Badiani continues expansion with two more openings in Westfield White City and Windsor this July
Authentic Italian gelato producer, Badiani, is thrilled to announce its continued expansion in the UK with the opening of a new flagship shop at Westfield London in [...]
The White Company selects Victoria Square to bed down its Northern Ireland Flagship
Victoria Square, a retail and leisure destination in Northern Ireland, has secured the region’s first standalone store for lifestyle brand, The White Company. Set to launch this autumn, [...]
Cwmbran Centre to welcome Dunelm this autumn
Homewares company Dunelm is opening a new store at 5 South Walk, at Cwmbran Centre, after agreeing a 10-year lease with national commercial property and investment company [...]
Dobbies team members won’t miss a beat with new lifesaving CPR training
Dobbies, a UK leading garden centre retailer, has rolled out a potentially lifesaving defibrillator and CPR training programme supporting the British Heart Foundation (BHF), to help improve [...]
Polo Ralph Lauren’s immersive retail experience transports customers to Centre Court for Wimbledon collection eyewear
Polo Ralph Lauren eyewear - part of EssilorLuxottica brands portfolio – unveil new Polo Ralph Lauren X Wimbledon collection of sunglasses. Launch Magic Mirror, an immersive retail [...]
Selfridges launches A Swap Shop by LOANHOOD
Customers are invited to bring in preowned clothes to swap for something new to them as Selfridges dials up the fun of shopping secondhand Selfridges is dialling [...]
Northern Ireland’s first fully accessible soft play opens at The Junction
Award winning sensory specialists, Sensory Kids has opened Northern Ireland’s first and only fully accessible soft play at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park in Antrim. Upsizing [...]
Consumers driven online to save money on health and beauty as cost-of-living crisis bites
Consumers are now increasingly shopping online to find cheaper health and beauty products as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis drives shoppers away from preferred brands. The survey of [...]
DPD to roll-out robot deliveries to 10 UK towns and cities
Parcel delivery company DPD has confirmed plans to expand autonomous robot deliveries to 10 UK towns and cities in the next 12 months, following a successful trial [...]
Fashion District announces 2023 festival line-up showcasing sustainable fashion and innovation in East London
The Fashion District Festival is set to make a highly anticipated return for its second iteration at East London venue Spitalfields from Tuesday 11th - Sunday 16th [...]
Footwear Giant Deichmann opens at the Ashley Centre
CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has announced the official launch of Deichmann at the Ashley Centre in Epsom. The retail giant’s new store has opened in the [...]
Ocean Outdoor brings Wimbledon Experience to W12 and SW11 in partnership with Vodafone
Ocean Outdoor will present live action from Wimbledon across its UK network of digital screens and host two experiential tennis themed spaces in partnership with The All [...]
RetailFest UK set to disrupt the traditional business event format
The inaugural RetailFest UK event took place on Thursday, 22nd June 2023 at Oakley Court in Berkshire. Modelled on a music festival, complete with live music, food [...]
The Shires is ready to launch Microshops
Local entrepreneurs are getting ready to launch their businesses at a new retail concept in The Shires Shopping Centre, Trowbridge. Microshops is aimed at fledgling independent retailers [...]
centre:mk dishes up new Vietnamese street food restaurant, Pho
centre:mk, one of the top 10 retail and leisure destinations in the UK, has welcomed Pho, the Vietnamese street food group. The 4,133 sq ft restaurant seats [...]
Boohoo taps global icon, Barbie® to launch limited edition collection
Boohoo, global e-tailer has announced that they have teamed up with global icon Barbie® to launch a limited edition capsule collection that is equal parts feminine and [...]
Younger Brits leading rise in second-hand electronics sales, finds eBay Ads
New insights from eBay Ads show that while Black Friday is still important for electronics sales, interest in second-hand and refurbished tech is surging across the year, [...]
Overcoming the challenges of deliveries and returns
Jess Morris, Head European Marketplace Manager at B-Stock, comments on how the retail industry can overcome the challenges of modern-day deliveries and returns to keep customers happy and [...]
LOOKFANTASTIC launches Dermatological Skincare hub to empower, educate and guide customers
Online beauty retailer LOOKFANTASTIC, part of THG Beauty, is launching a new Dermatological Skincare hub, home to all brands and products that are medical-grade and dermatologically tested and [...]
Gramicci opens first global store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Gramicci, the outdoor and lifestyle clothing brand that specialises in hard-wearing apparel, has opened in Covent Garden, marking its global debut retail [...]
August 2025 issue
2025 A1 Buyers Guide
