Basingstoke
This coverage examines retail developments in Basingstoke, offering reporting for professionals managing stores, operations, and property strategy in the town. It includes updates on store openings and closures, leasing activity, regeneration plans, and consumer behaviour โ providing insight into how Basingstokeโs evolving retail landscape influences business decisions and commercial performance.
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Aug- 2025 -20 AugustClothing & Shoes
Mango to open new store at Festival Place Basingstoke
Fashion retailer Mango will open a new store at Festival Place shopping centre in Basingstoke later this year, expanding its UK presence. The 7,104 sq ft unit will stock the Woman and Man collections and will feature the brandโs โNew Medโ store design, inspired by Mediterranean textures and materials. Mango…
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Jan- 2025 -7 JanuaryNews
B&Q acquires five Homebase UK stores for ยฃ2.5m
B&Q has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire five leasehold stores in the UK, currently trading as Homebase, for a total purchase price of ยฃ2.5 m. This follows the agreement to buy three stores currently trading as Homebase in the Republic of Ireland announced on 24 December…
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Mar- 2024 -14 MarchHigh Street
Poundland to start TV ad campaign to showcase new ranges
Poundland has confirmed it will start advertising its all-new clothing, homewares and grocery ranges on UK and Ireland TV for the first time. The TV slots which will debut tomorrow (15 March) and run until mid-April will highlight the value Poundland is now able to bring shoppers, having completely revamped…
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Jan- 2024 -26 JanuaryNews
Rituals opens at two new locations
Luxury beauty and wellbeing brand Rituals has officially opened at Festival Place in Basingstoke, and Merry Hill in the West Midlands. The Dutch retailer offers a collection of body care, home fragrance, and skin care products, home items, and gift sets, to a range of luxurious bath and body products.ย …
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Jul- 2023 -10 JulyHigh Street
Primark to hire 100 staff ahead of Salisbury opening
Primark has begun a recruitment drive for 100 new team members ahead of its new store opening in Salisbury this September. The 29,700 sq ft store will be set across two floors in the Old George Mall in the city centre, in the former BHS unit.ย The retailer will be…
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Jul- 2022 -4 JulySupermarkets
Supermarket Income acquires four supermarkets in ยฃ82.9 deal
Supermarket Income REIT plc, a real estate investment trust, has announced it has acquired two supermarket sites for a total purchase price of ยฃ82.9m. The company has purchased a Tesco superstore, Marks and Spencer Foodhall and an Iceland in Chineham, Basingstoke, and an Asda supermarket in Carcroft, Doncaster. The 18.7…
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Jul- 2021 -5 JulyDepartment Stores
John Lewis to build 10,000 rental homes
John Lewis is set to enter the residential homes market, after unveiling plans to build 10,000 new rental homes over the next ten years.ย According to the Sunday Times, the retail giant has already identified space to build 7,000 new homes across its own property portfolio, including disused department store…
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May- 2021 -24 MayDepartment Stores
John Lewis chair calls for rates rethink to help โlevelโ up retail
John Lewis chair Sharon White has called for chancellor Rishi Sunak to scrap the business rates system in favour of a new land tax which could help โlevel upโ the playing field when it comes to physical and online retail. Speaking to The Telegraph, White said that reform is needed…
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Apr- 2021 -12 AprilAnalysis
How John Lewis plans to bounce back
In 2007, upmarket retail giant John Lewis revealed plans for an ambitious expansion scheme, which aimed to double the size of its business. At the time, the company only had 26 sites across the UK and the ยฃ700m investment was created to increase its high street presence: bringing a further…
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12 AprilDepartment Stores
John Lewis to suspend store closures
John Lewis has confirmed that it has no plans to close any further stores, according to The Times.ย Executive director Pippa Wicks insisted the chain will not close any more shops and defended its strategy to date, following news that eight John Lewis sites would not reopen post-lockdown.ย According to…
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