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This coverage focuses on retail activity, trends, and developments in London, a central hub of the UK retail industry. Reporting highlights flagship store openings, property developments, regional economic factors, consumer behaviour, and strategic moves by both international and domestic brands. Tailored for retail executives and managers, it offers insights into operating and competing in one of the world’s most dynamic retail markets.
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Sep- 2021 -27 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Boohoo publishes international factory list
Boohoo has announced the publication of its international factory list in response to an independent review launched by the London barristers chambers Alison Levitt QC. Released as part of a transparency pledge to publish the names within 12 months of the review, the list reveals details of roughly 1,100 factories.…
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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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22 SeptemberHigh Street
Abercrombie & Fitch opens Regent Street store
Abercrombie and Fitch has announced it is opening a new store located at 150 Regent Street, in the heart of London’s busiest shopping district. Amenities include fitting rooms containing adjustable lighting and music controls, a phone charging dock, and buttons for customers to alert associates. The store will also offer…
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22 SeptemberHigh Street
Pret unveils £100m expansion plan despite losses
Pret A Manger has unveiled plans to double the size of its business within the next five years, as it looks to expand into five new markets by the end of 2023. In addition, the group plans to open around 200 new UK stores over the next two years alone,…
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21 SeptemberSupermarkets
Aldi to trial its first checkout-free store in London
Aldi has announced it is trialling new checkout-free technology at one of its London stores. It said the technology is designed to allow customers to scan a smartphone app to enter the store, pick up their shopping, and simply walk out without the need to pay at a till. Shortly…
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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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16 SeptemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis Partnership reduces H1 losses to £29m
The John Lewis Partnership has reduced its losses in the first six-months of the year ending 31 July to £29m from a previous year’s loss of £635m. Revenue rose 5% during the period to £5.2bn from £4.9bn in 2020 and was boosted by improved sales performance. The company revealed that…
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14 SeptemberHigh Street
Dobbies Garden Centres opens new London store
Dobbies Garden Centres has announced that it has opened its second London-based store located on Chiswick High Road. The opening is the fourth little Dobbies to open in the last year, following the success of the first three stores in Edinburgh, Bristol and, most recently, Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill.…
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14 SeptemberHigh Street
Footfall declines 4.2% despite signs of office return
Footfall in UK retail destinations declined by -4.2% last week from the week before, despite Central London starting to show signs of an office return for workers, according to the latest data from Springboard. The greatest declines occurred in shopping centres and retail parks, down -7.7% and -4.7% respectively, but…
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14 SeptemberSupermarkets
Nisa celebrate’s 1,000th store opening
Nisa’s 1,000th store has opened its doors to shoppers in Haverstock, Camden. The store offers a large range of fruit and vegetables, with multiple food-to-go and coffee options in its corner location. The new 1,800 sq. ft. store employs 12 members of staff and is open from 8:00am – 11:00pm…
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