Wolf & Badger opens flagship Soho Store with Shaftesbury Capital
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Wolf & Badger, the award-winning multi-channel retailer, has launched its UK flagship at 102 Berwick Street in Soho. The opening represents a milestone [...]
Trafford Centre celebrates brand partners at annual Retailer Awards
Trafford Centre has honoured outstanding achievements in retail at its annual Retailer Awards. The prestigious event saw the retail, restaurant and leisure attractions of the Trafford Centre [...]
Surface Design Show 2024 triumphantly returned to London this February
Surface Design Show 2024, which took place at the Business Design Centre from 6th – 8th February 2024, was once again hailed an overwhelming success, with visitors [...]
Mark Hill Hair creates in-house content studio to drive social media sales
Nottingham-based Mark Hill Hair has expanded its headquarters to include a custom content studio, including space for its TikTok Live broadcasts, as part of its wider branding refresh. The [...]
Kingfisher announces new colleague learning target
Kingfisher announces new target for 20,000 colleagues to have completed an apprenticeship, traineeship or formal qualification by 2030 New ambition comes after Kingfisher surpassed its 2025 colleague [...]
Hammerson’s Bullring & Grand Central ‘flight to quality’ continues with strong start to 2024
Hammerson has announced that footfall at Bullring & Grand Central continues to increase year on year with strong visitor numbers continuing through January, reflecting the Group’s focus [...]
Love is not all around for retailers: 24 million will skip Valentine’s gifting
54 percent of UK adults aren’t going to buy gifts this Valentine’s Day Under 35s are more than twice as likely to buy cards, gifts and experiences [...]
Superdrug to open new store in West Midlands
West Bromwich to welcome store opening with a pharmacy, Beauty Services, luxury fragrances and exclusive brands Superdrug has opened its doors to a brand-new store on Monday [...]
Spring Fair looks ahead to 2025 following a buzzing show
Spring Fair, the UK’s largest and most inspirational retail marketplace for Home, Gift and Fashion, closed on a high after four days of intensive buying, creativity and [...]
Gen Z shuns Valentine’s clichés in favour of pre-loved gifts, Adevinta research reveals
Younger European consumers lead the way in sustainable gifting this Valentine’s Day, with 49 percent preferring to receive a one-of-a-kind pre-loved gift rather than a new, mass-produced item. [...]
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 [...]
Dec 2024/Jan 2025 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
