Glasgow
This coverage focuses on retail activity and developments in Glasgow, including store openings and closures, investment trends, local consumer behaviour, and regional market performance. Reporting highlights how retailers adapt operations and strategy to the city’s economic and cultural landscape — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals overseeing retail presence in Scotland’s largest city.
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Apr- 2025 -11 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-11/4/25
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing has raised its profit forecast for the third consecutive year, driven by strong sales in Japan and key international markets, including Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia. The company reported a 12% rise in revenue to JPY 1.79trn (£12.28bn) and an 18.3% increase in profit for…
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11 AprilClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo owner ups forecast for third consecutive year
Fast Retailing Co, owner of Uniqlo, has revealed that it has upped its profit forecast for the third consecutive year as a result of strong sales both in its domestic market and key international regions. However, the Japanese retailer warned that it was still facing challenges in China which is…
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8 AprilHealth & Beauty
Lush to pass on Trump tariffs to US consumer as its losses widen
Cosmetics retailer Lush has revealed it is set to pass on the effects of Donald Trump’s tariffs to its US consumers as it looks to navigate a difficult trading environment, which has seen its group losses before tax increase 52% to £42.6m. According to its latest accounts on Companies House,…
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Feb- 2025 -24 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Bershka and Pull&Bear to open at Glasgow’s Silverburn
Bershka and Pull&Bear have selected retail and leisure destination Silverburn to open their first Glasgow stores. Bershka will take the current Zara space, which will open a much larger store in the former Debenhams unit, as announced last year. Pull&Bear is taking the former Topshop store, between Mango and River…
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18 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
AllSaints opens new store in Birmingham’s Bullring
AllSaints has announced the opening of its first store of 2025 in Birmingham’s Bullring, a shopping and dining destination located in the heart of the city. The new store spans 3,207 sq ft, spread across two floors, and is located on the upper level of the Bullring, in a site…
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4 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-4/2/25
Shein’s planned £50bn London IPO is under threat due to potential US tariff reforms and ongoing allegations of forced labor in its supply chain. Former President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate the ‘de minimis’ tax rule—which allows duty-free imports of small packages under $800 from China, Canada, and Mexico—could significantly…
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4 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Mango to open 20 new UK stores in 2025
Mango has announced that it is aiming to open 20 new UK stores in 2025 as part of its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan. The plan will concentrate in London, with six openings, as well as central England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the arrival in Cardiff. One of the company’s six openings…
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Jan- 2025 -29 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Castore revenues up 16% YOY in December
Castore has revealed that its revenues grew 16% year-on-year in December, a record Christmas period for the brand. The brand put this down to the sportswear market remaining resilient compared with other retail markets. Castore revealed that over 150,000 football shirts were sold in the final weeks before Christmas. The…
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24 JanuaryShopping Centres
Glasgow Fort sees 10% footfall increase in December
Glasgow Fort retail park has ended the year on a high, with December footfall increasing by 10.3% compared to the same period in 2023. The busiest trading day for the centre was Saturday 23 December, when Glasgow Fort welcomed 89,000 visitors, with footfall up 16% compared to the same date…
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17 JanuaryDIY
CDS to open three more Range sites in former Homebase locations
CDS Superstores will be opening three new The Range sites in former Homebase stores in Stroud, Leicester and Blandford Forum on 31 January. The openings are the latest step in the group’s transformation of up to 70 ex-Homebase sites since CDS acquired them in November 2024. According to CDS Superstores,…
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