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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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Aug- 2021 -16 AugustHigh Street
Origin’40 to launch 50 new UK sites by 2023
Origin’40, a CBD specialist retailer, has announced its plans to launch 50 UK sites by the end of 2023. Having opened three stores earlier this year, located in Chiswick, Portobello Road and Putney, the retailer said it is now eyeing more London sites including Islington and Camden. The group will…
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16 AugustHigh Street
Pret to create 2,000 new roles through expansion
Pret A Manger is reportedly planning to open up to 100 new shops across the UK, in a move that is set to create around 2,000 new jobs. According to the Sunday Times, the chain is set to open up the new sites with the help of its franchisees. The…
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12 AugustNews
Screwfix Launches Rapid Delivery Service
Screwfix is to launch a rapid delivery service called screwfix sprint that will deliver orders direct to site within 60 minutes. Following a successful trial, Screwfix will begin to roll-out the service, which will “meet the growing demand for speed and convenience from Britain’s tradespeople and DIY customers”. The latest…
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12 AugustClothing & Shoes
Boohoo to create 5,000 new jobs over five-year period
Boohoo Group has outlined plans to create 5,000 new jobs off the back of a £500m investment programme across the UK over the next five years. The investment will help the company continue with its growth since launching 15 years ago, expanding from a single brand in 2006 to a…
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11 AugustSupermarkets
Asda invests in Lean Kitchen Network
Asda has announced that it has made an equity investment in Lean Kitchen Network (LKN), a digital brand creation and food service business. The transaction represents a new step in the group’s partnership strategy, further broadening its food service offer for its customers. Acting alongside Edition Capital, Asda’s investment precedes…
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10 AugustDepartment Stores
Harvey Nichols launches luxury resale service
Harvey Nichols has announced it is to start offering a luxury resale service after partnering with specialist company Reflaunt. From 26 August customers will be able to resell luxury handbags, fashion, accessories and watches, through the Reflaunt-run space on the department store’s website. Sellers will then earn up to 80%…
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10 AugustHigh Street
Summer holidays boost UK footfall
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +1.4% last week against the week before, after a rise of +2.4% in the week before last, as the school summer holidays continued to keep footfall buoyant. Across high streets, the increase in activity was nearly double the overall result at a rise…
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9 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi to create more than 2,000 roles before Christmas
Aldi is set to create more than 2,000 new jobs across its UK business between now and Christmas. It comes as the group, which currently has over 920 stores and employs around 38,000 people, said it was “pushing ahead” with plans to open more than one new store a week…
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9 AugustShopping Centres
Kirkstall Bridge shopping park sold for £25.2m
LondonMetric Property has announced that it has sold its retail park, Kirkstall Bridge shopping park, for £25.2m to a UK institutional investor. The 120,000 sq ft shopping park was originally developed by the group in 2015 after acquiring the site in 2011. Following the recent re-letting of a 21,000 sq…
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5 AugustHigh Street
Astley Clarke to open flagship London store this Autumn
British jewellery brand, Astley Clarke has announced that it will debut its first UK flagship store at Seven Dials’ Monmouth Street, London, this Autumn. Spanning just over 900 sq ft, the jeweller’s first bricks and mortar home will stock fine and demi-fine elevated jeweller. Founded in 2006 by Bec Astley…
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