Rituals reveals new store in Redical’s The Liberty Romford
The Liberty Romford, the shopping centre owned and operated by Redical, has announced that beauty and wellbeing brand, Rituals, has opened its new store, heralding a strong start of the [...]
Victoria Leeds celebrates record footfall figures and two new openings
Victoria Leeds, owned and operated by Redical, is ending the year on a high following its strongest ever footfall figures at Victoria Gate and two new store openings [...]
Afrikana to open new location at London Designer Outlet
Afrikana, the fast-growing dining destination known for its vibrant menu and exciting dining experience, has signed a 15-year lease to open a new restaurant at London Designer [...]
New Contentsquare Foundation report shows that only 7 percent of websites score highly for digital accessibility
Barometer highlights continued disparity between public and private sectors, exposes accountability gap The Contentsquare Foundation, an organisation that champions digital accessibility, driving progress through education, advocacy, and [...]
The UK is set for pre-loved party season as more than a quarter of adults plan to buy second-hand outfits over Christmas and New Year
Oxfam is calling for an end to throwaway festive fashion as nearly 30 percent of adults admit new party purchases were only worn once More than one [...]
The Surface Design Awards 2025 Finalists announced
The highly anticipated 2025 Surface Design Award finalists have been announced, showcasing a range of categories the awards honour outstanding interior and exterior design highlighting projects that [...]
Enthusiastic UK shoppers drive e-commerce sales up 7 percent during the five-day shopping event
UK shoppers shook off their high-price weariness and leaned into the annual shopping festival including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, driving online sales 7 percent higher than [...]
M&S commits to supporting a further 2,000 young people into work
M&S is celebrating 20 years of Marks & Start - its ground-breaking employability programme in partnership with The Kings Trust. In that time, it has supported 30,000 [...]
AS Watson boosts global expansion by unveiling its 16,800th store worldwide
AS Watson, the owner of Health and Beauty brands such as Superdrug, has announced the grand opening of its 16,800th store worldwide, further consolidating its position as the [...]
Trafford Centre announces landmark achievement for 2024
2024 has been a year of success and strength with growth achieved for both footfall and sales, indicating how Pradera Lateral’s leasing strategy has been brought to [...]
AI tops technology for unlocking growth in 2025 among UK retailers, according to RTS’ research
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the top technology UK retail leaders feel will unlock and accelerate growth for their businesses in 2025, according to the latest research from [...]
SpaceNK opens at centre:mk as the destination celebrates a successful year of retail investments
centre:mk, a top 10 retail destination, has announced the opening of SpaceNK. Situated on Silbury Arcade, SpaceNK’s 1,721 sq ft store showcases a leading selection of make-up and skincare [...]
Newmark secures Moleskine three stores in London
Newmark Retail UK & EMEA advised Italian accessory brand Moleskine on securing three new stores in London’s Canary Wharf, Seven Dials and Westfield. The three stores will showcase Moleskine’s renowned [...]
Magical mince pie windows arrive in the UK as Sainsbury’s celebrates the season of giving
During December, every penny from each pack of by Sainsbury’s and Free from classic mince pies sold will be donated to Comic Relief To kick-off the campaign, Sainsbury’s has [...]
Wingstop UK continues expansion with opening in Bradford
Wingstop UK has opened in Bradford. To celebrate, the first 100 customers through the door yesterday received free chicken wings. Located in a prime spot in The [...]
Shaftesbury Capital welcomes Nagare Coffee for West End debut on Newburgh Street
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Asian-inspired artisanal café concept, Nagare Coffee, is set to join Soho. Taking its first-ever West End site at 2 Newburgh Street, just off Carnaby Street, [...]
JYSK Announces latest record-breaking turnover
JYSK reports turnover is up +13.6 percent on 2022/2023 to €120m across IRE and UK Customer growth has increased by +20 percent YoY with 400,000 new customers [...]
Footfall boost continues into the Black Friday weekend, according to Sensormatic Solutions Shoppertrak Analytics
After a +4.8 percent year-on-year boost to in-store traffic on Black Friday (29th Nov 2024), footfall on the Saturday of the Black Friday weekend (30th Nov 2024) [...]
The Gingerbread City comes to the King’s Road, London
Cadogan is pleased to announce that The Gingerbread City has arrived in Chelsea at its newly completed landmark development on the King’s Road, The Gaumont. The annual [...]
Hundreds of shop workers take part in free Retail Trust training ahead of expected peak in abuse this Christmas
Hundreds of retail workers have taken part in free training from the charity Retail Trust to help protect them against an expected rise in abusive incidents over Christmas. Part [...]
February 2026 issue
2025 A1 Buyers Guide
