The Shires Leicester

The Shires opened in 1992 and it's popular with many shoppers.

The stores that are opened in 1992
The Basement floor of the mall features Knickerbox, Pilot, The Gadget Shop, Barratts Shoes, Claires, The Great Discovery Company/World of Science, and Wink's Department Store. The ground floor of the mall features Wink's Department Stores, Foot Locker, River Island, Tandy, Rumbelows, Beauty Options, Fotocop, Wine+ News+ Tobacco+/Post Office, Rosebys, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Farmfoods, Dolcis, Allsports, Thomas Cook, Mothercare, Dixons, Athena, GAP, Corba Sports, Adams, Richard Shops, Next, Laura Ashley, Tie Rack, Disney Store, Ernest Jones, Gateway Country, Sock Shop, Homestyle, Radio Rentals, Wallis, Labels by TJ Maxx, and Virgin Megastore. The ground floor arcade features Dickens Jewellers, Flower Designs by Indigo, Gift World, NoWord Beauty, The Carphone Warehouse, Sunglass Hut, HerbMania, Victoria Art Gallery, Dolphin Travel, and Titan Childrenswear. The Mall the surrounds the town centre features Wink's Department Store, Sunglass Hut, The Carphone Warehouse, and GAP.

Owners
Hammerson originally owned the mall. In 2003, the mall is sold to Peel Holdings and MEPC for £3,000,000. In 2009, the mall is sold again to Capital Rental and Shopping Centres REIT PLC for £7,000,000 in exchange for MK Central, Eagle Centre, and Merry Hill Centre.