AN existing store in Warrington town centre will be moving into a large unit after a successful few years.

Kenji is an east Asia-inspired lifestyle brand with multiple stores across the UK.

One of its oldest store locations is its current store within Warrington’s Golden Square Shopping Centre, which opened in November 2017.

But this autumn, the brand will be upsizing its Warrington store to a larger unit, which will also showcase a new retail design concept.

Recent Kenji openings in the last 12 months have been designed with a large Japanese torii gate entrance, which is traditionally red.

But Stacey Lynch, head of operations and design at Kenji, and who is Warrington born and bred, suggested a gold gate to reflect the town’s famous Golden Gates.

A spokesman said: “The golden torii gate will be a first for Kenji, and a feature that will be exclusive to our Warrington store.

“The Warrington community has made up a large portion of Kenji’s customer base in the first few years, and still is.

“We see the golden gate as a tribute to our loyal Golden Square customers.

Kenji will be moving to a new unit

Kenji will be moving to a new unit

“The Kenji concept store will bring a vibrant new experience to Warrington shoppers.”

The new Kenji unit, which will be in the former Scott’s Menswear store, will be around 3,000 square foot – roughly double the size of the existing 1,500 square foot unit.

It will also introduce Kenji’s ‘latest retail design model’ to Golden Square, which is an ‘immersive store experience inspired by the upcoming KenjiLand game and app’.

This includes a touch-screen character selection display, as well as other game-based installations.

Stacey added: “Warrington’s Golden Square has always been a staple piece in our Kenji story, being the third store we opened back in 2017.

“The community of Warrington have always been so open and supportive of our growth, and we are excited to be able to bring that local influence to our store with the exclusive golden torii gate.

“We see our new store, which has doubled in size, as a tribute to our loyal customer base.”

A grand opening of the new store has been set for October 5, but the existing unit will remain open for the most part until then, except for a potential day or two closure during the final week.