A SHOPPING mall is hopeful of attracting a big name replacement for discount store What Everyone Wants.

Up to 2,500 jobs are to go across the UK with the winding down of the firm, after a buyer could not be found.

Manager of Darlington's Cornmill Shopping Centre, Albion Small, is expecting plenty of interest in the venue's What Everyone Wants site. He said it was a good unit with 10,000 sq ft of selling space.

"It is very disappointing because they are a good draw for the centre, but it is a good unit with 10,000 sq ft of selling space," he said.