Edinburgh
This coverage focuses on retail activity in Edinburgh, including store openings and closures, investment initiatives, local consumer trends, and regional trading performance. Reporting highlights how retailers tailor strategy, site selection, and marketing to the city’s unique economic, cultural, and tourist landscape — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals overseeing retail operations in Scotland’s capital.
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Aug- 2023 -2 AugustClothing & Shoes
Scamp and Dude to open stores in Edinburgh and London
The independent fashion brand, Scamp and Dude, has announced its expansion with two new stores in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter and London’s Battersea Power Station, which are due to open this September. This follows a year of “exponential” growth for the brand after the retailer launched its flagship store in…
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Jun- 2023 -22 JuneClothing & Shoes
Monsoon opens Islington boutique
Fashion retailer Monsoon has opened its latest boutique store, at 290 Upper Street, Islington, N1 2XF. It said the opening comes after the successful launch of boutique locations in Bath, Edinburgh and Cambridge over the last year. It said it comes in line with Monsoon’s strategy to open elevated retail…
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21 JuneSupermarkets
Aldi becomes Scotland’s 3rd biggest supermarket by volume, Kantar finds
Aldi Scotland has revealed its volume share of the grocery market has increased to 11%, moving ahead of Morrisons and Sainsbury’s for the first time to become the third biggest supermarket, according to new data from Kantar. Aldi Scotland now commands a higher volume market share than Co-op (7.2%), Sainsbury’s…
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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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Feb- 2023 -24 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Monsoon bolsters childrenswear offering with dedicated boutique
Fashion retailer Monsoon is set to open its inaugural childrenswear boutique, in Westfield, Stratford City. Opening on 1 March, the new store is located on the Ground floor, in the heart of the childrenswear part of the centre. The boutique is the latest in a series of new bricks-and-mortar openings for Monsoon, following the autumn 2022 openings…
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13 FebruaryFeatures
Talking Logins – Insights from leading tech experts on what’s in store for the rest of 2023
Whether it’s enhancing revenue potential as a retailer, adhering to ever tightening iGaming and sports betting legislation or maximising security as a fintech provider – one thing is sure. Logins are set to be a huge talking point in 2023. Remembering many complex passwords is impossible so their inevitable re-use…
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Jan- 2023 -16 JanuarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s and Just Eat agree grocery delivery partnership
Just Eat has launched a new partnership with Sainsbury’s, marking the platform’s second tie-up with one of the UK’s ‘Big Four’ grocery brands. The partnership will launch with more than 175 stores by the end of February in locations including London, Edinburgh and Bristol, with plans to roll out to…
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Sep- 2022 -6 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
St James Quarter adds Cos and Neom to offering
St James Quarter, the 1.7 million sq ft retail-led lifestyle district in Edinburgh, has announced it has signed deals to lease a collective 8,084 sq ft to fashion and wellness brands Cos and Neom. Cos has picked the lifestyle quarter as the location for its new Scotland store, which will…
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Jul- 2022 -19 JulySupermarkets
Dobbies partners with Waitrose on new foodhall offering
Garden centre retailer, Dobbies, has revealed a new partnership with Waitrose to provide Dobbies’ customers with Waitrose’s wide range of food, grocery products and everyday essentials in over 50 Dobbies Garden Centres across the UK. It is reported that Dobbies launched its new-style foodhall in July 2020, and since then,…
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15 JulyOnline & Digital
Amazon to create 4,000 UK jobs
Amazon has pledged to create more than 4,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year, bringing its total UK workforce to 75,000. According to the group, the new roles will be spread across the UK and will include roles at its new fulfilment centres in Wakefield and Knowsley. Among…
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