Coventry
This coverage explores retail developments and commercial activity in Coventry, with reporting on store openings and closures, investment in retail property, local economic factors, and regeneration projects shaping the city’s retail sector. Designed for professionals managing retail operations, property strategy, and business planning within the region.
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Feb- 2023 -10 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
New Look closes more UK stores
New Look has confirmed that several stores across the UK have been closed by the retailer, which noted the closures were a “normal course of business”. Four of its sites stopped trading in January, with three further stores closing their doors this month. Last month, the retailer’s sites in Fort…
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8 FebruaryAnalysis
What the Amazon strikes mean for the retail industry
Last month, Amazon workers staged its first ever strike in the UK, with hundreds of fulfilment centre employees voting to walk out “in anger” over the company’s 50p per hour pay offer and poor working conditions. An industrial action ballot saw a majority of more than 98 per of workers…
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Jan- 2023 -25 JanuarySupply Chain
300 Amazon warehouse workers hold first UK strike
The GMB union has organised a strike for about 300 Amazon warehouse employees out of 1,000 at the e-commerce retailer’s Coventry depot today (Wednesday 25 January), the first to be held in the UK. The union has been working to boost its presence at the company, as today’s strike action…
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Oct- 2022 -13 OctoberNews
Frasers eyes new Midlands global HQ
Sports Direct could quit its current Derbyshire headquarters amid plans from its parent company Frasers to create a new global HQ in the West Midlands, according to the BBC. The Shirebrook site was sold in 2019 but Sports Direct’s lease runs to 2034. The group, which also runs Flannels and…
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Jun- 2022 -28 JuneSupermarkets
Aldi eyes new store locations amid expansion drive
Aldi has reportedly revealed a “wish list” of priority locations across the country where it is looking to build new stores on town-centre or edge-of-town sites that are around 1.5 acres. As the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, Aldi has more than 960 stores across the country currently and is said…
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20 JuneHealth & Beauty
Deliveroo and LloydsPharmacy add 110 stores to UK roll-out
LloydsPharmacy and Deliveroo announced that rapid deliveries of pharmacy essentials including cold and flu relief, painkillers and pregnancy tests will be available from a further 110 LloydsPharmacy stores over the coming months. LloydsPharmacy first partnered with Deliveroo in 2020, helping to bring medical essentials to households in as little as…
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Nov- 2021 -26 November
XR targets Amazon centres in Black Friday demo
Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrators have organised a series of protests outside Amazon fulfilment centres across the UK and Europe in order to block Black Friday deliveries on one of the retailer’s busiest days. The group has blocked a total of 15 fulfilment centres across the UK, Netherlands and Germany with…
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Oct- 2021 -14 OctoberSupermarkets
Aldi to open 100 new stores over two years
Aldi has announced that it plans to open 100 new stores across the UK over the next two years. The group has now pledged to invest £1.3bn by 2023 in a bid to further grow its retail estate, as it continues to push ahead with plans to open an average…
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Jun- 2021 -14 JuneDIY
UK Flooring Direct appoints new CCO
UK Flooring Direct has announced the appointment of Elia Green as the new chief commercial officer (CCO). Green was originally appointed head of marketing campaigns in April 2019 and since then has achieved three promotions, from commercial director to now taking a place on the company board. The retailer is…
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May- 2021 -21 MayCoronavirus
Ikea and Primark most searched for brands since reopening, study finds
Ikea and Primark have been the most searched for brands following restrictions being lifted in April, according to new data from Dojo which has revealed the UK’s spending habits. The UK payment provider analysed Google search volumes to reveal the most in-demand brands post-lockdown, and which activities Brits were looking…
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