Hobbycraft sees sales of painting and knitting tools rise as Brits turn to crafts to beat the January blues
Online sales of watercolour accessories increase by up to 66 percent whilst online sales of yarn rise by up to 114 percent as the nation seeks to [...]
Surface Design Show 2024 showcases the best New Talent in material innovation
Surface Design Show, the leading event for architects and designers to explore the best in surface material innovation will be welcoming over 180 exhibitors to its 2024 [...]
IKEA lowers prices across thousands of products; passing on £100m cost savings to customers
IKEA UK is passing on £100m in savings from improved purchasing goods costs to customers Most of IKEA’s ‘New Lower Prices’ will hit stores on 11th January, with [...]
Just for Pets secures second site for dog-focused concept store
Award-winning national pet retailer Just for Pets has secured a second site for its new dog-focused retail brand DOG by Just for Pets (DOG). Advised by Carter [...]
Plan your visit to Top Drawer S/S24
Top Drawer's Spring/Summer edition is set to dazzle visitors at Olympia London from 14th – 16th January 2024. Immerse yourself in a retail wonderland filled with newness, [...]
Forbo launches brand new Awards for 2024
With the beginning of a new year, Forbo Flooring Systems is excited to launch its brand new Forbo Awards, replacing its previous Forbo Escapes competition. This new [...]
Liverpool ONE reports strongest start to the year since 2018
Grosvenor has reported that 2024 is already expected to top last year’s successes experienced at Liverpool ONE, with a 10 percent increase in visitor numbers during the [...]
Axel Arigato to open in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Axel Arigato, the Swedish footwear brand, is set to open a new flagship store in Covent Garden in 2024. Located in Covent Garden’s [...]
Discover Samsung’s new Experience Store at Westfield London
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd has opened its brand-new Samsung experience store in Westfield London (Friday 5thJanuary 2024). The all-new Samsung Experience Store (SES) in Westfield London is [...]
Majestic toasts best-ever Christmas performance
Majestic reports biggest Christmas in its 43-year history as sales rise 8.1 percent More than 60,000 new customers experience Majestic’s award-winning range and in-store expertise for the [...]
Award winning North East street food vendor now open at Metrocentre
Popular independent Greek street food vendor, Acropolis, is now open in upper Blue Mall at Metrocentre. Acropolis brings its authentic Greek flavours to Metrocentre customers, from classic [...]
SportsShoes.com announces exclusive retail partnership with parkrun
Online running shoes, running clothing and outdoor gear retailer SportsShoes.com has announced a global partnership with community event network parkrun. SportsShoes.com is now exclusively parkrun’s official retail partner in the UK, [...]
Ballymore signs Everyman as leisure anchor At The Brentford Project
Property developer, Ballymore, has signed luxury cinema concept, Everyman, for The Brentford Project, its new 1.2 million sq ft riverside community and residential-led development in Brentford, West [...]
Superdrug reduces prices up to 50 percent on over 150 everyday and essential items
The Health and Beauty retailer announces price reductions across a range of everyday items, from baby toiletries and healthcare products to cosmetics Prices have been reduced by [...]
Self Space pulls in £2.25m in Seed funding as it sets eyes on having ‘therapy on every high street’
Self Space, the world's first on-demand mental health service on the high street, has secured £2.25m in funding led by Redrice Ventures The funding will be used [...]
Smart Retail Tech Expo returns next month
Smart Retail Tech Expo brings digital innovation to the retail sector across two days on 27th & 28th February 2024 at ExCeL London. By registering for a [...]
The O2 toasts to a record-breaking year of trade
The Entertainment District and Outlet Shopping at The O2, which are owned and operated by Waterfront Limited Partnership, a joint venture between AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, [...]
The Cotswold Company enjoys a strong ‘golden quarter’ with performance reflecting growing demand across both core online channel and retail stores
Net orders up +13 percent year-on-year and 64 percent ahead of pre-Covid comparatives reflecting the strength of The Cotswold Company brand, driving strong consumer demand both online [...]
While Boxing Day delivered a +39.2 percent week-on-week boost to store footfall, shopper traffic dipped marginally year-on-year
Total retail saw +39.2 percent improvement on Boxing Day (26th December 2023) footfall as bargain-hungry shoppers headed in-store Cost-of-living pressures increase consumer appetite for discounting days, such [...]
Majestic rewards colleagues with extra time off during Christmas and New Year period
Majestic will close all 208 stores on 2nd January 2024, giving its 1,600 retail, Support Centre and Distribution Centre colleagues an additional day off The retailer’s shops [...]
April 2024 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
