Expansion
This coverage examines retail expansion strategies and activities within the UK market. Reporting highlights store openings, market entry plans, international growth, investment in new formats, and leadership decisions driving growth. With a focus on commercial opportunities and competitive positioning, it provides insights for executives and managers overseeing strategic development and operational rollout.
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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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24 JuneOnline & Digital
Spar launches new partnership with Deliveroo
Spar UK has announced its new partnership deal with Deliveroo, covering all 2,160 Spar stores in England, Scotland and Wales. This new partnership will “provide shoppers with more choice and access to essential items from Spar stores nationwide, delivered to their door by Deliveroo in as little as 20 minutes”.…
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21 JuneHigh Street
Savoir Beds announces new managing director
Savoir Beds has announced the appointment of Nicholas Alexandre as its new managing director, effective June 2022. Alexandre will succeed Alistair Hughes, who will share his time between Savoir and his re-wilding project in Wales, UK. As co-owner of Savoir, Hughes has been at the helm of the brand and…
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21 JuneNews
Ocado taps investors for £575m amid tech expansion
Ocado Group plc, the online grocery platform, is set to raise £575m of new ordinary shares of 2 pence per share from its investors in a bid to support its technology rollout and further its positions in its existing and new products and markets. The proceeds are expected to give…
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20 JuneOnline & Digital
Mattress Online recognised as fast growing firm in tech awards
Mattress Online, a leading UK online retailer of mattresses and beds, recently received two Northern Tech Awards, placing at 19th in the ‘Top 100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies in the North’ and 2nd in the ‘Top 15 Fastest Growing Larger Companies’. The Rotherham-based retailer was reportedly the first online seller…
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20 JuneSupermarkets
Waitrose sees demand for English wines reach new high
Waitrose has revealed that customer demand for English wine is at an all time high, with sales up 47% year on year. Vine planting has increased across the country according to Waitrose, its wine experts predict the English wine industry will “reach new heights in the coming five to 10…
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15 JuneOnline & Digital
A&F partners with Gophr to expand same-day delivery to UK stores
Abercrombie and Fitch Co. has announced its plans to expand its same-day delivery service to the majority of its UK store fleet, which will include over 30 Abercrombie and Fitch, Abercrombie Kids and Hollister locations. The retailer has partnered with Stuart, Gophr and software provider, Delivery Solutions, to “build on…
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13 JuneHigh Street
IKKS Paris launches UK expansion with two stores
French fashion and lifestyle brand IKKS Paris has opened two London stores in Carnaby Street and Kings Road, marking the brand’s entry into the UK. The first shop is located at 3 Carnaby Street, a 2,610 sq ft flagship spanning two floors with a full collection of womenswear, menswear, and…
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13 JuneEconomy
Almost 650,000 UK retail jobs lost since 2017
Almost 650,000 jobs have been lost in the UK’s retail sector over the past five years, according to new figures from a study conducted by the Centre for Retail Research. The study found that 645,204 retail jobs have been lost and 72,570 shops were closed across the whole country in…
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10 JuneSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s opens new Starbucks cafe in New Cross amid partnership deal
Sainsbury’s has opened a new Starbucks café in its New Cross Gate store, forming part of a wider expansion plan between Sainsbury’s and Starbucks across the UK, with a view to launch 30 new Starbucks cafés within Sainsbury’s stores in the next twelve months. Elizabeth Newman, Sainsbury’s director of commercial…
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