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- 2024 -8 AugustSport & Leisure
Go Outdoors to open biggest store in Europe
Go Outdoors has announced that it is set to open the largest outdoor store in Europe at the Vangarde Shopping Centre in York on 23 August 2024. The record breaking store boasts 125,000sq. Ft of space with over 380 brands and 30 branded concession areas. These branded areas will include…
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7 AugustSport & Leisure
Castore secures 10-year lease at Derbion
Sportswear brand Castore has signed a 10-year lease for a 1,771 sq ft unit at Derbion on the second level of the centre next to Foot Locker. It comes as Derbion’s JD store will be doubling the size of its current unit to a 20,175 sq ft space that will…
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7 AugustClothing & Shoes
White Stuff welcomes sales uptick in FY24
White Stuff has welcomed a strong year of trading, as sales rose by 2.4% to £155m in the year ended 27 April 2024, with EBITDA up by 23% to £8.6m. Its performance was boosted by full price sales, which were up by 6.8% against the prior year, driven by less promotional…
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6 AugustNews
Quartet of retailers sign new spaces in Covent Garden
Nobody’s Child, SpaceNK, Whistles, and Lipault have all committed to over 11,200 sq ft of prime retail space on Long Acre and Neal Street in Covent Garden, London. Nobody’s Child has selected 3 Neal Street to house its new London flagship. The 2,044 sq ft two-storey unit will be the…
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5 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief-5/8/24
Authentic Brands Group has announced strategic partnerships to bolster Ted Baker’s presence in the US and Canada. United Legwear & Apparel Co. will oversee men’s sportswear, golf, and denim, managing wholesale operations and online platforms. Peerless Clothing will focus on tailored clothing, while BCI Brands will handle women’s sportswear and…
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5 AugustClothing & Shoes
Alo Yoga unveils second store on Regent Street
US luxury activewear brand Alo Yoga has announced the opening of its new flagship store on London’s Regent Street. The news comes after the brand launched its first store on King’s Road last November. The new Regent Street flagship store spans 10,000 square feet and features a complete range of…
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Jul- 2024 -29 JulyClothing & Shoes
Axel Arigato opens flagship store in Covent Garden
Swedish footwear brand Axel Arigato has opened its flagship store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials neighbourhood. With a footprint of 2,500 sq ft, Axel Arigato Covent Garden offers an extensive range of womenswear, menswear, and accessories, including sneakers and ready-to-wear. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the brand will also launch…
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24 JulyClothing & Shoes
Seven Dials to welcome quartet of store openings
Covent Garden’s Seven Dials is set to welcome NN.07 first standalone UK store, Form&Thread’s West End debut and the opening of Wax London’s third boutique alongside Vivobarefoot’s upsized flagship store. Introducing its first standalone UK store, NN.07 will be opening at Seven Dial’s 7 Earlham Street in August. The opening…
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22 JulyHealth & Beauty
Holland and Barrett unveils first London ‘H&Bean’ cafe
UK-based wellness retailer Holland and Barrett has started trialling its first London-based H&Bean cafe concessions at its Victoria Street street store. The news comes after the group trialled the takeaway service at its flagship store in Birmingham in November. The new H&Bean cafe concession will offer a brand-new range of…
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10 JulyNews
Whole Foods Market and BasicNet signs retail units in Chelsea
Whole Foods Market and BasicNet have recently signed as new tenants at the One Twenty King’s Road development in Chelsea, London. The development, which has been built from the formerly out of date Kings Walk Shopping Centre, has increased the net area from 55,000 sq ft to 84,000 sq ft…
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