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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Jun- 2022 -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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May- 2022 -25 MayHealth & Beauty
Glossier CEO to step down
Glossier has announced that its founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Emily Weiss, will step down as CEO, a role she has held since 2014. Subsequently, Weiss will become an executive chairwoman of the company to focus on supporting the business’ leaders of creative, brand, product and retail. In her…
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12 MayHigh Street
Covent Garden announces raft of new retail openings
Capital and Counties Properties PLC has announced a number of new brands to the Covent Garden estate, including TAG Heuer, Chestnut Bakery, Empresa, Parfums de Marly and Vuori. French Haute Perfumery, Parfums de Marly will be opening within the Market Building later this year. Additionally, Southern California-inspired premium performance brand,…
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11 MayClothing & Shoes
Ikks Paris makes UK debut
French fashion and lifestyle brand, IKKS Paris, has marked its UK debut with the company’s first flagship in the country set to open on Carnaby Street this month. The 2,610 square foot store spans two floors with a full collection of womenswear, menswear, and kidswear. It comprises a lounge area…
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6 MayClothing & Shoes
Sports Direct opens £10m Birmingham flagship
Sports Direct is opening its latest flagship store in the heart of Birmingham with a 60,000 square feet concept space that has seen an investment of over £10m. Located on New Street, Sports Direct Birmingham is set across four floors and it will be the first flagship to house USC,…
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Apr- 2022 -11 AprilHigh Street
Scotch & Soda to open London flagship store amid global expansion
Scotch and Soda has announced it will open a flagship store in London, amid a global expansion which will see the brand open a total of 20 new brick-and-mortar stores globally over the next six months. Scotch and Soda will launch its third brick-and-mortar address in London this summer. The…
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4 AprilDepartment Stores
Demolition plans for M&S flagship site to be reconsidered
Sadiq Khan is reportedly reconsidering previous plans to demolish Marks and Spencer’s flagship store on Oxford Street following ongoing backlash over the decision. According to Architects Journal, City Hall officials will now review proposals to demolish the site after they initially decided “not to intervene” in the application. Simon Sturgis,…
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Feb- 2022 -8 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
NICCE to open first physical store in spring
Nicce has announced the opening of its flagship store on Carnaby Street in spring 2022, marking the first physical flagship store for the brand. The London store comprises 1,400 square feet of space spanning across two floors, and the space will reportedly host a variety of events and customer activations,…
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Jan- 2022 -20 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Superdry H1 losses narrow despite dip in revenues
Superdry said it has been hit by the continued impact of Covid-19 as well as its move to a full-price trading stance, as revenue fell by 1.9% on a one-year basis and 24.9% on a two-year basis in the half-year ended 23 October 2021. Nonetheless, the fashion retailer ensured that…
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4 JanuaryDepartment Stores
New Selfridges owners unveil hotel plans for flagship store
The new owners of Selfridges, The Central Group, reportedly plan to open a new luxury hotel and serviced apartments as part of a revamp of its flagship Oxford Street store. According to the Financial Times, the Thai-based group and its Austrian real estate company the Signa Group also want to…
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