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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Jan- 2021 -28 JanuaryLuxury Goods
Hugo Boss appoints new chief sales officer
Hugo Boss has announced the appointment of Oliver Timm as chief sales officer. In his role, he will be responsible for delivering a “premium shopping experience” for the retail group customers across all consumer touch-points − from retail and wholesale to e-commerce. Among Timm’s top priorities will be the implementation…
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4 JanuaryHigh Street
Arcadia to offload flagship Topshop store
Arcadia Group has announced that Eastdil and Savills have been hired to oversee the sale of retail chain Topshop’s flagship store in central London. According to Sky News, Eastdil will reportedly handle the sale strategy for the building, whilst Savills will advise on future leasing options. It comes after the…
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Nov- 2020 -24 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Abercrombie & Fitch to close seven flagship stores
Abercrombie and Fitch has announced it is planning to close its flagship stores in London and six further cities in a bid to restructure the business. The move forms part of its “ongoing global store network optimization initiative”, as well as its reported goal of repositioning from larger format, tourist-dependent…
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3 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Laura Ashley returns to high street with Next partnership
Laura Ashley is set to return to the UK high street next year with a new partnership with Next, which will sell its homeware products and will launch a series of new stores. According to The Guardian, the clothing and home furnishing retailer said it will reintroduce its homeware via…
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Sep- 2020 -21 SeptemberComment
The window of opportunity for pop-ups
The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent events of this year have exacerbated the ongoing decline of the British high street, with footfall falling by 81% in April and 48% in July, according to the British Retail Consortium. From John Lewis to Carphone Warehouse to House of Fraser, it seems that no…
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Aug- 2020 -20 AugustEntertainment
The Rolling Stones to open flagship Carnaby Street store
The Rolling Stones have announced they will officially open their first flagship store in London next month. The RS No. 9 Carnaby will now launch on Carnaby Street on 9 September. The venture has been created in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company. The store…
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Jun- 2020 -25 JuneNews
The Mall Maidstone appoints Gavin Cockayne as general manager
Capital and Regional and The Mall Maidstone have announced the appointment of Gavin Cockayne as the new general manager, succeeding Andy Davy, who is retiring from the company after 11 years. Cockayne has over 20 years experience in the retail industry, working with a number of major UK retailers in…
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Jan- 2020 -16 JanuaryAnalysis
How in-store experiences will shape gaming retail in 2020 and beyond
A little over a year ago the Entertainment Retailer Association (ERA) announced that the gaming market accounted for more than half of the entire UK entertainment sector at more than £3.8bn, making it bigger than video and music combined. The top games released that year included FIFA 2019, Red Dead…
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Nov- 2019 -26 November
Sports Direct International set to rebrand as Frasers Group
Sports Direct International is set to change its name to Frasers Group, the parent company of Sports Direct has revealed. The name change forms part of a new “multi-channel elevation strategy” that aims to provide “unrivalled multi-brand offering to customers across sport, lifestyle and fashion”. News of the rebrand comes…
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4 NovemberHigh Street
New flagship River Island store opens in Grosvenor Shopping Northampton
Fashion retailer River Island has opened a new flagship store in Grovesnor Shopping Northampton. The announcement comes from LGIM Real Assets (Legal and General), which revealed that the new unit will operate over 11,000 sq ft, with two trading levels of space. Following the centre’s refurbishment in 2015, this development…
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