Meadowhall
This coverage explores retail activity and trends at Meadowhall, providing insights for UK retail executives, managers, and brand professionals. Reporting includes store openings and closures, redevelopment projects, investment activity, marketing initiatives, and the performance of retailers within this major Sheffield shopping centre. The analysis helps professionals assess opportunities, challenges, and consumer behaviour shaping retail at Meadowhall.
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Jun- 2025 -13 JuneHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open Oxford store in autumn 2025
Sephora UK has announced plans to open a store at Westgate Oxford in autumn 2025 – the retailer’s 11th in the UK and its fifth to be confirmed for the year. The 3,919 sq ft site will offer what the company describes as an “accessible and inspiring” shopping space in…
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Jan- 2025 -31 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
Superdrug appoints new property director
Superdrug has appointed Clare Jennings as its new property director, following the retirement of Nigel Duxbury. Jennings will take over from Duxbury on 2 May 2025 and will become the third female executive on the twelve board of directors at Superdrug, following the promotions of Amy Davies to people director…
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Aug- 2024 -5 AugustClothing & Shoes
Seasalt profits and sales soar amid portfolio expansion
Seasalt has seen its full-year profits and sales rise “markedly” as more bricks-and-mortar stores were added to its high street estate.The Cornish clothing brand saw turnover rise by 12% to £132.6m in the year ended 27 January, The Sunday Times reported. This was largely boosted by in-store sales, which rose…
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Jul- 2024 -24 JulyDIY
Tapi confirms Carpetright store closure locations
The full list of 218 Carpetright stores set to close following the company’s acquisition by Tapi has been confirmed. Tapi has acquired the company’s IP as well as two warehouses and 54 of its stores saving 308 jobs. However, the details of the deal mean that 1,018 jobs across the…
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May- 2024 -20 MayNews
Today’s news in brief-20/5/24
Asda reported a robust financial performance for Q1 2024, with a 6.6% increase in total revenues (excluding fuel) to £5.3bn and a 1.4% rise in like-for-like sales. The supermarket chain saw notable growth in its George at Asda clothing line and homewares, with the latter boosted by the new Stacey…
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20 MayShopping Centres
British Land sells 50% Meadowhall stake for £360m
British Land has announced that it has sold its 50% stake in the Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield. The company has revealed it has sold its stake to Norges Bank Investment Management for £360m. This follows the sale of some ancillary land by the Joint Venture for £7m (British Land…
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Jan- 2024 -16 JanuaryNews
Today’s news in brief-16/1/24
Card Factory reported a 10% increase in total sales for the 11 months ending December 2023, reaching £476.9m, driven by robust Christmas trading. The like-for-like (LFL) store revenue surged 7.8% in November and December, attributed to increased transactions and higher average basket values. The Store Evolution Programme positively impacted space…
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16 JanuaryShopping Centres
Mike Ashley considers Meadowhall shopping centre bid
Mike Ashley is reportedly considering a bid to acquire Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield, according to The Times. Frasers Group, majority owned by Ashley, is “one of a handful of parties” that have registered an interest in the shopping centre. British Land and Norges Bank put the 1.4m sq ft…
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Aug- 2023 -11 AugustShopping Centres
Frasers Group to open flagship Sports Direct in Sheffield
Frasers Group has taken over 180,000 sq ft of retail space in Meadowhall shopping centre, Sheffield, which includes a former Debenhams site that will be used as a Sports Direct flagship and Frasers concept store, Drapers has reported. The space in Meadowhall, which is being let by British Land, will…
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Aug- 2022 -3 AugustHigh Street
Poundland targets 25 new sites amid wide-ranging price cuts
Poundland has confirmed it is set to open 10 new and relocated stores before the end of September, with up to another 15 in the pipeline by the end of the year. The new openings stretch from South Wales and southern England to the north of Scotland, and its store…
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