Consumer spending grew just 4.3 percent in April, yet summer holiday planning and Eurovision ticket sales boosted travel and entertainment
Grocery spending continues to track below inflation, as shoppers switch to lower-priced products and seek out discounted “yellow sticker” items Entertainment enjoyed a noticeable uplift, boosted by [...]
Cereal Partners Worldwide is joining the efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 °C and committing to achieving net zero emissions by 2050
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), the makers of Nestlé Breakfast Cereals, has announced the release of its 2050 Net Zero Roadmap. The roadmap sets out CPW’s aims to [...]
Hollister Co. announces new London Soho store
Hollister Co., a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) has announced a new London store in Foubert’s Place, Soho, where the retailer will offer its [...]
New JACK & JONES store unveiled at Festival Place Basingstoke
JACK & JONES – the Danish menswear company - has reaffirmed its commitment to Festival Place by signing a five-year lease for a new 1,835 sq ft [...]
USS signs up three new major retailers to Grand Arcade, Cambridge
USS signs up Oliver Bonas, Dr Martens and Bubbleology to long-term deals strengthening the retail offer at Grand Arcade Universities Superannuation Scheme (“USS”) – one of the [...]
JYSK opens first stores in Türkiye
Continuing the expansion to new markets, JYSK will open its first two stores in Türkiye in the first week of May 2023. Since JYSK opened its very [...]
Istoria Group Reveals Winner of Incubator Hub Competition
Istoria Group has revealed the winner of its inaugural Micro Business Incubator Hub Competition - Self Agency, which was founded by Devon Lowndes with the aim of [...]
Charles Clinkard sees in-store sales soar as confidence in the high street returns
Independent footwear retailer, Charles Clinkard, has announced it has seen an 8 percent increase in in-store sales since April 2022, as confidence in the British high street returns. [...]
One Stop celebrates the King’s Coronation with £25,000 in community donations
With the nation set to celebrate the King’s Coronation, One Stop is supporting local communities across the UK. To celebrate the historic event, the convenience store retailer [...]
Brit families unite over a Coronation Quiche
78 percent will watch Coronation at home Three quarters of people will watch it with family only 55 percent of people will be trying Coronation Quiche 25 [...]
Retail Trust reunites retail workers for second Together Fest as the industry’s biggest wellbeing event doubles in size
Over 1,000 retail workers from 200 big retail brands will attend the second wellbeing festival for retail workers when it returns to London on 25 May Together [...]
hmv set for return to Oxford Street
hmv is set to make a return to Oxford Street after a four-year absence, with a lease signed to confirm the reopening of its flagship later this [...]
Jack Wolfskin and Bear Grylls join forces
German outdoor brand collaborates with world-renowned adventurer and award-winning TV host to expand areas of exploration, enable new discoveries, increase knowledge of the wilderness, and advance environmental [...]
Retailers set to enjoy £1.76bn boost from King Charles’ Coronation
Coronation bank holiday set to generate £8.01bn for the UK economy - £3.22bn more than a typical May bank holiday (£4.8bn) £1.17bn set to be spent on [...]
Merry Hill champions conscious consumption as it hosts 14 ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers
Sovereign Centros has announced that Merry Hill now has 14 ultra-rapid 250kW Tesla Superchargers. The Merry Hill hub is set to be the second largest in the [...]
Online homeware retailer Rowen Homes opens doors to its very first bricks and mortar store in the Metrocentre
Popular online homeware and interior retailer Rowen Homes has opened the doors to its first ever store in Metrocentre Gateshead on 28th April after the phenomenal growth [...]
Wren Kitchens creates 25 new jobs with new St Helens showroom
An impressive Wren Kitchens showroom in St Helens, Ravenhead Retail Park, has officially opened its doors on Friday 28th April, 2023. The store is the kitchen retailer’s 109th UK [...]
Swimwear label, Hunza G, opens first ever store at Seven Dials, Covent Garden
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Hunza G, the sustainable swimwear brand, is opening its debut store at 35-37 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, Covent Garden. With physical collections only [...]
Shelley Sandzer secure flagship site for Holy Carrot
Specialist UK leisure property agency, Shelley Sandzer, has secured a debut permanent site for plant-based restaurant Holy Carrot at 156 Portobello Road. The unit occupies 2,000 sq [...]
Superdrug celebrates National Beauty Bin Day with Beauty Banks and celebrity friends
Caitlin Moran, Lauren Laverne and Beauty Banks co-founder, Sali Hughes Superdrug and Beauty Banks celebrate five-year partnership Celebrities Caitlin Moran, Lauren Laverne and Ruth Crilly support #NationalBeautyBinDay [...]
Dec 2024/Jan 2025 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
