Essex
This coverage examines retail developments across Essex, focusing on store openings and closures, shopping centre activity, redevelopment projects, and shifts in consumer behaviour. Reporting includes updates from key locations such as Lakeside, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, and Brentwood, analysing how economic pressures, online competition, and local regeneration efforts are shaping the region’s retail landscape. The content is tailored for retail managers, property professionals, and executives overseeing operations in regional markets.
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Aug- 2023 -16 AugustLuxury Goods
Sales boom at Oliver Proudlock’s male jewellery brand Serge DeNimes
* Jewellery loving stars such as Harry Styles and Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton are inspiring a new generation of men to accessorise with rings, bracelets and chains; * Former Made In Chelsea star Proudlock is creative director and founder of the brand and oversees four new collections a year…
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10 AugustClothing & Shoes
M&S appoints all-women managers to run new M&S stores
M&S has appointed an all-women team of six managers to lead the openings of five brand-new M&S stores this year. Between them, the all-female team has more than 115 years of retail experience and will lead a combined team of over 1,000 colleagues. The appointments follow the launch of M&S…
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May- 2023 -2 MaySport & Leisure
Footasylum to open Oxford Street flagship
Fashion streetwear and sportswear retailer, Footasylum, has announced that it will be opening a flagship store at 73-89 Oxford Street, London, as it continues its nationwide plans for expansion. The new 20,000 sq ft store will officially open in the second half of 2023, with an exact launch date yet…
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Apr- 2023 -12 AprilClothing & Shoes
Footasylum to expand store portfolio amid increased demand
Footasylum, the retailer of fashion streetwear and sportswear, has announced its plans for a series of new store openings and upgrades across the country in the year ahead. The plans come as the retailer has experienced a “notable” increase in demand for its womenswear, following the recent opening of a…
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Mar- 2023 -1 MarchSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s to shut two Argos depots by 2026
Sainsbury’s has announced its plans to close two Argos depots in Basildon, Essex, and Heywood, Manchester, by 2026, which will impact a total of 1,400 jobs. The news comes as the supermarket chain plans to further “integrate and transform” its general merchandise logistics network in England with an investment of…
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Jan- 2023 -6 JanuaryHigh Street
LCP Group acquires Gateway Retail Park
The LCP Group has announced it has acquired a Gateway Retail Park in Harwich, Essex – marking more than 20 retail acquisitions in 12 months. The group, which is part of M Core, the acquisitive commercial property collective that has invested more than £160m over 12 months in retail assets,…
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Dec- 2022 -6 DecemberSupermarkets
Asda to create 10,000 new jobs
Asda has announced plans to create 10,000 new jobs over the next four years as it rolls out its Asda Express convenience store concept. The supermarket chain opened its second Asda Express Tottenham Hale, north London and confirmed its plans to open 300 more by the end of 2026. New…
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Aug- 2022 -16 AugustAnalysis
Staff satisfaction should be top of Amazon’s agenda
Amazon has been making plenty of headlines recently, with news of its recent Q2 financial results depicting a net loss of £1.6bn in spite of a 7% increase in sales. However, out of all the Amazon-related news circulating, its current battle with unions and the company’s refusal to offer staff…
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8 AugustNews
Amazon workers plan further strikes over 35p pay rise
Amazon workers are preparing for a further wave of strikes in British warehouses in the coming days as disagreement over pay and conditions escalate, according to the Telegraph. The announcement comes as workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Tilbury, Essex, walked out over what the GMB Union described as a “pathetic”…
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Jul- 2022 -7 JulySupermarkets
Morrisons opens its first eco store
Morrisons has launched its first low environmental impact store in Little Clacton, Essex, which uses 43% less carbon, stocks 366 loose products to reduce plastic waste, and uses locally sourced products. Morrisons Little Clacton has recycled 99% of the demolition materials from its old store in the new build, and…
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