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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Nov- 2021 -18 NovemberDepartment Stores
House of Fraser to close its Oxford Street store
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has confirmed that its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street is to close permanently. The retailer revealed that it had been served its notice by the landlord after planning permission was granted to redevelop the site. Frasers added that since it acquired the site in 2018…
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4 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Superdry welcomes strong Autumn trading
Superdry has welcomed an “encouraging” start to its Autumn trading season, with revenue up by 8.8% against last year in the eight weeks to 23 October, and by 17.2% against the same period in FY20. While the group welcomed an improvement in its retail channel performance across the eight-week period,…
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Oct- 2021 -27 OctoberProperty
Ikea to open in former Topshop Oxford Street site
A new Ikea store is set to open its doors in the heart of London with a new location at Topshop’s former Oxford Street site. The new store is planned to open in autumn 2023, and will have a focus on home-furnishing accessories, with a full range available to buy…
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21 OctoberDepartment Stores
John Lewis opens 10 Christmas Emporiums
John Lewis has announced the opening of its festive Christmas Emporiums across 10 stores. The Emporiums will host in-store events and festive workshops, offer personalised gifting experiences alongside presents and decoration options. In another step for a more sustainable Christmas, the department store said it has removed all single-use plastic…
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1 OctoberHigh Street
New West End Company unveils £5bn investment into London’s West End
The New West End Company, which represents 600 businesses on Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and in Mayfair, has announced details regarding a collective planned £5bn capital investment into London’s West End. It revealed the investment is to be spread across 22 existing and new West End developments, aimed…
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Sep- 2021 -16 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Superdry sees its losses narrow to £36m
Superdry CEO Julian Dunkerton has hailed that the company is “turning the corner” after it revealed statutory losses before tax for FY21 have narrowed to £36.7m, down from £166.9m the previous year. In its preliminary results for the 52-week period ending 24 April 2021, the retailer posted a full year…
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7 SeptemberHigh Street
Oxford Street to launch sustainability initiative
Oxford Street has announced the launch of a sustainability campaign on 15 September as a part of its ‘Beyond Now’ scheme. Designed to provide shoppers with more sustainable retail choices, the programme will feature contributions from a number of brands operating on the iconic London street. A range of sustainable…
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Aug- 2021 -5 AugustHigh Street
Mike Ashley confirms plans to step down as head of Frasers
Mike Ashely has confirmed that he will step down as head of Frasers Group, as the business revealed its most recent full year trading profits, which showed a 84.1% decrease in pre-tax profits due to Covid-19. The group which owns brands such as Jack Willis and Evan Cycles said that…
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Jul- 2021 -27 JulyHigh Street
Superdry opens new flagship store on London’s Oxford Street
Superdry has announced that it has agreed a deal to open a global flagship store on London’s Oxford Street this Autumn. The store is located at 360 Oxford Street, close to Selfridges and adjacent to the new Bond Street Crossrail station, which is due to open in early 2022. Totalling…
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21 JulyEntertainment
HMV to open 10 high street sites
HMV, the music and entertainment retailer, reportedly intends to launch 10 new shops across the UK this year. According to the BBC, the plans include the opening of a new London flagship site, following the closure of its former Oxford Street flagship as the group collapsed into administration over two…
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