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This coverage highlights retail developments, openings, and trends across Kent, examining store launches, commercial property activity, consumer footfall, and local economic factors shaping the county’s retail landscape. Reporting is aimed at retail managers, landlords, and executives interested in regional performance, location planning, and opportunities within one of the UK’s key retail areas outside London.

Kent

This coverage highlights retail developments, openings, and trends across Kent, examining store launches, commercial property activity, consumer footfall, and local economic factors shaping the county’s retail landscape. Reporting is aimed at retail managers, landlords, and executives interested in regional performance, location planning, and opportunities within one of the UK’s key retail areas outside London.

Morleys Department Stores appoints new chief executive

Morleys Department Stores has announced that chief executive Allan Winstanley is set to step…

Aldi to open five stores in 24 hours as part of UK expansion

Aldi will open five new stores across England in 24 hours as part of its plan to reach 1,500…

Aldi to open 16 new stores in run up to Christmas

Aldi announced it is to open 16 new stores between Thursday 6 November and Friday 12…

DBT’s secures £40k funding for national expansion

Kent-based sustainable clothing brand DBT’s has received a £40,000 funding package from HSBC…

Aldi to open one new store a week for rest of 2025

Aldi is set to open one new store a week between now and the end of the year, expanding its…

Aldi to open 10 new stores this summer

Aldi is set to open 10 new stores over the next 14 weeks, while a further 30 stores will…

Hobbycraft set to close nine stores

Hobbycraft is set to close nine stores, a move affecting up to 126 jobs, as part of a…

Castore signs multi-year partnership with Lancashire Cricket Club

Sportswear brand Castore has announced it has agreed a multi-year partnership with…

Makeke: The app helping independent retailers take on ecommerce giants

Jenniffer Gearheart-Tang, co-founder and CEO of Makeke, has always had an entrepreneurial…

Ex-Boohoo CEO left amid stalking concerns

Ex-Boohoo CEO John Lyttle resigned from his post in October amid claims he was being stalked…
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