Shopping Centres

Superdrug to open new store in Bristol

Superdrug will open its doors to a brand-new store on Thursday 9 November at Bristol Gallagher Retail Park, creating 35 new jobs in the new 7,007 sq ft outlet. The store will also feature its very own Beauty Studio area where customers can access “professional treatments at affordable prices”.  Within…

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The Lexicon announces new retail lettings

The Lexicon has secured new lettings to Giggling Squid, Søstrene Grene, Robert Dyas, Five Guys, ChopStix, German Doner Kebab, Tortilla, and Mr Simms who have taken a combined 23,500 sq ft of retail and F&B space at the Bracknell shopping centre. The leasing activity follows the shopping centre’s continued strong…

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Dobbies officially opens largest store in Antrim

Dobbies has officially opened its largest ever store at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park in Antrim.  The 110,000 sq ft flagship store is the retailer’s second venture in Northern Ireland and has created 120 new jobs, making it one of the largest employers within the Antrim and Newtownabbey borough.…

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Sook takes over Liverpool ONE unit for pop-up retail space

Pop-up retail space operator, Sook, has signed to take over a unit on Liverpool ONE’s Upper South John Street, marking the third partnership with Grosvenor. The move will be the brand’s first venture into the North-West, opening at the start of November and set to operate for three months.  Aiming…

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Westminster Council greenlights £90m Oxford Street revamp

Westminster City Council has formally approved the £90m Oxford Street overhaul, granting £7.7m for the first phase of design work, with construction expected to start in the Autumn of 2024.  The news comes after WCC and the New West End Company (NWEC) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement to…

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Westfield sees global brands increase store footprint at UK centres

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has revealed continued growth in store upsizes at its UK centres, as brands increased their focus on creating “innovative store experiences”. Building on a trend established in 2022 at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City, URW said both centres have seen a surge in demand from retailers seeking…

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Armagh’s The Mall to undergo refurb under new management

The Mall Shopping Centre in the centre of Armagh centre, Northern Ireland, will undergo a refurbishment following its acquisition by Turkington Group earlier this year. Under new ownership, the scheme has renewed its lease with anchor tenant Sainsbury’s and welcomed a new tenant, Hays Travel, with further deals expected to…

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Bird and Blend Tea Co. to open 15th store in Edinburgh

Independent tea company, Bird and Blend Tea Co., will be opening its 15th retail store in Edinburgh tomorrow (15 August), the first of three to open before the end of the year, following the company’s launch on the high street 10 years ago.  Alongside its ecommerce business, retail stores are…

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Frasers Group to open flagship Sports Direct in Sheffield

Frasers Group has taken over 180,000 sq ft of retail space in Meadowhall shopping centre, Sheffield, which includes a former Debenhams site that will be used as a Sports Direct flagship and Frasers concept store, Drapers has reported.   The space in Meadowhall, which is being let by British Land, will…

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Retail sales slow in July amid heavy rain

The UK’s total retail sales increased by 1.5% in the four weeks to 29 July, against the 2.3% growth experienced in the same month last year. This was below the three-month average growth of 3.5% and the 12-month average growth of 3.9%, according to BRC data.  This lacklustre growth in…

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