Dobbies Tewkesbury trials quiet shopper hours for customers with sensory sensitivities
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, is trialling ‘quiet shopping hours’ to support customers with sensory sensitivities or hidden disabilities, such as autism. The announcement of [...]
CBRE Investment Management’s Angel Central Set to Blend KIKO Milano into Destination
The Italian cosmetics brand, KIKO Milano, is set to open a brand-new store in Angel Central as part of its rapid expansion plans across the UK CBRE [...]
Shaftesbury Capital celebrates successful partnership with Smart Works as money raised passes £200,000
Shaftesbury Capital is celebrating the success of its long-term support for Smart Works, the UK charity, with its fourth pop-up across the West End portfolio having taken [...]
YouTube sensation jets in to break domino toppling world record at Westfield London
L'Oréal Paris and YouTuber Lily Hevesh break the world record for largest sonimod domino toppling at Westfield London Build took three days and saw 20,0000 dominos toppled [...]
East of England Co-op places 50 MSEK order to rollout Pricer’s digital platform across the full chain
East of England Co-operative Society, one of the largest regional co-operatives in the UK, has signed an agreement with Pricer for a full-chain installation worth 50 MSEK [...]
Nespresso reopens new experience-first Stratford Boutique
Nespresso has reopened its boutique in Stratford with a new, elevated coffee experience-led space for consumers to enjoy. Nestled on the ground floor level of Westfield in [...]
How retailers can help safeguard staff while tracking and driving awareness of abuse
By Mark Balaam, CEO and founder of imabi With violence and abuse against retail staff reaching epidemic levels, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of staff is now [...]
Danish homeware brand, Søstrene Grene, to make debut at Festival Place
Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that Danish homeware retailer, Søstrene Grene, is set to open at Festival Place, one of the UK’s top 25 retail and [...]
Westfield to host Europe’s largest Eid al-Fitr festival at both London centres
London Eid Festival returns to Westfield London for its fifth year whilst expanding to Westfield Stratford City for the first time The event runs from 12th to 14th April [...]
Mixtons ‘Cocktails with a Twist’ lands exclusivity deal with indigo at The O2
From mixing up cocktails on a kitchen table, to selling at one of the biggest and best venues in the UK, the Mixtons team is not definitely not [...]
Celebrating a year of successful store openings with One Stop
One Stop has experienced yet another year of growth with 27 brand-new company stores across the country opening their doors between March 2023 and March 2024. This is [...]
Three new tenants add to the fun at Odyssey Place
Spring has sprung at Odyssey Place with three new tenants confirmed, all set to begin fit-out on site in April with staggered openings across summer and into the autumn. [...]
Amtico celebrates its 60th anniversary
British flooring manufacturer Amtico is celebrating a significant milestone this year as it reaches its 60th anniversary. Since 1964, Amtico has pioneered luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring and British [...]
Life-sized BRICKLIVE Ocean Trail launches in Stirling
A fascinating trail featuring life-sized brick models of sea creatures arrives in Stirling this week. Go Forth Stirling BID has brought the BRICKLIVE Ocean tour - a [...]
Hobbycraft provides more reusable, recyclable, and packaging-free products than ever before
Hobbycraft, the UK’s largest arts and crafts retailer, has continued its commitment to building a more sustainable future by providing more reusable, recyclable, and packaging-free products in [...]
Metro Retail Park fully let as regional debut for NCF Living completes 25,000 sq ft of new additions
Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that Metro Retail Park, one of the North East’s destinations for homewares and furniture, is now fully let, following the opening [...]
ELEMIS to open first London store in Seven Dials
Shaftesbury Capital, a founding patron of the British Beauty Council, has announced that global beauty pioneer, ELEMIS, has selected Covent Garden’s Seven Dials for its first standalone store [...]
Royal Mail offers new parcel drop off and collection experience to consumers by adopting Quadient’s open locker network in the UK
Quadient, a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels and a major global open locker network operator, has announced that Royal [...]
Sweaty Betty sprints into Cribbs Mall
Cribbs Mall has announced that popular women’s activewear brand Sweaty Betty will be opening a new 1,714 sq ft store at the West Country shopping centre. Founded [...]
Mattress Online comes to Doncaster THIS Easter
Mattress Online is set to open its first Doncaster store this Good Friday. Located on the Sprotbrough Road Retail Park, a stone’s throw from York Road, the [...]
Dec 2024/Jan 2025 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
