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.
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberNews
Tesco limits sale of essential items
Tesco has limited the number of sales customers can make on essential goods such as toilet roll, flour, dried pasta, baby wipes and anti-bacterial wipes, with customers now only able to purchase three of each item. It is thought that the big four supermarket made the decision as part of…
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Nov- 2020 -26 NovemberCoronavirus
New Tier system announced
The Government has announced a new Tier system for when England leaves lockdown on 2 December, with only areas in Tier 1 allowed to revert back to the ‘rule of six’. Making the announcement to the House of Commons, health secretary Matt Hancock revealed that the new Tier 3 restrictions…
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Jan- 2020 -6 JanuaryDepartment Stores
Debenhams announces 19 store closures
Debenhams has announced the closure of 19 of its UK stores, resulting in 660 job losses. The department store, which entered administration in April last year, launched its CVA in the same month. The closures are due to take place during the next fortnight, with stores closing from 11 January,…
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Dec- 2019 -20 DecemberShopping Centres
Westfield named best shopping centre in the UK
Westfield London and Westfield Stratford has been named the best shopping centres in the UK, for the second year running. According to GlobalData’s Top 50 Shopping Centres Report for 2019, Bluewater in Greenhithe, Kent was ranked in third place, followed by Intu Trafford Centre in Manchester. Intu Lakeside, Sheffield’s Meadowhall…
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Jul- 2019 -2 JulyHigh Street
Lendlease to launch retail development at Elephant Park
Project management company Lendlease has announced plans for a retail and restaurant development at Elephant Park in south London. The 16 units total 37,000 sq ft and are in two areas, Ash Avenue and New Kent Road and Chatteris Quarter. Ash Avenue will focus mainly on restaurants, backing onto a…
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Nov- 2018 -13 NovemberSupermarkets
Asda trials new ‘inclusive hour’ as part of Purple Tuesday
Supermarket giant Asda is trialling a new ‘inclusive hour’ in stores in Kent and Manchester as part of its support for Purple Tuesday (13 November), the UK’s first accessible shopping day. Selected stores across the two regions are trialling an hour for local people with autism and dementia who may…
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1 NovemberHigh Street
Pets at Home appoints former Argos boss as COO
Pets at Home has appointed David Robinson as COO of retail and Jane Balmain as interim CEO of the Vet Group’s First Opinion business. Robinson has held senior roles at Homebase, Sainsbury’s and Dixons Retail and spent almost 15 years with the Home Retail Group, most recently as COO for…
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Sep- 2018 -10 SeptemberHigh Street
Summer weather drives GDP and retail growth
The joint hottest summer ever and the World Cup helped the UK experience both GDP and retail growth. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said GDP increased by 0.6% in the three months to the end of July. Retail trade also saw growth of 2.1%. The retail trade contributed 0.11…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustAnalysis
How accessible are shopping centres in the UK?
In 2016, the UK’s population peaked at 65.6 million. Reportedly, 18% of the population were aged 65 and over. With an ageing population, are businesses accommodating for elderly people and their differing needs? Similarly, are they making themselves accessible to those with disabilities? Despite Britain’s disabled population having a spending…
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Jun- 2018 -1 JuneAnalysis
Why you should take business advice from psychologists, not economists
In 1980, economics students at Harvard walked out of a class and refused to return. They were striking to protest their belief that the standard economics they were being taught had an inherent bias which affected students, their universities, and society at large. What was this inherent bias? And were…
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