Liverpool
This coverage focuses on retail activity and developments in Liverpool, including store openings and closures, investment projects, consumer trends, and regional market performance. Reporting highlights how retailers adapt strategies to Liverpool’s economic and cultural landscape — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals overseeing retail operations in this key UK city.
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Jan- 2022 -25 JanuaryOnline & Digital
Getir to create 6,000 UK jobs in 2022
Getir, a rapid grocery delivery app, reportedly expects to create up to 6,000 jobs in the UK this year alone. According to Sky News, the Turkey-based start-up has already created 4,000 jobs in the country, a figure that is expected to rise to 10,000 by the end of 2022. The…
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Sep- 2021 -24 SeptemberDepartment Stores
Selco to open two new branches by 2022
Selco has announced plans to open two new branches in the last three months of 2021, in Canning Town next month and Rochester in December. The new branches will create more than 60 jobs in local areas. The warehouse-retailer will have opened three stores in 2021, after the launch of…
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20 SeptemberSupermarkets
Supermarket Income Reit acquires six new sites for £113.1m
Supermarket Income Reit, the real estate investment group, has announced the acquisition of six supermarkets for a total purchase price of £113.1m. Acquired from different vendors, the purchases consist of a Tesco in Prescot, two Morrisons in Durham and Cumbria, an Aldi in Oldham and an Aldi and M&S Foodhall…
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Aug- 2021 -10 AugustGovernment
Bira in talks with metro mayors to help retailers post-pandemic
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has said it is involved in discussions with mayors of UK metropolitan cities to discuss “new ways” of supporting independent retailers post-pandemic. The talks, which are being led by the group’s CEO Andrew Goodacre, have been looking at support for reforms to business rates…
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4 AugustLuxury Goods
DMR expands presence in Liverpool with Omega boutique
David M Robinson (DMR) has expanded its presence in Liverpool One shopping district with the opening of a mono-brand Omega boutique later this year. This latest expansion is DMR’s first opening of a mono-brand boutique, combining the watchmaking heritage of Omega with customer service experience. The new boutique spanning 2000…
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Jul- 2021 -8 JulyShopping Centres
HMV opens new site at St Johns Liverpool
St Johns Liverpool, the largest covered shopping centre in the city of Liverpool, has announced that HMV will open a new store in the site on 20 July. HMV will open on Williamson Square, joining over 100 other businesses within St Johns, such as JD Sports and Matalan. The store,…
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6 JulyClothing & Shoes
Reiss opens new store in London’s St Pancras
Reiss has revealed it is celebrating its 50th anniversary year with a “positive outlook on bricks-and-mortar retail” by opening a new store in London’s St Pancras. It is the fourth new opening this year for the fashion brand, following new openings in London’s Liverpool Street, Cannock in Staffordshire, and another…
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Jun- 2021 -15 JuneOnline & Digital
Very recruits 30 young people via Gov’s Kickstart initiative
The Very Group has announced plans to create 30 new roles as part of the government’s Kickstart scheme to “improve opportunities” for young people at risk of “long-term unemployment”. The roles are open via JobCentre Plus to 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit. It aims to offer work…
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May- 2021 -26 MayShopping Centres
British Land sees portfolio value plummet £2bn
British Land has seen the valuation of its portfolio cut by £2bn during FY21, falling from £11.16bn to £9.13bn in the period. The 10.8% year-on-year decline in the group’s portfolio value was driven by a 24.7% decrease for the year ended 31 March for British Land’s retail operations. The property…
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Apr- 2021 -13 AprilSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s expands Deliveroo partnership
Deliveroo has expanded its partnership with Sainsbury’s with a new two year contract, which will allow customers to order grocery goods via the food delivery app. The trial was initially launched in 10 stores last November, however a further 22 stores in London will be added to the offering. In…
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