Ipswich
This coverage highlights retail developments and market activity in Ipswich, providing insights relevant to UK retail executives and business managers. Reporting includes store openings and closures, regeneration projects, investment trends, consumer behaviour shifts, and the performance of key retail players in the area. Designed to support strategic planning, these updates help professionals assess opportunities and challenges within the Ipswich retail landscape.
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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…
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Mar- 2024 -19 MarchClothing & Shoes
Castore agrees Umbro Pro Team Sports license
Castore has announced it has completed a deal with Umbro licensee, GL Dameck to sign an exclusive Umbro Professional Team Sports sub-license allowing Castore to market the Umbro brand in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark. Following a £145m investment round in November 2023, Castore said it…
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Feb- 2024 -6 FebruaryNews
Asda to open 110 stores in February
Asda will open 110 Asda Express convenience stores in February – a record for a single month – to accelerate its growth strategy in convenience and put it firmly on track to reach 1,000 UK stores in total for the first time. The supermarket will convert 109 former convenience stores…
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Jul- 2023 -25 JulySupermarkets
Poundland brings back £1 price point amid lessening inflation
Poundland has today (25 July) reduced the price of big brand “family favourite” products, many of which went back to a £1 price point, following last week’s inflation data showing price rises are moderating from 8.7% in May to 7.9%. The retailer’s price reduction, which has been dubbed ‘Operation Sell…
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25 JulyClothing & Shoes
Superdry to close eight UK stores
Fashion retailer Superdry has confirmed that it is closing eight of its franchise stores in the UK, according to Drapers. The business has already shut down sites in Stoke On Trent, Ipswich, Luton, Telford, Lincoln and Bury St Edmunds. All eight stores are operated by franchise partner Aldrich Group, which…
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Jun- 2021 -3 JuneHigh Street
Geek Retreat ‘on track’ to open 60 new stores by end of 2021
Geek Retreat has revealed that it is on track to open 60 of its planned 100 new stores on high streets by the end of 2021, creating 360 jobs around the UK. The franchise, which opened its first store in Glasgow in 2013, now has 27 stores, with the latest…
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Apr- 2021 -12 AprilClothing & Shoes
Homebase announces Next partnership
Homebase has announced a new partnership with Next in which its gardening products will be brought to selection of the retailers stores. The partnership will see six Homebase garden centres open in Shoreham, Ipswich, Warrington, Camberley, Bristol and Sheffield Next stores. Homebase is also set to open more of its…
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Sep- 2020 -3 SeptemberEconomy
UK small business sector ‘plagued’ by late payment issues
UK freelancers and small business owners continue to be plagued by the problem of late payment, according to new research by cloud accounting software company Freeagent. Analysis of over two million invoices sent by FreeAgent customers between January 2019 and June 2020 has revealed the “startling impact” of late payment…
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Jul- 2020 -9 JulySupermarkets
Asda launches home delivery partnership with Uber Eats
Asda has announced its partnership with Uber Eats to offer customers “greater flexibility” and access to its products. The trial, which launches this week from stores in Leeds (Pudsey) and Birmingham (Barnes Hill), offers customers a choice of over 300 Asda own-brand products and branded everyday items for delivery including;…
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May- 2020 -15 MayCoronavirus
Poundland to reopen 36 stores across the UK
Discount chain Poundland has revealed it is set to open 36 stores across the UK next week as it begins to reopen its store estate. While most of Poundlands stores have remained open for “essential” shopping, In March, the retailer closed around 100 stores that were located close to another…
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