Covent Garden
This coverage focuses on Covent Garden’s role within the UK retail and hospitality sector, examining store openings, brand activations, leasing activity, and footfall trends in this prominent London destination. Reporting is tailored to retail managers, landlords, brand executives, and planners interested in location strategy, consumer engagement, and the commercial performance of flagship and boutique formats in a key retail district.
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Jul- 2025 -28 JulyShopping Centres
Hotel Chocolat opens flagship store at Manchester Arndale
Hotel Chocolat has opened one of its largest stores at Manchester Arndale, signing a 10-year lease to occupy the 7,288 sq ft unit. The new flagship store includes a café space whilst also selling its range of ethically sourced chocolate bars, hot drinks and gifts. Since being founded in…
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22 JulyHealth & Beauty
Charlotte Tilbury to open flagship store on Carnaby Street
Charlotte Tilbury will open a new flagship store on London’s Carnaby Street later this year, Shaftesbury Capital has announced. The 4,200 sq ft store will occupy a prominent location at one of the busiest entrances to the shopping destination. It will offer the brand’s range of makeup, skincare and fragrance…
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Feb- 2025 -20 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Dolce and Gabbana opens new store in Covent Garden
Italian luxury and lifestyle brand Dolce and Gabbana has opened a first-of-its-kind combined beauty and accessories store in Covent Garden. Situated in the historic Market Building, the opening marks Dolce and Gabbana’s return to Covent Garden following the success of its Christmas pop-up on the Piazza in 2022. Fitted out…
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Jan- 2025 -23 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
Bloom Perfumery relocates to bigger location in Covent Garden
London’s Bloom Perfumery has relocated within Covent Garden to a larger location within The Yards. Accommodating the brand’s significant growth and popularity, Bloom Perfumery’s new flagship store is triple the size of its previous site. The perfumery selected The Yards’ 2,900 sq ft 4 Slingsby Place site, relocating from Langley…
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21 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Alo Yoga opens new store in Covent Garden
Luxury activewear brand Alo Yoga has opened its new UK location in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. Located at 25a Neal Street, the new 5,000 sq ft Alo Yoga store features its luxury collections of lifestyle and activewear, including contemporary and trend-forward loungewear, accessories and wellness products. Encompassing three floors, the…
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2 January
Today’s news in brief-2/1/25
Lidl reported its best-ever Christmas performance, with turnover surpassing £1bn for the first time, a 7% increase over the four weeks to December 24, 2024. The retailer attracted over 2m additional customers, with December 23 marking its busiest day. Key contributors included the expansion of its British supply base by…
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2 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Barbour profits surge 12.3% to £39.6m
British outerwear brand Barbour’s operating profits surged 12.3% to £39.6m for the year to 30 April 2024 despite a 6.2% drop in turnover to £321.8m. According to Barbour, its profits were driven by a focus on cost reductions and foreign exchange gains. However, its turnover was affected by a challenging…
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Dec- 2024 -17 DecemberHealth & Beauty
Charlotte Tilbury to upsize flagship Covent Garden store
Makeup, fragrance and skincare brand Charlotte Tilbury is set to open an upsized flagship store in Covent Garden next year, following the success of the destination. Charlotte Tilbury’s renewed commitment to Covent Garden, where it opened its first-ever store in 2015, will relocate from its existing neighbourhood boutique to a…
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Nov- 2024 -22 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Saint + Sofia opens first physical store in Covent Garden
Contemporary womenswear brand Saint + Sofia has opened its debut bricks and mortar store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. After building significant commercial success online, Saint + Sofia makes its entrance to physical retail in a 1,600 sq ft flagship store in the heart of Covent Garden’s Seven Dials, at…
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14 NovemberNews
Cambridge Satchel to open in Victoria Leeds
British leather bag brand Cambridge Satchel is set to join Victoria Leeds in December. Making a regional debut and accounting for the brand’s third boutique, the new 881 sq ft store will be located in the Victoria Quarter. The debut Leeds store will join the brand’s current sites in Covent…
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