Stratford
This coverage examines retail activity and trends in Stratford, focusing on store openings, shopping centre developments, leasing decisions, and footfall patterns in this key London retail hub. Reporting supports retail executives, property managers, and planners evaluating location strategy, consumer behaviour, and commercial opportunities in a major urban market.
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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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Jul- 2025 -3 JulyHealth & Beauty
Superdrug FY profits jump 22.6% amid focus on value items
Superdrug has seen its full-year pre-tax profits jump by 22.6% to £136.8m, as store openings, refurbishments and a focus on value helped offset weaker UK footfall and pressure on consumer spending. It comes as the health and beauty retailer saw its sales rise by 7% during the year to 28…
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Jan- 2025 -31 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
Superdrug appoints new property director
Superdrug has appointed Clare Jennings as its new property director, following the retirement of Nigel Duxbury. Jennings will take over from Duxbury on 2 May 2025 and will become the third female executive on the twelve board of directors at Superdrug, following the promotions of Amy Davies to people director…
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Dec- 2024 -16 DecemberSport & Leisure
Sports Direct opens new 29,000sq ft store in Westfield White City
Frasers Group has opened its latest Sports Direct’s latest store in London’s Westfield White City Shopping Centre. Complementing Sports Direct’s first flagship, situated on London’s Oxford Street, the retailer’s new White City location aims to bring a “cutting-edge retail experience”. Spanning 29,000 sq. ft across two floors, Sports Direct White…
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Nov- 2024 -18 NovemberHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open 20 more UK stores by 2027
Sephora has plans to open a further 20 stores in the next two to three years across the UK, The Times has reported, as CEO Guillaume Motte aims to double the beauty retailer’s presence in Britain. As well as committing to more brick-and-mortar stores, Motte wants to expand Sephora’s online…
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Oct- 2024 -18 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open at Liverpool One in Spring 2025
Sephora UK is continuing to fuel its northern expansion with the announcement of its next store opening at Grosvenor’s city-centre retail and entertainment destination, Liverpool One. The new store location at Liverpool One is slated to open in Spring 2025 and will be the 8th store in Sephora UK’s growing…
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1 OctoberDIY
Dobbies to close 17 stores as it unveils restructuring plan
Dobbies Garden Centres Limited has launched a restructuring plan that will see the closure of 17 unprofitable stores to address “historically uneconomical rent costs and ensure a return to sustainable profitability”. Dobbies will close 11 main sites, and six little dobbies sites, which will impact 465 colleagues, of which 82…
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Sep- 2024 -18 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Footasylum profits double to £6m in ‘record’ FY results
Footasylum has reported that its profit before tax more than doubled, rising 112% to £6m during the period ended 27 January 2024, marking another year of record growth. The group also reported record revenues, which increased by 7% to £319.5m, with EBITDA rising 41% to £22.5m and operating profits rising…
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4 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Primark to launch swap shop initiative with Verte
Primark is set to launch its first ever swap shop initiative for customers to exchange pre-loved and vintage clothing in store in celebration of London Fashion Week. Created in partnership with circular clothing company Verte, the limited pop-ups will launch this month in select Primark stores across the UK including…
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Aug- 2024 -7 AugustHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open in Bluewater Shopping Centre
Sephora UK has announced that it is set to open a new store in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre this winter. The new store location will mark the beauty retailer’s seventh store opening since its launch into the UK in 2022, with stores already located in London’s Westfield White City and…
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