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YoYo Noodle and German Doner Kebab (GDK) lead Metrocentre’s latest dining additions

14th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

The Metrocentre Partnership has announced several exciting developments within its food and drink portfolio, including the opening of YoYo Noodle and German Doner Kebab (GDK). These new dining options, along with [...]

Victoria Leeds bags Cambridge Satchel in latest deal

14th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

Victoria Leeds, owned and operated by Redical, has announced that iconic British leather bag brand, Cambridge Satchel, is set to join the destination’s latest line-up of premium retailers this [...]

THOMAS SABO signs exclusive framework agreement with ZetaDisplay for digital signage solutions

14th November 2024|Company News, Digital Signage, Latest News|

Full service digital signage solutions provider ZetaDisplay has won a new global contract with premium jewellery and watch brand THOMAS SABO. The exclusive framework agreement includes deployment [...]

Hobbycraft awarded Giving Something Back Award and retains three-star accreditation from Best Companies

14th November 2024|Awards, Company News, Latest News|

Best Companies, an organisation dedicated to making the world a better workplace, have awarded the UK’s leading arts and crafts retailer with the Special Award for Giving [...]

Black Friday weekend spending to hit £9.14bn as shoppers stock up for Christmas

13th November 2024|Christmas, Company News, Latest News, Trends|

Shoppers expected to spend £9.14bn this Black Friday Weekend (29th Nov – 2nd Dec) – up 4.5 percent YoY Black Friday sales up 5.6 percent YoY to [...]

Angel Central completes ground floor leasing and outperforms across sales and footfall

12th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

Angel Central, the retail and leisure destination in Islington, has signed Therapie Clinic, marking the destination’s final letting on its ground floor alongside stellar performance  CBRE Investment [...]

Beaverbrooks opens first TUDOR watch boutique in Kent

12th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

Family-owned national diamond, jewellery and watch retailer, Beaverbrooks, has partnered with luxury Swiss watch brand TUDOR to open the only TUDOR boutique in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre. [...]

Trafford Palazzo expands leisure offering as North’s largest and pinkest roller rink throws doors open

11th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

The hotly-anticipated Archie’s Atomic concept at Trafford Palazzo officially opened its doors to the public on 7th November at 10am. The £3m site, which has created over 100 [...]

Research reveals consumers want to shop local this festive season as small business pop-up from Mastercard and Worldpay arrives at Birmingham’s Bullring

11th November 2024|Christmas, Company News, Latest News, Trends|

Mastercard research shows 72 percent of Birmingham residents want to shop local this festive season, while 82 percent say small businesses are important to the local economy [...]

Hamleys kicks off the festive season with magical Christmas window unveiling!

8th November 2024|Christmas, Company News, Latest News|

Hamleys has officially begun its countdown to Christmas with the unveiling of its highly anticipated Christmas Windows at the world-famous toy shop on Regent Street in London. [...]

The Cotswold Company launches with NEXT as the next step in its omnichannel growth strategy

8th November 2024|Company News, Latest News|

The Cotswold Company, the digitally-led premium handcrafted furniture and homeware brand, is delighted to launch on www.next.co.uk, extending the brand’s distribution model to now include a third-party retail [...]

The LEGO Group has officially opened its 20th LEGO Store in the UK and its second in the city of Bristol at Cribbs Mall

8th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

The LEGO Group has officially opened the doors to its second UK LEGO® Store in Bristol. Located in the Cribbs Mall, the new 178sqm LEGO Store is already [...]

The Boulevard shines with two new tenants in golden quarter

7th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

Two major new brands are setting up shop at Northern Ireland’s premier outlet destination, The Boulevard, following the schemes record breaking sales. Becoming known for many retail [...]

Aesop’s first store in Northern England to open at Redical’s Victoria Leeds

7th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, New Stores|

Victoria Leeds, owned and operated by Redical, is proud to announce that Australian-born luxury skin care brand, Aesop, is to unveil its first store in the North of [...]

Millennials will return a quarter of all Black Friday fashion purchases, according to True Fit’s research

7th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, Trends|

Millennials and Gen Z shoppers are expected to be the highest returning demographics when it comes to sending back fashion purchases bought on Black Friday this year, [...]

Beaverbrooks invests £2m in major refurbishment of Braehead store, increasing two and a half times in size

6th November 2024|Company News, Latest News|

Family-owned national diamond, jewellery and watch retailer, Beaverbrooks, has made its largest investment of this year in its Braehead store, which has increased two and a half [...]

Registration opens for Retail Technology Show 2025, bringing the carnival of retail to ExCeL London

6th November 2024|Company News, Latest News, Show News|

Retail Technology Show (RTS), the flagship event that brings the wonder of retail to life, debuts at its new home, ExCeL London, on 2nd & 3rd April [...]

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