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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Oct- 2022 -10 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Sephora to make UK return
Cosmetic retailer Sephora is set to return to the United Kingdom. The retailer is first launching online on 17 October, with its flagship store in London set to open its doors in Spring 2023. The news comes after the brand acquired online cosmetic store, Feelunique, around a year ago. As…
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Sep- 2022 -22 SeptemberHigh Street
Gymshark delays Regent Street flagship opening
Gymshark has pushed back the opening of its flagship Regent Street store to 29 October, citing “mitigating circumstances”, having originally announced it would open on 1 October. The flagship will host customers, schools/universities, press, athletes, and guest speakers, with the ability to hold anywhere from single digit to 30 people…
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21 SeptemberAnalysis
Inflation, fast fashion and how to keep shoppers in a recession
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), inflation is back in the single digits in August after it rose to worrying heights in July. However, despite its fluctuations, inflation has remained at record-breaking levels, damaging profits for affordable fashion retailers among others in different sectors. According to Fashion Network,…
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8 SeptemberHigh Street
Gymshark to open Regent Street flagship
Gymshark has announced that it will open the doors of its flagship store at 165 Regent Street on 1 October 2022. Some of the key features include “the sweat room”, an interchangeable sweat studio operating from the store, which will offer a rotating programme of classes for the Gymshark community.…
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Aug- 2022 -9 AugustClothing & Shoes
Arcadia trustees near closing £1bn pensions deal
Arcadia’s pension trustees are reportedly close to securing a £1bn deal that will see them receive the retirement schemes promised by the group prior to its collapse, Sky News has reported. The trustees were said to be in “detailed” talks with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) about a deal to insure…
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3 AugustHigh Street
JD Group to open flagship store in Trafford Centre
The JD Group has announced it has agreed a deal with Manchester’s Trafford Centre which will see it launch a new flagship store at the location. The new 42,412 sq ft flagship store will be the largest in its global portfolio. The news comes shortly after the announcement that Next…
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Jul- 2022 -13 JulyHigh Street
IKKS Paris opens second London store
French fashion and lifestyle brand IKKS Paris has opened a second UK store on King’s Road, deepening the brand’s entry into the UK following the flagship store at 3 Carnaby Street. The 1,300 sq ft store opens at 109 King’s Road and carries the womenswear, and junior lines with menswear…
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13 JulyHigh Street
Justmylook debuts first flagship store
Online beauty retailer Justmylook is due to make its debut in physical retail, with the opening of its first store this Wednesday. The store is located in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. Fashioned in a light industrial theme accentuated with feature lighting, the space will be home to over 40 brands, from…
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11 JulyClothing & Shoes
Independent retailer Scamp & Dude opens flagship store
Scamp and Dude, an independent womenswear retailer, has opened its flagship store in Marlow High Street. The 1,569 sq ft store will be an immersive retail space to showcase the brands growing collection of “stylish and responsible womenswear”, and also a space to celebrate the power of community, from ongoing…
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Jun- 2022 -27 JuneClothing & Shoes
JD Sports opens Gateshead flagship store
JD Sports has opened its latest flagship store at Gateshead’s Metrocentre on 25 June. The store is 18,000 square feet and has over 40 brands, including Nike, Adidas and The North Face, and JD Sports offered shoppers the chance to customise a pair of trainers, purchased in-store, for free at…
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