex are already confirmed for Spring 2026.
Centre Director of St David’s Cardiff, Helen Morgan, said: "We may be heading into the last few months of the year, but St David’s is ending 2025 with a bang.
"We’re welcoming incredible brands that shoppers have been asking for with even more to come in 2026."
Other new stores that have opened in South Wales in 2025
A range of new shops have already opened across South Wales in 2025, including the likes of Mint and Sealed, The Underground, and Home Bargains in Newport.
September saw US burger chain Carl's Jr. open its second UK restaurant in Swansea, while Rituals and Holland & Barrett opened a new store in the Quadrant Shopping Centre (also in Swansea).
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More new stores are already scheduled to open across South Wales in the near future.
Aldi recently revealed plans to open a new supermarket in Newport over the coming years (2026/27).
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Fellow supermarket giant Lidl also revealed several locations in South Wales as possible sites for new stores, as part of its annual 'Site Requirements' report earlier this year.
Locations included Newport (x2), Abergavenny, Blackwood, Caerphilly, Ebbw Vale and Penarth.
Which new stores would you like to see open in South Wales? Let us know in the comments below.
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