A FIRST look at Castlepoint’s latest retailer, Mango, has been revealed as the opening date is announced.

The much anticipated international fashion brand will be opening its doors to shoppers at 9am on October 18.

David Pickett, centre manager of Castlepoint, said the store has been “highly anticipated” and is expected to be a "firm favourite”.

“It’s brilliant to see the highly anticipated Mango store readying to open tomorrow at Castlepoint, its first location on the south coast,” said David.

“There has been a lot of excitement building around Mango’s arrival and we can’t wait to see our shoppers finally get to explore the new store which we suspect will become a firm favourite for our fashion lovers at Castlepoint.”

The launch follows the recent opening of Waterstones, which opened on October 9.

David added: “It’s great to see Waterstones’ brand-new store open at Castlepoint and we can’t wait to see shoppers exploring all that it has to offer.

“It has been a busy month for Castlepoint, with the announcement that Rituals, ProCook and Mango will also be joining the line-up.

“We are proud of our efforts to continue providing a range of choice for our shoppers and are looking forward to seeing more stores open later this year.”