Hull
This coverage focuses on retail developments in Hull, highlighting key business movements within the city’s retail sector. Explore updates on new store openings, changes in the retail landscape, local shopping centre performance, and strategic shifts from major retailers. With insights tailored for professionals in retail operations, brand management, and business development, this content provides valuable updates to support decision-making and strategy within Hull’s retail market.
-
Jul- 2025 -24 JulyDIY
IKEA opens first new small-format store in Harlow as part of UK expansion
IKEA has opened a new small-format store in Harlow, Essex, the first of three such sites due this year, just over 100 days after acquiring the lease. The new store, which opened on 24 July, is located in a retail park and designed to offer a quicker and more accessible…
Read More » -
Jun- 2025 -24 JuneOnline & Digital
Amazon to invest £40bn as part of major UK expansion
Amazon has unveiled plans to invest £40bn in the UK over the next three years, which will see it build four new fulfilment centres and new delivery stations whilst creating thousands of jobs. As part of the investment it will also upgrade and expand its existing network of over 100…
Read More » -
Dec- 2024 -4 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-4/12/24
Evri has partnered with the GMB Union to secure an industry-first pay deal that guarantees self-employed couriers insurance-backed paid sick leave. Supported by over 80% of voters, the agreement also includes festive support payments of up to £950 and subsidized insurance for death, disability, accidents, and sickness. This builds on…
Read More » -
4 DecemberHigh Street
Chancellor admits NI rise won’t be ‘easy’ for businesses
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted that it will not be “easy” for businesses to “absorb” the rise in employers’ national insurance contributions. The change, which was announced in the autumn budget, will see employers’ NI contributions rise to 15% from April 2025. Speaking at The Yorkshire Post’s Great Northern Conference…
Read More » -
Aug- 2024 -9 AugustHigh Street
Riots deter shoppers as footfall falls 4.8%
UK high streets appear to be feeling the full force of ongoing disorder over the past week with footfall declining by an average of -4.8% week on week from Sunday (4 August) to Wednesday (7 August) compared with an average decline of -2.7% in all UK retail destinations. The latest…
Read More » -
7 AugustHigh Street
Store staff ‘fear for their safety’, says Retail Trust boss
The Retail Trust has seen a spike in calls from retail workers “fearing for their safety” amid rioting across towns in England and Northern Ireland, according to its chief executive Chris Brook-Carter. Brook-Carter stated that the charity has seen an increase in the number of calls to its 24-hour helpline.…
Read More » -
Jul- 2024 -24 JulyDIY
Tapi confirms Carpetright store closure locations
The full list of 218 Carpetright stores set to close following the company’s acquisition by Tapi has been confirmed. Tapi has acquired the company’s IP as well as two warehouses and 54 of its stores saving 308 jobs. However, the details of the deal mean that 1,018 jobs across the…
Read More » -
Jan- 2024 -17 JanuaryHigh Street
Poundland to begin refurbishing 11 former Wilko stores
Poundland has announced it will begin a major makeover of 11 former Wilko stores in the next few weeks, after acquiring Wilko stores in the administration process. The first former Wilko stores to be refurbished will be located in Leigh, Peterlee and Ammanford, with the work due to be completed…
Read More » -
Oct- 2023 -25 OctoberDIY
Poundland to open 75 stores by end of December
Poundland has announced its plans to open or relocate 75 stores over the three months to the end of December. The programme covers both its existing pipeline of new stores, and the former Wilko stores it has already opened, or plans to open, as new Poundland stores. This month the…
Read More » -
Jul- 2023 -7 JulyNews
Argos to close 100 stores over the next year
Argos is reportedly planning to shut down more stores next month as part of plans to close 100 sites over the next year, according to The Sun. The retailer has already shut down 37 shops this year, including all the branches in Ireland. Owned by Sainsbury’s, Argos is now planning…
Read More »
