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This coverage explores retail trends and business developments in Seoul and their relevance to UK retail professionals. Reporting highlights store concepts, brand expansions, consumer behaviour, and innovations emerging from this influential market. Insights are designed for professionals tracking international retail trends, assessing competitive strategies, and identifying opportunities influenced by Seoul’s dynamic retail and cultural landscape.
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Aug- 2025 -7 AugustHealth & Beauty
Pure Seoul opens new UK stores after securing £4.1m in funding
Korean beauty retailer Pure Seoul has announced that it opened three new stores in 2025 after securing a £4.1m funding deal with HSBC UK. The expansion includes a flagship multi-storey store on London’s Carnaby Street and new outlets in Cambridge and Westfield Stratford. The company said the investment will also…
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Oct- 2024 -15 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Pure Seoul makes Midlands debut with new shop at Bullring and Grand Central
Beauty retailer Pure Seoul has made its Midlands debut with the opening of a new location at Bullring and Grand Central. The news comes as health and beauty transactions at the shopping destination have jumped 26% year-on-year. Located on Bullring’s middle level, the 800 sq ft K-Beauty store showcases one…
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Mar- 2024 -15 MarchShopping Centres
St Johns Shopping Centre store sales spike 32% in February
St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool has reported that store sales rose by 32% in February, compared with the previous year. According to management at the shopping centre, it has outperformed national and regional footfall trends, as total footfall rose 5.3% last month – ahead of the national average of…
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Dec- 2023 -7 DecemberNews
Castle Quarter signs first Korean supermarket in Norwich
Castle Quarter, Norwich’s social, leisure and lifestyle destination, is to be the home of Norwich’s first dedicated Korean supermarket, Itaewon, following the arrival of new food retailers at the scheme. Itaewon has taken unit 12 at Castle Quarter, totalling 1,664 sq ft, on a new ten-year lease. Increasing numbers of…
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Oct- 2023 -5 OctoberNews
Borough Yards welcomes three new tenants
Borough Yards, the new retail, leisure, office and dining district in Borough, has announced the arrival of three new tenants. Ted Baker-owned barbers Ted’s Grooming Room and skin specialists re:lax will arrive this autumn to bolster its beauty offer, while the London debut of West African-inspired restaurant Akara becomes the latest restaurant to open. …
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Jun- 2018 -26 JuneAdvice
Are physical stores still relevant?
Every week seems to bring yet another breaking news story about failing retailers and mass store closures. So much so that it would be easy to assume that bricks-and-mortar retail is on its way out. Contrary to speculation by the media and disenchanted consumers, I believe the high street shop…
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