Regent Street
This coverage examines Regent Street’s evolving role within the UK retail landscape, focusing on its transformation into a pedestrian-friendly destination. Reporting highlights Westminster City Council and The Crown Estate’s plans to pedestrianise Regent Street St James’s, creating over 35,000 square metres of car-free public space to enhance safety, accessibility, and the overall shopping experience . Additionally, the coverage includes updates on store openings and refurbishments by brands such as SKIMS, Fanatics Collectibles, The North Face, H&M Home, GANT, and lululemon . These insights are tailored for retail executives, property managers, and professionals monitoring urban regeneration, flagship retail strategies, and consumer engagement trends.
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Nov- 2021 -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 -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 -22 SeptemberHigh Street
Abercrombie & Fitch opens Regent Street store
Abercrombie and Fitch has announced it is opening a new store located at 150 Regent Street, in the heart of London’s busiest shopping district. Amenities include fitting rooms containing adjustable lighting and music controls, a phone charging dock, and buttons for customers to alert associates. The store will also offer…
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Jun- 2021 -23 JuneClothing & Shoes
Superdry to relocate Regent Street flagship
Clothing retailer Superdry is to relocate its London flagship store on Regent Street after agreeing to surrender its lease early. First reported by Drapers, Superdry exited its flagship, which it has inhabited since 2011, earlier this month and is now looking for a new site. Superdry is said to be…
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17 JuneHigh Street
Oxford Circus to be transformed into ‘pedestrian piazzas’
Oxford Circus will be transformed into two, “pedestrian-friendly piazzas” as part of plans unveiled by Westminster City Council and The Crown Estate to revive Oxford Street and the wider district. The organisations said that work will begin on the area later this year, with the reconstruction set to provide “significant…
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May- 2021 -19 MayShopping Centres
South Gloucestershire Council completes £10m shopping centre purchase
South Gloucestershire Council has revealed that it has completed the acquisition of the Kings Chase Shopping Centre and car park in Kingswood for £10m in a step towards regenerating the Town Centre. The investment, which was awarded funding by the government on 26 December 2020, and completion of the purchase…
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Oct- 2020 -20 OctoberDepartment Stores
Hamleys to axe a quarter of staff
Iconic toy retailer Hamleys is reportedly set to cut more than a quarter of its London workforce. According to The Guardian, Hamleys is set to make 60 of its 208 staff working at its London store and nearby head office building redundant. Founded in 1760, Hamleys is the world’s oldest…
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Jan- 2020 -3 JanuaryEntertainment
UK music sales hit 14-year high
2019 marked the fifth consecutive year of growth in the consumption of recorded music in the UK, according to figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The equivalent of 154 million albums were either streamed, purchased on physical formats or downloaded – up by 7.5% in volume on the…
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Nov- 2019 -13 NovemberHigh Street
£2.9bn investment set to ‘transform’ London’s Oxford Street
The New West End Company, the representative of Oxford, Bond and Regent Street businesses, has announced the 1,000 day countdown to when a total of £2.9bn will be invested within a one mile radius of Oxford Street by 2022. According to the group, this is set to be a “significant…
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Sep- 2019 -11 SeptemberAdvice
Time is critical: Getting ‘retail fast’ right
Stories of store closures seem to be near constant, and calls for “the death of retail” or “the end of the high-street” seem to happen every day. At the same time, a new wave of retailers – often with their roots in e-commerce – are investing in physical presence as…
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