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AS Watson boosts global expansion by unveiling its 16,800th store worldwide

5th December 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

AS Watson, the owner of Health and Beauty brands such as Superdrug, has announced the grand opening of its 16,800th store worldwide, further consolidating its position as the [...]

AI tops technology for unlocking growth in 2025 among UK retailers, according to RTS’ research

5th December 2024|Company News, Latest News, Show News|

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the top technology UK retail leaders feel will unlock and accelerate growth for their businesses in 2025, according to the latest research from [...]

SpaceNK opens at centre:mk as the destination celebrates a successful year of retail investments

4th December 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

centre:mk, a top 10 retail destination, has announced the opening of SpaceNK. Situated on Silbury Arcade, SpaceNK’s 1,721 sq ft store showcases a leading selection of make-up and skincare [...]

Newmark secures Moleskine three stores in London

4th December 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

Newmark Retail UK & EMEA advised Italian accessory brand Moleskine on securing three new stores in London’s Canary Wharf, Seven Dials and Westfield. The three stores will showcase Moleskine’s renowned [...]

Magical mince pie windows arrive in the UK as Sainsbury’s celebrates the season of giving

3rd December 2024|Christmas, Company News, Latest News|

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 [...]

Shaftesbury Capital welcomes Nagare Coffee for West End debut on Newburgh Street

3rd December 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

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, [...]

Footfall boost continues into the Black Friday weekend, according to Sensormatic Solutions Shoppertrak Analytics

2nd December 2024|Company News, Latest News, Trends|

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) [...]

Hundreds of shop workers take part in free Retail Trust training ahead of expected peak in abuse this Christmas

2nd December 2024|Christmas, Company News, Latest News|

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

28th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

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

28th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

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

27th November 2024|Company News, Latest News|

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. [...]

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

26th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, Sustainability|

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

25th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

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

25th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

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. [...]

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