The Entertainer strengthens Trafford Centre’s family retail offer
Trafford Centre has announced that toy retailer, The Entertainer, has officially opened at the destination, bringing its full-range specialist toy offer to the centre for the first [...]
Co-op grows ‘store within a store’ partnership with fashion retailers Peacocks and Bonmarché
Value fashion retailers Peacocks and Bonmarché set to open a combined six new concessions inside Co-op stores this month The new concessions take the total operated by [...]
Dreams marks 1.3 million mattresses recycled as it urges Brits to recycle their old beds
Dreams and Waste Management and Recycling partner Circom have recycled 1.3 million mattresses since September 2015 The milestone equates to saving 42,000 tonnes of mattresses from landfill [...]
Queensgate signs Vanilla to bolster fashion mix
Queensgate Peterborough has announced that trend-led fashion brand Vanilla has signed for its regional debut at Queensgate, further evidencing the impact of its recent retail transformation. The 3,622 sq ft store [...]
Dalziel & Pow rewrites the story of unsold fashion for Crisis
Crisis, the charity dedicated to ending homelessness in the UK, has relaunched its fashion upcycling initiative Create for Crisis with a bold new retail identity and supporting [...]
Selfridges’ Christmas Shop is now open!
Selfridges' newly opened Christmas Shop is an essential festive destination – and an experience unlike any other. Inspired by the rush, magic and emotion of the season [...]
AO recycles its 10 millionth appliance
Recycled appliances laid end-to-end would stretch 11,000km from AO’s recycling plant in Telford to Buenos Aires The recycled plastic is currently used to make bathroom extractor fans, [...]
K-Way signs for new store in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials
Shaftesbury Capital has announced the signing of K-Way, the premium French outerwear brand, for a second store within the portfolio, set to open in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials [...]
M&S Food partners with Too Good To Go, preventing food waste
M&S Food is launching with Too Good to Go, bringing surplus bakery products to customers through the Too Good To Go app for the first time in [...]
Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation announces new partnership with Together For Short Lives
The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation (IFCF) has announced a new partnership creating the ‘IFCF Moments that Matter Fund’ with Together For Short Lives – the leading UK-wide [...]
The Cotswold Company announces multi-year collaboration with the National Trust
The collaboration, which will see the launch of a National Trust-inspired range this Autumn, brings together two organisations united by a shared belief in quality, conservation, and [...]
DPD to expand electric van fleet to over 4,000 vehicles
The UK parcel delivery company DPD is set to take delivery of 341 new Mercedes-Benz eSprinters in September as part of its ongoing investment in more sustainable fleet [...]
The O2 reveals a record-breaking August
Outlet Shopping at The O2 and the adjacent Entertainment District, which is home to The O2’s F&B offer, delivered their strongest-ever sales performances in August since opening [...]
Bershka, Hollister, Oliver Bonas and Urban Outfitters launch at Lakeside
Lakeside, owned and operated by SGS UK Retail, has welcomed a quartet o retailers - Inditex-owned Bershka, Hollister, Oliver Bonas, and Urban Outfitters – further strengthening its [...]
Trafford Centre’s beauty campaign delivers impressive sales and footfall growth
Trafford Centre’s beauty campaign delivered a strong performance across the health and beauty category in H1, with sales increasing by 7.5 percent year-on-year and 5.4 percent on [...]
wagamama makes motorway service debut with Extra MSA Beaconsfield opening
UK service station owner and operator, Extra MSA, has opened a new wagamama restaurant at Beaconsfield Services (M40 J2), marking the popular chain’s motorway service station debut. [...]
Bath & Body works signs at Redical’s Merry Hill
Merry Hill, owned and operated by Redical, has announced the signing of internationally recognised body care and home fragrance retailer, Bath & Body Works. This addition will further [...]
Consumer Goods Fairs 2027: Shaping markets together
Geopolitical uncertainty, trade conflicts and mounting cost pressures are challenging the global consumer goods industry more than ever – as confirmed by the latest Industry Index from [...]
Cadogan announces six first-to-UK retail concepts to open in Chelsea this autumn
Cadogan has announced a standout line-up of new retail signings across Sloane Street, Sloane Square and the King’s Road, including several first-to-UK store debuts. This major wave [...]
Neptune to open major concession store at Fenwick Newcastle this October
British home and lifestyle brand Neptune will open a new 4,000 sq ft showroom at Fenwick Newcastle this October, marking the brand’s first-ever store within a department [...]
September 2026 issue
2026 A1 Buyers Guide
