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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Apr- 2023 -27 AprilSupermarkets
M&S invests £12.5m into London store estate
M&S is investing £12.5m into its stores across London in the coming year, in a move that will create 200 jobs and double the total new square footage secured across its store estate last year. Over the last year, the group invested £10.3m into London, creating 200 jobs, meaning the…
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21 AprilEconomy
Poor weather sees retail sales fall 0.9% in March
Retail sales in the UK fell 0.9% in March according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Some of this fall can be attributed to the poor weather in March following a 1.1% rise in February. Furthermore, non-food stores sales volumes fell by 1.3% in March 2023,…
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Mar- 2023 -24 MarchNews
Asos to expand Face and Body offering by over 200 products
Asos has revealed it is set to expand its Face and Body category offerings as it hailed a surge in demand driven by social media which has seen its sales of cream blushes grow by over 600% in the last six months. It comes after a survey of 2,000 UK…
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15 MarchShopping Centres
Liverpool One hails sales performance
Grosvenor has revealed that Liverpool One has “bucked national trends” since the start of 2023, with a 16.5% uplift in sales compared with the same period in 2022. The year-on-year rise outperforms the national picture, with an average increase of 5.2% in sales being recorded across the country according to…
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7 MarchHigh Street
Greggs sales rise 23% in FY22
Greggs has welcomed a strong performance in FY22, with total sales up by 23% to £1.5bn, and like-for-like sales in company-managed shops up by 17.8% year-on-year. Over the period, pre-tax profits were also up 1.9% to £148.3m, against £145.6m the prior year. It comes as the group reported a “record”…
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Feb- 2023 -23 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Former Co-op chief emerges as frontrunner to become Matalan CEO
Jo Whitfield, the former Co-op supermarkets chief, has reportedly emerged as a frontrunner to run Liverpool-based fashion retailer brand Matalan, according to Sky News. The outlet reports that following her decision to step down as the Co-op’s food chief last year, Whitfield is now in detailed talks with Matalan’s new…
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9 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Under Armour unveils ambitious UK expansion plans
Under Armour will open three new brand-owned stores in key cities throughout the UK over the next couple of months, following what it called “significant growth and consumer demand in the market”. The stores are part of Under Armour’s overall strategy to strengthen its direct-to-consumer channel, a key element of…
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Jan- 2023 -16 JanuaryDepartment Stores
M&S announces £480m store investment plan
Marks and Spencer has announced a £480m plan to invest in 20 “bigger and better” stores over the next two years. The new store pipeline for 2023/24 includes eight full line destination stores in key city locations. These include a new 97k sq ft store in Leeds White Rose and…
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Dec- 2022 -20 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Flannels joins rental market with Hurr partnership
Flannels has announced the launch of its new rental strategy, in partnership with rental platform Hurr. It has revealed that customers will be able to rent out items for a period of 4, 8, 10 and 20 days directly from its online store. This will be followed by the launch…
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20 DecemberSupermarkets
M&S to open new store in Liverpool One
Grosvenor has announced that Marks and Spencer is to join Liverpool One, anchoring South John Street in two floors of the former Debenhams. Set to open in mid-2023, the grocer is relocating from Church Street to create a 100,000 sq ft store. Its Liverpool One investment is part of the…
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