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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Jun- 2021 -23 JuneClothing & Shoes
Reformation to launch Covent Garden flagship
Sustainable fashion brand Reformation has agreed terms to launch a new London flagship store in Covent Garden. Opening at 27 King Street, the retailer’s latest flagship store follows from its first London site which opened in August 2019. Reformation was founded in 2009, and acts water, waste, and carbon neutral…
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May- 2021 -5 MayClothing & Shoes
Kick Game launches first store outside of London
Leading UK sneaker and streetwear specialist, Kick Game, has opened its first store outside of London, with a new site in the Birmingham Bullring and Grand Central. To celebrate the brand’s third store opening in 12 months, Kick Game has partnered with British rapper and songwriter Mist who launched the…
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Jul- 2020 -30 JulyHigh Street
Waterstones set to axe HQ roles
Waterstones is reportedly set to make a number of redundancies at its Piccadilly-based head office. According to the Bookseller, the group said it was “currently in consultation” with those affected by the cuts, but declined to confirm the number of jobs at risk. In addition, a spokesperson confirmed the group…
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22 JulyHigh Street
Covent Garden owner offers rent relief for embattled tenants
The owner of Covent Garden, Capital and Counties (Capco), has offered to support its tenants through restructured lease agreements. Capco said that for certain tenants which are experiencing short-term cash flow issues, rental agreements will be linked to turnover for the second half of the year in exchange for other…
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Feb- 2020 -21 FebruarySport & Leisure
Gymshark launches its first physical retail store in Covent Garden
Gymshark London has announced the opening of its first ever retail store in Covent Garden. The activewear brand’s first bricks-and-mortar store will be a pop-up open from 28 February to 29 March. The store will feature Gymshark’s specialist gym clothing range, alongside in-store fitness classes. Gymshark said in a blog…
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Oct- 2019 -11 OctoberNews
Vans opens new boutique concept store in Covent Garden
Vans has kicked off what is described as its “UK retail transformation” with the official opening of its brand new boutique in Covent Garden, London. The store which is “the first of its kind in Europe”, is part of the Mercers’ company property estate is located on Neal Street, spanning…
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Jul- 2019 -15 JulyAnalysis
Why the in-store shopping experience is irreplaceable
There’s no denying that the shopping experience has truly transformed over time. However, it’s also important to appreciate that the in-store shopping experience is irreplaceable to any online alternatives. A change in shopping habits More of us know what we want when we walk into a shop. In fact,…
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1 JulyHigh Street
Boots confirms closures of 200 stores
Health and beauty retailer Boots has confirmed it is set to close 200 stores in the UK, after receiving confirmation from its parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance. The store closures will affect underperforming stores, in “walking distance” of other Boots locations and will represent 8% of the retailer’s UK stores…
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Jun- 2019 -5 JuneAdvice
Personalisation and its role in retail
In order to encourage footfall and, by extension sales, retail stores are having to work twice as hard to stand out. This is particularly true for bricks-and-mortar stores, where competition is not only restricted to other stores in the area but the digital platform too. But both offline and online…
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Dec- 2018 -6 DecemberAdvice
It’s not too late for the high street to make a success of Christmas
Black Friday is over and retailer’s sights are now being set on the Christmas rush, as retailers look to capitalise on demand for presents, food and drink, decorations and all manner of other festive paraphernalia. Good cheer abounds, year-end bonuses are still prevalent in many sectors, and consumers are often…
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