Derby
This coverage examines retail activity and business trends in Derby, offering insight into store openings and closures, investment in retail spaces, economic factors affecting local trade, and regeneration initiatives shaping the city’s retail environment. Reporting is designed for professionals managing retail operations, property strategy, and commercial decision-making within the region.
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Jun- 2024 -12 JuneShopping Centres
Derbion to welcome new B&M store in July
Bargain and variety retailer B&M will be opening a 25,503 sq ft store at Derbion on Friday 26 July. The arrival follows an announcement that Debrion is investing over £5m in three new concept stores for JD, New Look and Ann Summers, with Ann Summers opening its doors last month. …
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Mar- 2024 -27 MarchSupermarkets
Aldi to open 35 new stores this year
Aldi is planning to open 35 new stores across the UK this year, including new stores that are set to open in both Preston and Derby later this month.It follows the opening of stores in Skelmersdale and Newport earlier this year, with new openings also planned in towns such as…
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Feb- 2024 -29 FebruaryHigh Street
Central Co-op calls on gov to address ‘alarming rise’ in retail crime
Central Co-op is encouraging its members and customers to write to their local MPs and advocate for legislative reform that will help to criminalise assaults on shopworkers. It comes as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) recently reported that incidents of violence and abuse in retail environments have increased to over…
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9 FebruaryHigh Street
EE opens new Gateshead store amid £6m investment
EE has announced the opening of its latest Experience store in Gateshead, the fourth of 10 planned openings. The announcement comes as EE commits to investing £6m in the British high street in the next 12 months. The company has launched new store formats including its flagship Studio store in…
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8 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Primark to invest £100m into UK stores
Primark has announced it is to invest more than £100m in its UK stores in 2024, as it marks 50 years on the Great British High Street. The news includes more than £75m of new investment in UK retail this year, building on plans it announced back in November 2022.…
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Nov- 2023 -23 NovemberHigh Street
Rituals and Miniso open stores at Derbion
Midlands’ retail and leisure destination, Derbion, has announced that Rituals and Miniso have taken up leases. The news follows a string of recent openings at the centre including Yankee Candle’s 1,300 sq ft store and TUI’s all-new 1,000 sq ft space. Rituals has signed a lease for a 1,700 sq…
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Sep- 2023 -7 SeptemberNews
Sainsbury’s to launch branded fashion hubs in 50 stores
Sainsbury’s has announced it is set to launch new fashion destination spaces across nine of its stores that will host a curated offer of complementary brand partners alongside its Tu clothing ranges. The move is the start of a new venture to create at least 50 fashion destination hubs in…
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Jul- 2023 -28 JulyDepartment Stores
Large House of Fraser stores to be kept ‘under review’
Frasers could reportedly close larger House of Fraser stores in the future as the group continues to reassess its department store portfolio, The Guardian has reported. The group has already seen a net decrease of eight House of Fraser stores in the past year, as revealed in its full-year results…
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May- 2023 -26 MayHigh Street
Mango to open 13 new UK stores this year
Mango has announced an expansion across the south and centre of the UK, with 13 planned store openings over the span of 2023 in major cities such as Bristol, London, Manchester, Leeds and Brighton. Among the “key” store openings is the Westfield Stratford City branch that opened today (26 May),…
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Jul- 2022 -14 JulyClothing & Shoes
JD to expand outdoor business with a dozen new openings
JD Outdoors will expand its footprint with the opening of over a dozen new stores by the end of the summer, amid a spike in demand for outdoor products as Britain spends more time outside in the UK and Europe. Adding nearly half a million square feet of retail space…
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