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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Apr- 2021 -13 AprilSport & Leisure
JD Sports ‘retains profitability’ in FY21
JD Sports has posted a pre-tax profit of £421.3m, before exceptional items, in its financial results for the year to 30 January 2021. While this represents a drop in pre-tax profit from the previous year, down from £438.8m, the sports retailer confirmed it has “retained substantially all of its record…
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9 AprilHigh Street
JD Sports, Frasers Group and Amazon eye Topshop flagship
A number of retailers have reportedly expressed interest in purchasing Topshop’s former flagship store, including JD Sports, Amazon and Frasers. According to Drapers,, the administrators of the 100,000 sq ft store have appointed Eastdil and Savills to explore a sale of the site. It also reports that the London store…
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8 AprilComment
Why retail store closures don’t have to be bad for business
It is no secret that the retail sector is facing somewhat of a crisis, with a number of leading retail chains – including Arcadia Group, M&Co, Harveys Furniture and Monsoon, amongst others – entering administration or shuttering up for good in the midst of the global pandemic. While for many…
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Mar- 2021 -30 MarchLuxury Goods
Watches of Switzerland signs lease for new Trafford Centre store
The Watches of Switzerland Group has announced it has signed a new 10-year lease with The Trafford Centre, for a flagship store in a new location, which is expected to open in the summer. The retailer will relocate its Goldsmiths store to The Trafford Centre’s Main Dome on the upper…
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25 MarchSport & Leisure
Decathlon moves to 35,000 sq ft Trinity Leeds store
Decathlon UK has announced it will be moving to a new 35,000 sq ft flagship store in Trinity Leeds, which is owned by property company Landsec. Opening later this month, the store will be housed in a former BHS site which spans over two floors, and will initially focus on…
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22 MarchClothing & Shoes
Browns CEO to move into the role of chair
Browns has announced some managerial changes within the company which included the moving of Holli Rogers, CEO, into the role of chair with effect 1 April 2021. As part of the changes, Paul Brennan, COO, will be moving into the newly created role of managing director for where he will…
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22 MarchClothing & Shoes
Fred Perry to relocate Manchester flagship
Fred Perry has revealed that it is set to launch a new flagship store on the ground floor of Manchester’s Afflecks building. Expected to open this Summer, the store and showroom will cover 2,820 sq ft of retail space on the corner of Oldham Street and Church Street. The brand…
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10 MarchDepartment Stores
M&S reveals redevelopment plans for flagship store
M&S has announced a proposal to redevelop its flagship Marble Arch store on Oxford Street as part of its Never the Same Again programme. As part of the proposal, the department store chain is set to consult with local stakeholders on the best course of action, with the aim of…
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Feb- 2021 -15 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Burberry to repay £6m in business rates relief
Burberry has voluntarily agreed to repay around £6m in business support to the Treasury, following the business rates holiday designed to help businesses navigate through the impact of the pandemic. According to the Sunday Times, the retailer has also repaid a £300m loan from the Bank of England, in a…
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15 FebruaryHigh Street
Arcadia asset sale gives pension holders new hope
Workers who were saving pensions at Sir Phillip Green’s Arcadia Group have reportedly been told that their savings can be recovered following the sale of property assets at the collapsed company. According to The Guardian, trustees of the Arcadia pension scheme have secured £173m to help fund their retirement through…
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