Ealing
This coverage explores retail developments and trends in Ealing, providing insights for UK retail executives, managers, and brand professionals. Reporting includes store openings and closures, redevelopment projects, investment activity, and the performance of retailers in this West London district. The analysis helps professionals assess opportunities, challenges, and consumer behaviour shaping Ealing’s retail landscape.
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May- 2023 -22 MayNews
M&S launches 12 week paid Neonatal Leave
Marks & Spencer has today announced a new policy which will give families of premature babies or babies that need additional care when they are born, extra leave and pay to spend vital time with their new-born without colleagues having to worry about work or using up their maternity, paternity,…
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Dec- 2022 -2 DecemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis confirms £500m rental home venture
The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new homes across three local communities. In Bromley and West Ealing in Greater London, subject to planning permission, Waitrose shops will be redeveloped to provide new homes and improved stores. In…
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Aug- 2022 -22 AugustOnline & Digital
Amazon Fresh rollout put on pause
Amazon has reportedly paused its plans to expand its checkout-free convenience stores, according to The Times, amid weaker sales and the current economic outlook. The Times claims the retail giant has “walked away” from talks on “dozens” of sites for its Amazon Fresh stores, whilst calling off a search for…
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Jun- 2022 -9 JuneDepartment Stores
John Lewis announces proposed locations for rental homes
The John Lewis Partnership has announced its first three locations where it proposes to build new rental homes. The three proposed sites include building over Waitrose shops in Bromley and West Ealing in Greater London and replacing a vacant John Lewis warehouse in Mill Lane, Reading. The three locations were…
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May- 2022 -10 MaySupermarkets
Amazon Fresh to expand beyond London with Sevenoaks site
Amazon Fresh is set to open a new site in Sevenoaks, Kent, becoming one of the first Amazon Fresh stores to open outside of London. According to Kent Online, it is thought the new store will open on the site of a former Baby Gap in Bligh’s Meadow. Sevenoaks District…
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Mar- 2022 -3 MarchHigh Street
Amazon to shutter all bookshops and 4-star stores
Amazon is set to shutter all 68 of its bookshops, 4-star stores and Amazon pop-ups across the US and UK in a bid to further concentrate on its growing grocery offering. Closure dates of the bricks-and-mortar sites will reportedly vary by location and it is currently unknown how many roles…
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Mar- 2021 -22 MarchAnalysis
Amazon Fresh and the rise of automation in retail
Years ago when someone walked into a shop and emerged without paying, it usually resulted in an arrest and a possible visit to the local magistrate’s court. However, in the digitally-driven 21st Century, this practice has started to be actively encouraged as a means to ease the shopping experience for…
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5 MarchSupermarkets
Amazon launches UK grocery store
Amazon has opened its first physical store outside of the US, with an Amazon Fresh grocery shop in Ealing, London. Selling prepared meals, groceries, and Amazon devices, the store will also include a counter for collecting and returning online orders. The smart shop will rely on technology to guide the…
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Aug- 2019 -2 AugustM&A
US investment firm acquires Majestic Wine in £100m deal
Majestic Wine has entered into an agreement to sell its commercial and retail business to CF Bacchus Holdings Limited, a vehicle controlled by funds managed by Fortress Investment Group, in a deal worth around £95m. A separate sale of one freehold property previously owned by MWWL to an independent third…
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