FOUR new shops are opening in a city's shopping centre.

Store chains Shoe Zone, MOJI, Start Fitness and Cartridge World have all taken up vacant premises in Durham's Millburngate Centre.

All have, or will be opening by the end of the month, with three new to Durham and Cartridge World re-locating from previous premises in Claypath.

The Millburngate premises is the Shoe Zone chain's 357th outlet, among 30 opening in its latest wave of footwear stores.

MOJI is a newsagent, coffee shop and sandwich store, while Start Fitness provides a range of sporting goods for active beginners to professional athletes, while also supplying nutritional products.

Cartridge World offers a re-fill service for inkjet and remanufactured laser toner cartridges, also supplying paper, photo paper, printers and blank CDs and DVDs, and also offering a collection and delivery service.

Centre director Andy Bradley said that all four store chains were welcome additions to the Millburngate shopping experience.

"We are extremely pleased to be announcing the arrival of our new retailers.

"They will add to our overall offer, providing our shoppers with even more choice."

Millburngate, opened 20 years ago in two phases.