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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Aug- 2022 -24 AugustHigh Street
Oxford St footfall up 24% as international travel begins to return
Footfall levels on London’s Oxford Street continued on an upward trajectory in July 2022, up 24% from the previous month, according to RSM UK’s analysis of the latest data from Datscha. Footfall as a whole increased 16% in July 2022, compared to the previous month. As well as London, Leeds…
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24 AugustDepartment Stores
Department stores could be given protected status
Department stores across the UK could be given protected status following a new review of high streets from Historic England. It comes as many department store units have been left empty following the collapse of such chains as BHS and Debenhams, which fell into administration in recent years, with closures…
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22 AugustNews
M&S rejects complaints for Oxford Street redevelopment
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has reportedly addressed complaints surrounding its Oxford Street redevelopment plans by pledging that 95% of the materials in the existing Marble Arch building will be recovered, recycled or reused, amid opposition to plans to flatten the shop. According to the Guardian, the retailer has promised that…
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Jun- 2022 -28 JuneHigh Street
Retail space provider Sook continues UK expansion
Flexible retail pop-up space provider Sook has announced new partnerships with Hammerson and Rivington Hark, which will see the retail operator open three new spaces this summer in new UK locations. The firm said its rapid expansion is a result of a “high customer demand for flexible retail space as…
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22 JuneSupermarkets
M&S criticises gov decision on new Marble Arch store
Marks and Spencer has criticised the decision by Secretary of State Michael Gove to hold a public enquiry on the proposed redevelopment of its Marble Arch store on London’s Oxford Street. The retailer has been hoping to demolish the site and replace it with a larger 10-story retail and office…
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13 JuneEconomy
Almost 650,000 UK retail jobs lost since 2017
Almost 650,000 jobs have been lost in the UK’s retail sector over the past five years, according to new figures from a study conducted by the Centre for Retail Research. The study found that 645,204 retail jobs have been lost and 72,570 shops were closed across the whole country in…
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May- 2022 -27 MayEconomy
West End set for £80m injection over Jubilee weekend
The New West End Company, which represents 600 retail, restaurant, hotel and property owners across Bond Street, Oxford Street, Regent Street and Mayfair, said that it forecasts that sales over the Jubilee weekend (2-5 June) will hit £80m. The New West End Company, which represents 600 retail, restaurant, hotel and…
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10 MayDIY
Ikea stores to receive €3bn investment by end of next year
Ingka Group is set to accelerate its expansion by investing more than €3bn (£2.57bn) in new and existing Ikea stores by the end of next year to help make Ikea more accessible for customers. It said the investment reflects the ongoing retail transformation and the company’s “unchanged determination to get…
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6 MayClothing & Shoes
Sports Direct opens £10m Birmingham flagship
Sports Direct is opening its latest flagship store in the heart of Birmingham with a 60,000 square feet concept space that has seen an investment of over £10m. Located on New Street, Sports Direct Birmingham is set across four floors and it will be the first flagship to house USC,…
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Apr- 2022 -20 AprilNews
M&S’ Oxford Street demolition blocked by Government
Marks and Spencer’s (M&S) plans for the demolition of its Marble Arch flagship on Oxford Street has been paused by Michael Gove so that ministers can scrutinise the plans. According to the Evening Standard, the communities secretary blocked the plans using an Article 31 holding direction, meaning the local authority…
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