Oxford Street
This coverage focuses on retail developments along Oxford Street, examining store openings and closures, pedestrianisation plans, investment activity, and shopper footfall trends. Reporting highlights how major retailers, landlords, and city planners respond to evolving consumer behaviour and urban regeneration — offering insight for executives, property managers, and professionals navigating strategies in London’s premier shopping corridor. For example, recent analysis shows vacancy rates dropping to 1.35 % amid flagship redevelopments like 340 Oxford Street.
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Sep- 2023 -13 SeptemberShopping Centres
Westminster Council greenlights £90m Oxford Street revamp
Westminster City Council has formally approved the £90m Oxford Street overhaul, granting £7.7m for the first phase of design work, with construction expected to start in the Autumn of 2024. The news comes after WCC and the New West End Company (NWEC) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement to…
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6 SeptemberFeatures
How can retailers combat shoplifters?
Retailers have recently reported that they are increasingly dealing with a problem of shoplifting in addition to the rising cost of living issues and inflation. According to the British Retail Consortium, about 850 incidents of violence or abuse against shop workers are recorded every day in Britain and have cost…
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Aug- 2023 -31 AugustDepartment Stores
M&S launches legal challenge against Marble Arch decision
M&S has launched a legal challenge to Michael Gove’s decision to block it from demolishing its flagship store in Marble Arch today (Thursday 31 August). The legal challenge from the high street chain comes after the Housing Secretary ruled last month that the retailer’s demolition plans of the unlisted 1929…
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31 AugustHigh Street
Former Debenhams staff win legal battle against retailer
More than 400 former Debenhams staff who lost their jobs after the company went into administration have won a legal battle against the business after a tribunal judge ruled that the retailer had failed in its duty to consult with its staff. As a result, lawyers representing the workers said…
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11 AugustHigh Street
Oxford Street crime wave driven by decline, says M&S chief
Sacha Berendji, operations director at M&S, has told the Telegraph that the recent surge in crime rates on London’s Oxford Street has been caused by its decline. In a letter written to the publication, Berendji stated that Oxford Street was once “the jewel in London’s shopping crown” but now consisted…
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Jul- 2023 -25 JulySport & Leisure
Under Armour opens new Brand House on Oxford Street
Under Armour has opened its latest Brand House in London on Oxford Street. The Oxford Street location, which opened on 20 July, is the latest in a series of Brand House openings following Westfield Stratford, Battersea Power Station, and Liverpool. Under Armour reported this is its strategy to grow its…
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21 JulyClothing & Shoes
Marks and Spencer chief slams ‘pathetic’ Marble Arch rejection
The chief executive of Marks and Spencer has slammed the government’s decision to deny the demolition and redevelopment of its flagship store on Oxford Street as “pathetic”. The company planned to demolish the existing three buildings and construct a larger 2 basement and nine-storey mixed-use development containing a retail store,…
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19 JulyHigh Street
Small businesses to be offered rent-free stores on Oxford Street
Westminster City Council has partnered with New West End Company to launch a new programme called Meanwhile On: Oxford Street, which is encouraging applications from up-and-coming businesses that are looking to launch their first physical space. Meanwhile On: Oxford Street will offer “substantial” support by providing a six month tenancy…
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6 JulyOnline & Digital
TikTok opens pop-up shop on Oxford Street
TikTok Shop UK is opening its first pop up on Oxford Street in London, to show the brands and creators selling on the platform in a real world context. The pop up is not open to the public, but will be open to existing and prospective merchants and creators to…
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May- 2023 -26 MayHigh Street
Mango to open 13 new UK stores this year
Mango has announced an expansion across the south and centre of the UK, with 13 planned store openings over the span of 2023 in major cities such as Bristol, London, Manchester, Leeds and Brighton. Among the “key” store openings is the Westfield Stratford City branch that opened today (26 May),…
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