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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.

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.

High street chain stores closing at lowest rate since 2014

High street chain stores closed at the slowest rate since 2014 in the second half of 2022…

Store Vacancies fall to 13.8% in Q4

The overall vacancy rate improved to 13.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was 0.1…

Primark to invest £140m in UK stores over next two years

Primark has unveiled plans to invest £140m over the next two years in its UK store estate.

Asda opens first ‘Asda Express’ convenience store

Asda has opened its first standalone ‘Asda Express’ convenience store in Sutton Coldfield in…

Store vacancy rate falls but remains below pre-pandemic levels

In the third quarter of 2022, the overall GB vacancy rate decreased to 13.9%, a 0.1% rise…

Footfall falls 2.3% amid falling incomes and political uncertainty

Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -2.3% last week from the week before,…

Frasers eyes new Midlands global HQ

Sports Direct could quit its current Derbyshire headquarters amid plans from its parent…

Store closures drop to lowest rate in seven years

UK SMEs hit by hiring woes despite ‘record’ wage rise

SMEs across the UK are “facing more woes” as they struggle to fill vacancies despite a…

Lidl reveals plan to reduce in-store plastic

Lidl has announced a series of new initiatives as part of its REset Plastic strategy, in…