Thousands gather in Poole town centre for Student Night

The Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole hosted a successful Student Night on Monday evening, giving students across the county the opportunity to enjoy a variety of exclusive discounts, competitions and giveaways.

Thousands lined up to get into the indoor shopping centre, with queues stretching down the high street. Students were drawn to the centre for a fun-filled night of retail therapy. The centre witnessed a three per cent increase in footfall compared to last year’s Student Night.

Many of the biggest high street brands, including H&M, New Look, Primark, River Island, Accessorize and plenty of others, stayed open after hours, from 6.30pm through to 9pm, to welcome the students. Other retailers such as Deichmann and Animal engaged with customers by offering goodie bags for the annual event.

New for this year, there was a chill-out zone for students to relax in once they had finished their shopping. This zone comprised recycled and vintage furniture and the selection of board games were particularly popular with the students. Fire Radio were on hand to provide entertainment and fill the shopping centre with the latest hits.

John Grinnell, centre manager at the Dolphin Shopping Centre, commented: “It was great to see so many students at our Student Night making the most of the offers available. We’re pleased to have held an event that supports both students and our retailers.”

Commenting on the evening, Dawn Earp, store manager at The Perfume Shop, commented: “It was a very successful event. We were busy all evening and there was a great vibe in the centre with all the activities going on.”

Offers and discounts available on the night, included:

20 per cent off at New Look
Competitions all evening at Primark
20 per cent off at River Island
15 per cent off at Sprinkles Gelato
20 per cent off at Accessorize
Free shopper bag at Poundland for first 50 customers for purchases over £5
20 per cent off at Animal and goodie bag for first 20 customers
15 per cent off at Claire’s for all full-priced items
15 per cent off at The Fragrance Shop
Free goodie bag at Boots for the first 50 customers that spend £25 and over
15 per cent off at The Perfume Shop and a free gift when customers spend over £30
30 per cent off at The Body Shop
20 per cent off at H&M when customers spend over £30
10 per cent off at JD
20 per cent off at Saltrock for all Saltrock branded items
15 per cent off at Waves on full-priced items and limited free goodie bags
10 per cent off at Deichmann and goodie bag for first 20 purchasers
10 per cent off at HMV excluding games, digital cards and gift cards
20 per cent off at tReds on full-priced items
Low cost homeware available at Wilko
20 per cent off at Trespass on all jackets and trousers on top of current discount
At least 10 per cent off at Beales on all concessions
10 per cent off at Starbucks