Magical mince pie windows arrive in the UK as Sainsbury’s celebrates the season of giving
During December, every penny from each pack of by Sainsbury’s and Free from classic mince pies sold will be donated to Comic Relief To kick-off the campaign, Sainsbury’s has [...]
Wingstop UK continues expansion with opening in Bradford
Wingstop UK has opened in Bradford. To celebrate, the first 100 customers through the door yesterday received free chicken wings. Located in a prime spot in The [...]
Shaftesbury Capital welcomes Nagare Coffee for West End debut on Newburgh Street
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Asian-inspired artisanal café concept, Nagare Coffee, is set to join Soho. Taking its first-ever West End site at 2 Newburgh Street, just off Carnaby Street, [...]
JYSK Announces latest record-breaking turnover
JYSK reports turnover is up +13.6 percent on 2022/2023 to €120m across IRE and UK Customer growth has increased by +20 percent YoY with 400,000 new customers [...]
Footfall boost continues into the Black Friday weekend, according to Sensormatic Solutions Shoppertrak Analytics
After a +4.8 percent year-on-year boost to in-store traffic on Black Friday (29th Nov 2024), footfall on the Saturday of the Black Friday weekend (30th Nov 2024) [...]
The Gingerbread City comes to the King’s Road, London
Cadogan is pleased to announce that The Gingerbread City has arrived in Chelsea at its newly completed landmark development on the King’s Road, The Gaumont. The annual [...]
Hundreds of shop workers take part in free Retail Trust training ahead of expected peak in abuse this Christmas
Hundreds of retail workers have taken part in free training from the charity Retail Trust to help protect them against an expected rise in abusive incidents over Christmas. Part [...]
Merry Hill hits its stride as Footasylum opens upsized store
Merry Hill has announced that Footasylum, the leading streetwear retailer, has launched its upsized store at the centre, tripling its footprint. Combining its existing unit with the [...]
Nespresso to open modern boutique on Covent Garden’s Piazza
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that pioneering coffee brand, Nespresso, is to launch a new location in Covent Garden. Situated in a historic building on the corner of [...]
McConnell Property Appointed as Property Managers of The Boulevard and The Junction
McConnell Property has been successfully appointed as the managing agent for two of Northern Ireland’s premier retail and leisure parks, The Boulevard, Banbridge and The Junction, Antrim. [...]
Liverpool ONE prepares for busiest Christmas since 2019
Liverpool ONE is set to have its busiest Christmas in five years, with record numbers of visitors predicted during the festive period. Europe’s leading retail and entertainment [...]
Tomato Energy lights up Derbion with first retail store
Energy provider aiming to shake up the market to help Derby shoppers lower their energy costs The letting continues Derbion’s progressive leasing plan of attracting new and [...]
Bolton-based online retailer welcomes school to state-of-the-art fridge recycling plant, for ‘first of its kind’ tour, led by popular kids’ TV presenterBolton-based online retailer welcomes school to state-of-the-art fridge recycling plant, for ‘first of its kind’ tour, led by popular kids’ TV presenter
Bolton-based online retailer welcomes school to state-of-the-art fridge recycling plant, for ‘first of its kind’ tour, led by popular kids’ TV presenter
A secondary school in North Wales won a ‘money can’t buy’ trip to one of the biggest fridge recycling plants in Europe, hosted by a children’s TV [...]
Saint + Sofia opens first store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Saint + Sofia, the digitally native, contemporary womenswear brand, has opened its debut bricks and mortar store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. [...]
New leisure anchor ODEON opens in Queensgate Peterborough
Queensgate Peterborough has announced that ODEON Cinemas has opened the doors to its first-ever site in Cambridgeshire, forming a key anchor for the scheme’s £60m leisure extension. [...]
West Midlands invited to ‘Light the World’ with UK’s first charity donation vending machines at Touchwood Solihull
This festive period, Touchwood Solihull is inviting visitors to donate to charitable causes, as the first UK destination to install charity donation vending machines. Delivered by Light [...]
First images of new Caffè Concerto at Victoria Leeds are revealed
European-style restaurant chain Caffè Concerto throws open the doors to its first northern restaurant in Victoria Leeds, owned and operated by Redical, on November 22nd, and the [...]
51,000 sq ft Zara the latest global brand to invest in Hammerson’s Bullring & Grand Central
Hammerson has announced the opening of Zara’s upsized store at Bullring, with the Inditex brand creating a 51,000 sq ft flagship. Part of Hammerson’s strategy to focus [...]
Remus Uomo opens new store at Braehead Shopping Centre
Braehead Shopping Centre has opened renowned menswear brand, Remus Uomo. While the brand first became known for its formal wear, today its collections weave together a complete [...]
A quarter of UK consumers plan to treat themselves this Christmas, finds Blackhawk Network (BHN)
22 percent of UK consumers plan to buy themselves gifts this Christmas 47 percent of UK consumers plan to turn to AI to help with Christmas gifts [...]
Dec 2024/Jan 2025 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
