Sheffield
This coverage reports on retail developments, trends, and business activity in Sheffield, providing insights into store openings and closures, regeneration projects, investment in shopping districts, and the performance of national and independent retailers in the area. Tailored for professionals assessing regional retail opportunities, property strategies, and high street resilience within a key UK city.
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Sep- 2023 -6 SeptemberDIY
Homeware brand Søstrene Grene to open in Liverpool
Danish homeware retailer Søstrene Grene has announced plans to open its first Liverpool store on Bold Street, with the official opening date set to be announced very soon. The brand, which promises to bring “a touch of Danish charm and ‘hygge’” to the city, will stock minimal, Scandinavian designs in…
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Aug- 2023 -11 AugustShopping Centres
Frasers Group to open flagship Sports Direct in Sheffield
Frasers Group has taken over 180,000 sq ft of retail space in Meadowhall shopping centre, Sheffield, which includes a former Debenhams site that will be used as a Sports Direct flagship and Frasers concept store, Drapers has reported. The space in Meadowhall, which is being let by British Land, will…
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May- 2023 -22 MayNews
Sandersons appoints new head of buying
Independent department store Sandersons has recently appointed Louise Fearnehough as head of buying. Fearnehough joined the company seven years ago and during that time has worked in the beauty department, headed the fragrance team and two years ago was promoted to running the company’s flagship store at Fox Valley in…
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16 MayClothing & Shoes
Boohoo profits halve in FY22
Boohoo has seen its profits fall by 49% to £63.3m in 2022, with revenues falling to £1.8bn, down by 11% against last year, though up by 3% on 2020. Over the year, UK revenues were down by 9% against the 2021 but were up by 61% against 2020, which the…
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Jan- 2023 -6 JanuaryDepartment Stores
Independent department store Sandersons reports record festive sales
Independent department store Sandersons Boutique has hailed a record-breaking festive sales period, despite facing a cost-of-living crisis, freezing weather conditions and numerous postal strikes. It revealed the last full week of Christmas shopping (w/c 19th December) saw record breaking figures with a 14.86% increase in like for like sales against…
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Nov- 2022 -15 NovemberHigh Street
Primark launches click and collect service in 25 stores
Primark has unveiled the trial of a new click and collect service that will allow customers to shop for products online and order for delivery to one of the 25 locations available. It is reported that this trial is available across the north west of England, Yorkshire and north Wales,…
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Aug- 2022 -16 AugustFeatures
In conversation with the CIO of the ‘Amazon Prime of mattresses’
How was Mattress Online started? Mattress Online was started back in 2003 by Steve Kelly, an industry expert in the mattress and bed industry, and Steve Adams, an entrepreneur in e-commerce. The starting point was bridging traditional retail with the next step, which was getting it online. Bear in mind,…
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11 AugustOnline & Digital
Mattress Online to open first fully branded site in Sheffield
Mattress Online is set to open its first fully branded store as part of its plans to expand into bricks and mortar trading. Having acquired the Skipton Bed and Sofa Centre earlier this year, the group has now added the site of Sheffield bed outlet, Eades and Co, to its…
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3 AugustHigh Street
Poundland targets 25 new sites amid wide-ranging price cuts
Poundland has confirmed it is set to open 10 new and relocated stores before the end of September, with up to another 15 in the pipeline by the end of the year. The new openings stretch from South Wales and southern England to the north of Scotland, and its store…
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Jul- 2022 -14 JulyClothing & Shoes
JD to expand outdoor business with a dozen new openings
JD Outdoors will expand its footprint with the opening of over a dozen new stores by the end of the summer, amid a spike in demand for outdoor products as Britain spends more time outside in the UK and Europe. Adding nearly half a million square feet of retail space…
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