Winners of the 2024 Surface Design Awards announced
The winners of the highly anticipated Surface Design Awards have been announced at this year’s Surface Design Show, with The Tarang Pavilion in Gandhinagar, India by The [...]
New report sets out 10-point plan to curb career criminals and prolific offenders as Co-op reveals record levels of theft and violence
Co-op reports record levels of crime in 2023 with more than 1/3 Million incidents (44 percent YOY increase) as many communities continue to be blighted by persistent retail crime [...]
Oi, purpose-driven NI retailer, OutsideIn opens first outlet store at The Boulevard
Purpose-driven fashion retailer, OutsideIn (Oi) opens its first ever outlet store at Northern Ireland’s only premier designer outlet, The Boulevard, Banbridge on Saturday 10 February 2024. Established [...]
EE opens new Gateshead Experience store in the Metrocentre with former Newcastle United legend Shay Given
EE is launching its first Experience store of 2024 at the Metrocentre in Gateshead It comes as EE reveals plans to level up the consumer shopping experience [...]
Primark unveils plans to extend Metrocentre store
Sovereign Centros has announced the signing of a significant upsize at Metrocentre for anchor tenant Primark. Adding 14,100 sq ft of trading space, the multinational fashion retailer [...]
Tommy Hilfiger to double the size of its Trafford Centre store
Retail and leisure destination, Trafford Centre, has announced the forthcoming upsize for Tommy Hilfiger, with a new-look 5,500 sq ft store on Upper Peel Avenue launching in Spring 2024. [...]
British sportswear brand Castore opens a brand-new concept store on Grafton Street, Dublin
British precision sportswear brand, Castore is set to grow a portfolio of bespoke, upscale flagship stores with the first of its kind debuting on Grafton Street, Dublin. The store, [...]
Lendlease welcomes trio of independent operators to Elephant Park
Lendlease has announced a flurry of new independent signings and openings at its thriving Zone 1 London neighbourhood, Elephant Park. Asian Street Food restaurant and bar NOKO [...]
Nominations are open for the 2024 Black British Business Awards
The search has begun for Britain’s top Black ‘Rising Stars’ and ‘Senior Leaders’ The theme for this year’s Black British Business Awards is #NEXT, ushering in a new [...]
Bunsik expands to Earl’s Court
Bunsik, London's beloved purveyor of Korean street food, is thrilled to announce the opening of its sixth location, Bunsik Earl's Court, at 198-200 Earl’s Court Road in [...]
How the retail industry can combat and overcome staff burnout in 2024
By Sandra Moran, Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer at WorkForce Software The promise of the holidays keeps workers going in December, they celebrate with Christmas and [...]
Liverpool ONE welcomes city debuts for The Real Greek and The Botanist
Grosvenor has announced two new restaurant openings at Liverpool ONE, welcoming authentic Greek concept, The Real Greek, and artisan cocktail bar and restaurant, The Botanist. The openings [...]
Consumer card spending grew just 3.1 percent in January as Brits opted for nights in and home-cooked meals
Supermarkets saw higher growth than in December, as consumers returned to their regular routines post-Christmas Demand for digital content and takeaways remained strong as consumers saved money [...]
MINISO unveils its largest UK store in Camden
Spanning over almost 4,000 sq ft, it will be MINISO's biggest store to date in the UK The globally renowned lifestyle retailer has announced its newest flagship [...]
The Lexicon, Bracknell set to welcome more big names after reporting bumper 2023
Driven by the centre’s carefully crafted, and contemporary, mix of retailers, restaurants and cafes, The Lexicon has seen a record 19.7 percent year-on-year rise in footfall, compared [...]
M&S pioneers new mental health training to help colleagues support young people
‘Trusted Adult’ training will be available to all colleagues from today. With five children in every classroom having a diagnosable mental health condition1, YoungMinds says starting a [...]
Superdrug pledge to enrol 500 new Apprentices in 2024 and continue to support young people with their Life Skills Programme
The Health and Beauty retailer pledges to enrol 500 Apprentices to their programmes in 2024 to help drive social mobility The brand continues to upskill apprentices with [...]
ISE 2024 breaks all records at Anniversary Show
The latest edition of the world’s leading audio visual and systems integration exhibition delivered on all fronts and proved to be “Your Destination for Innovation” Integrated Systems [...]
Spring Fair announces partnership with TikTok Shop
The UK’s largest and longest serving retail trade show Spring Fair, which takes place from this Sunday until Wednesday 7th February at NEC Birmingham, has announced a partnership with [...]
Independent lifestyle brand, Fig & Fox, opens permanent Festival Place location following successful pop-up
Sovereign Centros has announced that local homeware and gifts retailer, Fig & Fox, has opened at Festival Place, one of the UK’s top 25 retail and leisure [...]
November 2024 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
