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 [...]
Sainsbury’s invests over £1.5 million to put good food on the menu for children this school year
As the new term begins, Sainsbury’s makes a series of investments to help more children and families access nutritious food around the school day Through its partnership [...]
Oxygen is bouncing into Crawley with a state-of-the-art indoor activity park
Oxygen Activeplay will be opening its latest indoor activity park in Crawley on 16th October 2026, just in time for October half-term. The park will be packed [...]
Co-op extends online opening hours for the busy back-to-school mornings
Co-op is extending online shopping hours before the school-run to help families avoid the stress of forgotten and emergency lunchbox items and the back-to-school scramble The convenience retailer is creating 750,000 [...]
September 2026 issue
2026 A1 Buyers Guide
