Flagship Store
This coverage examines flagship stores and their strategic role in UK retail, highlighting openings, refurbishments, closures, and design innovations. Reporting focuses on how these high-profile locations serve as brand showcases, influence customer experience, and support broader commercial objectives. Insights help retail managers, brand executives, and decision-makers assess the impact of flagship strategies on visibility, engagement, and sales.
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Nov- 2023 -17 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Frasers Group opens multi-fascia store at Gateshead Metrocentre
Frasers Group has opened the doors to Sports Direct’s brand new 50,000 sq.ft multi-fascia store in Metrocentre, Gateshead including USC, Evans Cycles, and Game. Sports Direct’s new store offers specialist sporting areas for running, football, and outdoor, across men’s, women’s and kidswear, and brings Sports Direct’s Running Concept to customers.…
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17 NovemberEntertainment
HMV to return to iconic Oxford St flagship
HMV is set to return to its iconic Oxford Street location this month, four years after it first shuttered the flagship site. The music retailer will return to 363 Oxford Street, home of the first HMV store which opened in 1921, on 24 November. According to HMV, the reopening of…
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16 NovemberClothing & Shoes
JD upsizes store at Bullring & Grand Central
Hammerson has announced that JD has more than doubled its footprint at Bullring and Grand Central, after officially opening an upsized store at the destination. The new 27,500 sq ft store demonstrates the appeal of Bullring and is reflective of Hammerson’s wider strategy to enliven its assets with high profile…
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2 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Profits and revenues surge at Kurt Geiger
British accessories brand Kurt Geiger has reported a 49% increase in EBITDA to £30m and a 31% increase in revenues to £329.5m for the 12 months ended 28 January 2023. As the brand celebrates its 60th anniversary, it attributed the growth in sales and profits to its continued expansion in…
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Oct- 2023 -31 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Footasylum furthers expansion with new Birmingham and Watford stores
Footasylum has continued its expansion with the opening of two new stores, having opened a new site in the Bullring in Birmingham, and one in the atria shopping centre in Watford. Following these openings, the group said an upsized store in Fosse Park Leicester will also be opening next month. …
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27 OctoberNews
On to open new store in Spitalfields Market
Swiss sports brand On has announced the opening of its second UK store, located in Spitalfields Market in East London. Following the successful launch of the brand’s flagship store on Regent Street, On continues its retail expansion in the UK, driven by remarkable sales growth. Situated at 37 Brushfield St,…
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23 OctoberNews
Red Run opens in Liverpool One
Grosvenor has announced that women’s active streetwear brand, Red Run, has opened the doors to its new flagship store at Liverpool One. The opening is an important milestone in the growth of the popular fashion-forward brand and represents Liverpool One’s dedication to supporting the development of local, independent businesses. The…
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13 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief-13/10/23
The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Martin Gafsen as its new director of property. Gafsen, previously the interim corporate finance director at Royal Mail, brings extensive experience in property management. He led the strategy for Royal Mail’s nationwide freehold and leasehold estate for 16 years. Additionally, Gafsen was responsible for…
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13 OctoberNews
Miniso opens new flagship store on Oxford Street
Globally recognised lifestyle retailer Miniso has signed a five-year lease for its new flagship store on Oxford Street. The retailer has become the latest one signing a new agreement in the block following the likes of Claire’s, Ann Summers and Intimissimi. The property provides approximately 3,200 ft of retail accommodation…
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12 OctoberNews
Arc’teryx to open new Covent Garden flagship
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Arc’teryx, the Canadian high performance outdoor apparel and accessories brand, will be significantly upsizing to a new 8,000 sq ft flagship store at 42 King Street in Covent Garden. This latest move reaffirms the brand’s commitment to, and success within, the destination, reinforcing Covent Garden’s…
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