Holland & Barrett upsizes on Oxford Street, opening their latest wellness destination on The Langham Estate
Holland & Barrett opened doors on The Langham Estate at 146/148 Oxford Street 20thDecember following relocation to benefit from greater footfall. The news sees The Langham Estate’s [...]
The O2 celebrates highest volume of visitors and sales ever recorded
The O2 has recorded its best-ever year for sales and footfall. These standout results have been strengthened by significant leasing across the Entertainment District and Outlet Shopping [...]
Surface Design Show introduces exciting new features for 2025 edition
From Green Grads to the Innovation Gallery, through to CIUK’s Material Library, the 2025 edition of Surface Design Show (SDS) will have even more unique features for [...]
London Designer Outlet celebrates bumper 2024 as outlet retail continues to thrive
The designer outlet reported a five percent rise in sales during 2024, including its best Black Friday and Boxing Day ever with over £3.4m taken during the [...]
Co-op accelerates convenience growth with 75 new stores planned to open in 2025
Co-op has revealed its commitment to continued convenience growth with a planned 75 new Co-op stores opening this year (2025) across the UK. Up to 80 further Co-op stores [...]
Oak Furnitureland to open new North Shields showroom on Boxing Day
New 17,000 sq ft showroom set to open in the Silverlink Retail Park on Boxing Day, bringing the brand to North Tyneside for the first time The [...]
Everyman Stratford International opens at Stratford Cross’ Turing Building
Lendlease has confirmed the opening of anchor leisure tenant, Everyman at the Turing Building in Stratford Cross. Cultural and creative hub, Stratford Cross, has also welcomed European all-day dining restaurant, Templar, and Greek-inspired restaurant, Hera. [...]
Retailers set for a £3.04bn boost from shoppers this ‘panic-weekend’
£3.04bn to be spent this ‘Panic Weekend’ (21st - 22nd Dec) 39.3 million people to shop in-store and online over the weekend ‘Super Saturday’ to drive £1.53m [...]
Lakeside Shopping Centre honoured with International Green Apple Environment Award at Kensington Palace
Lakeside Shopping Centre has achieved a significant milestone in environmental excellence by winning an International Green Apple Environment Award, its fourth Green Apple Award in three years. [...]
ISE 2025: New ways of learning will advance your career
The career-boosting content programme, jointly produced by AVIXA, CEDIA and ISE will upgrade your professional skill set and put your personal growth front and centre. In the [...]
Søstrene Grene invests in European logistics hub to support UK expansion
Søstrene Grene, the Danish homeware retailer renowned for its Scandinavian-inspired designs, has announced the opening of a new 45,000 m² distribution centre in Venlo, the Netherlands, developed [...]
Growing brands select Manchester Arndale as shopping centre reports strong 2024
Popular online brands, growing F&B operators, and established retail names are just some of the occupiers who have moved to Manchester Arndale over the past 12 months [...]
‘Second hand Santa’: Festive shoppers favour pre-loved presents
Four-in-ten (43 percent) shoppers will look to buy pre-loved goods as gifts this Christmas, according to new research by YouGov. A survey of 2,000 UK consumers for [...]
MINISO takes off at London Stansted Airport
Spanning 80m2, MINISO’s Stansted store will be the brand’s first-ever airport store in the UK The MINISO-GO will feature a curated selection of trendy travel products in [...]
Merry Hill celebrates 49 deals in 2024, covering nearly half a million sq ft
Merry Hill is celebrating a landmark year of growth, with 49 brands either opening, signing, or reinvesting in the destination. Footfall was also up, increasing by 3.9 percent [...]
How to lead from the front this Christmas
By Charlie Sampson, Director of Leadership Development at employee engagement consultancy scarlettabbott There’s nothing like Christmas in retail. Manic, magical, and mince pie-fuelled, it’s a challenging period [...]
Charlotte Tilbury to significantly upsize flagship store in Shaftesbury Capital’s Covent Garden following stellar success at the destination
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that award-winning, global luxury make-up, fragrance and skincare brand, Charlotte Tilbury is set to open a significantly upsized flagship store in Covent Garden, following its [...]
Homegrown Manchester café and bakery Blanchflower comes to Trafford Centre
Trafford Centre is thrilled to announce that local independent brand Blanchflower will open a new café focusing on coffee and baked goods, next February in a 400 [...]
Hamleys delivers early Christmas present to Naples shoppers with fourth Italian store
Christmas arrives early for shoppers in Naples and the Campania region this year as Hamleys, the world’s finest toy store opens its doors at Torre Annunziata in [...]
Super Saturday footfall to rise +0.5 percent year-on-year, with intensified brand switching to grow discount retailers’ share of Christmas spend
Super Saturday (21st Dec 2024) is expected to drive a rise in retail footfall, as last-minute shoppers descend on stores, according to RetailNext, the analytics solution for bricks [...]
Dec 2024/Jan 2025 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
