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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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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Sep- 2019 -11 SeptemberAdvice
Time is critical: Getting ‘retail fast’ right
Stories of store closures seem to be near constant, and calls for “the death of retail” or “the end of the high-street” seem to happen every day. At the same time, a new wave of retailers – often with their roots in e-commerce – are investing in physical presence as…
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Jul- 2019 -17 JulyHigh Street
Nine retailers to open on Broadgate development
Nine retailers are set to open stores on the Broadgate development just outside Liverpool Street Station. Chocolatier, Charbonnel et Walker is returning to the area, and clothing retailer Gant is also opening its first ever east London store. The stores will be joined by skincare brands Kiehl’s, Neom and The…
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May- 2019 -30 MayEntertainment
Microsoft’s flagship store to open on 11 July
International technology and software company Microsoft is set to open its first physical retail store in Oxford Circus, London on 11 July. As well as getting access to new products, the store will feature an answer desk, offering a dedicated area for customers to get tech support, training, repairs and…
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Apr- 2019 -29 AprilClothing & Shoes
Loewe opens flagship store in London
Spanish fashion retailer, Loewe, has announced it has opened a new flagship store on New Bond Street in London after a year-long refurbishment project at the premises. The new three-floor Casa Loewe store will replace the luxury retailer’s Mount Street premises as Loewe’s only London store. The retailer will showcase…
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5 AprilClothing & Shoes
JD Sports acquires Pretty Green from administration
Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green, the boutique men’s clothing brand, has been acquired by JD Sports out of administration. The sale includes the business, brand, online and wholesale business as well as a flagship store in Manchester, securing the future of 67 employees. The remaining 11 stores and 33 House of…
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