Bluewater
This coverage examines Bluewater’s role as a major retail destination, with reporting on store openings and closures, leasing activity, marketing initiatives, consumer trends, and redevelopment plans. The reporting supports professionals overseeing retail operations, property management, and strategy within high-footfall shopping centres and premium retail environments.
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Aug- 2024 -7 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief-7/8/24
Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of Retail Trust, highlighted an increase in calls from retail workers fearing for their safety amidst recent rioting in England and Northern Ireland. Several retail stores, including Shoe Zone and Sainsbury’s Local, were targeted by rioters. The British Retail Consortium is responding with a meeting today to…
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7 AugustHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open in Bluewater Shopping Centre
Sephora UK has announced that it is set to open a new store in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre this winter. The new store location will mark the beauty retailer’s seventh store opening since its launch into the UK in 2022, with stores already located in London’s Westfield White City and…
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May- 2024 -16 MayNews
Today’s news in brief-16/5/24
Natura and Co is considering separating from Avon after experiencing a significant increase in losses during the first quarter. The group’s net loss rose by 43.3% to BRL934.9m (£143.6m), compared to BRL652m (£100m) the previous year, while sales declined by 5.7% to BRL6.1bn (£937m). Avon International’s sales fell by 13.1%…
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16 MayHealth & Beauty
Superdrug to open 25 new stores
Superdrug has announced an investment into its bricks-and-mortar retail footprint, with plans to open 25 new stores in 2024, as it celebrates its 60th year on the British high street. The retailer said it is aiming to continue to “enhance the physical shopping experience for customers with increasing bigger and…
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3 MayHigh Street
Mango to open 20 more UK stores by year’s end
Mango has announced it will continue its expansion and brand consolidation plan in the UK with more than 20 store openings by the end of 2024. This particular expansion will see the fashion retailer focus on its presence in London and Scotland, as well as setting up shops in Northern…
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Mar- 2024 -18 MarchClothing & Shoes
Frasers Group calls in administrators for two kids brands
Frasers Group has called in administrators from Kroll Advisory for Kids Cavern and Base Childrenswear on Friday 8 March, Drapers has reported. This comes after the group acquired the two brands from JD Sports in December 2022 in a £47.5m deal. The deal also included Tessuti, Choice, Clothingsites, Cricket, Giulio,…
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Dec- 2023 -4 DecemberElectrical
EE boss vows to take on Amazon and Currys
EE boss Marc Allera is planning to take on Amazon and Currys in a bid to become one of the UK’s biggest sellers of electrical goods, according to This is Money. According to the outlet, Allera stated that he wants customers to make purchases “every day and every week”. His…
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Nov- 2023 -24 NovemberNews
John Lewis to launch health clinics in-store
John Lewis has announced a partnership with diagnostic company Randox Health to launch clinics inside its stores. The clinics will provide a variety of health packages, including full body check ups, tests for gut, hormones, as well as genetic testing and other packages. Once samples have been analysed within Randox’s…
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7 NovemberNews
Watches of Switzerland Q2 revenues rise to £379m
Watches of Switzerland has reported that revenues increased to £379m in Q2 2023, up from £374m for the same period last year, due to robust demand for luxury watches. US revenue reached £165m, up 11% at constant currency. The group reported strong sales due to the opening of new mono-brand…
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2 NovemberNews
Today’s news in brief-2/11/23
Sainsbury’s announced that it expects to hit the upper half of its full year guidance of between £670m and £700m despite seeing its statutory profit before tax drop 27% to £275m for the 28 weeks ended September 16, 2023. The supermarket attributed the fall in profit before tax to non-cash…
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