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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Dec- 2024 -17 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-17/12/24
Shein’s potential London IPO may challenge regulatory norms as the company reportedly seeks a waiver from the UK’s 10% public float requirement. If successful, it would mark a first for London’s stock market. Shein filed confidentially with the FCA in June but faces delays due to regulatory scrutiny, including concerns…
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17 DecemberShopping Centres
Landsec acquires 92% stake in Liverpool ONE
Landsec has acquired a 92% stake in Liverpool ONE from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) (69%) and Grosvenor (23%) for an overall consideration of £490m. Of this total consideration, a payment of £35m to ADIA is deferred for two years. The income return on…
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Nov- 2024 -18 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-18/11/24
Sephora is poised for an ambitious UK expansion, planning 20 new stores by 2027, doubling its physical footprint. CEO Guillaume Motte attributes renewed confidence in the UK market to an improved competitive landscape. The brand, which re-entered the UK in 2022 after a 17-year absence, currently operates six stores, with…
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18 NovemberHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open 20 more UK stores by 2027
Sephora has plans to open a further 20 stores in the next two to three years across the UK, The Times has reported, as CEO Guillaume Motte aims to double the beauty retailer’s presence in Britain. As well as committing to more brick-and-mortar stores, Motte wants to expand Sephora’s online…
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18 NovemberClothing & Shoes
AllSaints set to continue global expansion with new store openings
AllSaints, the global contemporary fashion brand, is set to continue to expand globally with the opening of new stores in the UK, United States, Europe and Asia. In London, the brand is set to open a new store on Brompton Road on 22 November. AllSaints has also expanded its reach…
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4 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-4/11/24
Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa and partner Victoria Price have taken a substantial stake in the Manchester-based secondhand clothing platform GoThrift through their new investment fund, Boulder Investco. Established to support high-growth UK startups, Boulder Investco has also committed £10m to the Liverpool-based protein supplement company Applied Nutrition. Issa, a key…
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4 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Mohsin Issa backs GoThrift through new start-up investment fund
Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa, and his partner Victoria Price, have reportedly taken a significant stake in Manchester-based secondhand clothing website, GoThrift, to back its expansion, according to The Telegraph. GoThrift runs an online fashion store where shoppers can buy vintage clothing. It was originally founded by three friends in 2019…
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Oct- 2024 -30 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo to open at Liverpool One next year
Uniqlo is set to make its city debut at Liverpool One taking a 25,000 sq ft space at the shopping destination early next year. The new store will follow the retailer’s trademark “experience-led style”, showcasing Uniqlo’s signature high-quality womenswear, menswear and kidswear collections as well as its range of bags…
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25 OctoberDepartment Stores
Frasers Group opens 70,000 sq. ft Flannels Leeds flagship
Frasers has opened a new store in Leeds marking its sixth ‘flagship’ store with additional locations in London, Leicester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle. The store, which stretches across six floors and over 70,000 sq.ft, offers luxury and contemporary designer fashion brands, beauty retail concepts, a luxury resale space, full-scale homeware…
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18 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open at Liverpool One in Spring 2025
Sephora UK is continuing to fuel its northern expansion with the announcement of its next store opening at Grosvenor’s city-centre retail and entertainment destination, Liverpool One. The new store location at Liverpool One is slated to open in Spring 2025 and will be the 8th store in Sephora UK’s growing…
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