Gloucestershire
This section covers retail developments and business conditions across Gloucestershire, encompassing towns and cities such as Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, and Stroud. Reporting includes store openings and closures, high street performance, regeneration initiatives, and planning decisions affecting the retail landscape. Coverage also examines the impact of economic trends and consumer behaviour on local retail operations, providing insights for retail executives and managers assessing opportunities and challenges in the region.
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Apr- 2025 -25 AprilHigh Street
Hobbycraft set to close nine stores
Hobbycraft is set to close nine stores, a move affecting up to 126 jobs, as part of a restructure led by new owners Modella Capital, it confirmed to the BBC. The restructuring will also result in redundancies across its Bournemouth head office and distribution centre in Burton-on-Trent but it has…
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Mar- 2024 -5 MarchNews
Ocado launches Best of British aisle
Ocado Retail has launched a new Best of British aisle to showcase UK produce. Unlike other supermarket British aisles which can include products manufactured in the UK with ingredients from around the world, Ocado’s aisle exclusively features products both grown and produced locally. Its selection is the largest of any…
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Sep- 2023 -7 SeptemberHealth & Beauty
Holland and Barrett relaunches its entire food range
Holland and Barrett has relaunched its entire food range with the first 500 products launching throughout September marking the start of the “biggest transformation of its food category in a decade”. The news comes after the retailer has been investing in its store estate, opening 19 stores and refitting 16…
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May- 2021 -19 MayShopping Centres
South Gloucestershire Council completes £10m shopping centre purchase
South Gloucestershire Council has revealed that it has completed the acquisition of the Kings Chase Shopping Centre and car park in Kingswood for £10m in a step towards regenerating the Town Centre. The investment, which was awarded funding by the government on 26 December 2020, and completion of the purchase…
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