West Midlands
This coverage examines retail developments across the West Midlands, focusing on store openings and closures, shopping centre activity, high street performance, and consumer behaviour shifts. Reporting includes updates on major hubs like Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton, as well as regeneration projects and local retail investment. The content is tailored for retail professionals overseeing regional estate strategy, operations, and market expansion.
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Jan- 2024 -26 JanuaryNews
Rituals opens at two new locations
Luxury beauty and wellbeing brand Rituals has officially opened at Festival Place in Basingstoke, and Merry Hill in the West Midlands. The Dutch retailer offers a collection of body care, home fragrance, and skin care products, home items, and gift sets, to a range of luxurious bath and body products. …
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23 JanuaryNews
Merry Hill signs 65 new leases in 2023
Retail and leisure destination Merry Hill has completed 65 leasing deals covering more than 330,000 sq ft in 2023. The destination also increased its sales – 2023 exceeding 2022 by 7%, and December up 6.5% year-on-year – while footfall rose by 9.4% in the 12 month period. In total, the…
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15 JanuaryNews
Harvey Norman to open flagship at Merry Hill
Lifestyle, technology, and entertainment retailer Harvey Norman has recently signed a lease for a flagship store at Merry Hill. The new location will offer the retailer’s selection of luxury furniture, including sofas, dining sets, as well as outdoor furniture. A range of homeware products will also be on offer, including…
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Dec- 2023 -1 DecemberHigh Street
Early signs of footfall recovery ahead of festive trading, BRC finds
The retail sector experienced early signs of footfall recovery in November as total UK footfall decreased by 0.7% in November(YoY), an improvement on -5.7% in October, according to the latest data from the BRC. High Street footfall decreased by 1.7%, an improvement on -4.6% in October, whereas Retail Parks again…
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Nov- 2023 -14 NovemberNews
Phase Eight and Hobbs open upsized store at Merry Hill
Sovereign Centros has announced that premium womenswear brands, Phase Eight and Hobbs, have opened at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top ten retail and leisure destinations. Having relocated from separate units, the sister brands have been brought together into an upsized 6,000 sq ft space on the Upper Mall,…
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Sep- 2023 -20 SeptemberNews
Poundland launches rebranded website
Poundland has today (20 September) relaunched its website, which now includes a range of around 3,000 items for home delivery. The launch of Poundland.co.uk has been made possible by the digital migration of its Poundshop.com operation and the opening of a second digital fulfilment hub at its distribution centre in…
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14 SeptemberNews
Nike Rise to open concept store in Birmingham
Nike will open its first ever Nike Rise concept store in Birmingham at Bullring and Grand Central, reflecting the strategy to reinvigorate the asset with new brands, concepts and market firsts. Located at the gateway to Bullring and just metres from the iconic steel Bull, Nike Birmingham will follow the…
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Jul- 2023 -24 JulyNews
Footfall drops by 3.5% amid July train strikes
As the RMT rail strike hit most of the UK on 20 July, footfall dropped by -3.5% from last week over the period up to 1pm, according to new data from MRI Springboard. Footfall declined in all three key destination types, by -5.9% in high streets, by -1.1% in shopping…
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20 JulySupply Chain
Amazon announces new £450m delivery centre in Stockton-on-Tees
Amazon has announced plans to open a new £450m fulfilment centre in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. The 464,000 sq ft fulfilment centre will launch with up to 1,000 employees when it begins handling customer orders in October 2023, growing to 2,000 people. Recruitment has started for roles from engineers to HR…
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19 JulyNews
Second Amazon warehouse joins strike
Amazon workers from a second warehouse are set to walk out after the GMB Union announced the outcome of a strike ballot at the company’s Rugeley fulfilment centre. More than 100 workers at the West Midlands location are going to walk out after 86% of those who voted backed the…
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