New quick-service Detroit-style pizza restaurant to launch first site in Manchester this autumn
Brand new quick-service pizza restaurant, Detroit Slims, has announced that its first venue is set to open at Circle Square on Oxford Road this Autumn - bringing [...]
Harrison Retail unveils rebrand and strategic expansion plans
Harrison Retail has announced it has completed a major rebrand. The initiative has been driven by a successful period of significant growth for the company which has [...]
Thistles, Stirling to welcome two major high street brands
Thistles, the popular shopping centre situated in the heart of Stirling, has revealed that H&M will return to the centre and will occupy part of the former [...]
CO.LAB: The micro-retail destination paving the way for DTC brand expansion in the UK
CO.LAB is a new pop-up micro-retail destination launched by Landsec and Lone Design Club in Cardiff, Wales, designed to utilise large retail spaces and support innovative direct-to-consumer [...]
Gen Z’s pre-loved fashion drive: Sustaining momentum
By Kirsty Keoghan, GM of Global Fashion at eBay Pre-loved fashion is officially ‘in’, with an estimated millions of Gen Z shopping for pre-loved fashion every month.[1] [...]
Visa data shows boost in tourism in France as the Olympic Games Paris 2024 come to a close
42 percent more tourists traveled to Paris in the first week of the Olympic Games, with US Visa cardholders representing the largest share of visitors (72 percent, [...]
Alley Cats opens on King’s Road
The Sloane Stanley Estate has announced that Alley Cats, the New York-style pizzeria, has opened its brand new location on King’s Road, marking the brand’s second site [...]
M&S to remove 5.5 million units of plastic every year as it swaps to paper packaging for garlic baguettes
M&S Food is the UK’s first retailer to move single and twin garlic baguettes into paper packaging The change is expected to remove 5.5M units of plastic [...]
Wingstop UK and Heavenly Desserts set to land in ealing with the help of Shelley Sandzer
Specialist leisure and F&B property agency, Shelley Sandzer, has secured popular chicken wing restaurant, Wingstop UK, and leading dessert restaurant, Heavenly Desserts, for adjacent units on New [...]
Just Eat and cardfactory launch exclusive partnership to offer on demand gifting and celebration products
Just Eat has partnered with cardfactory to deliver gift and celebration products including greeting cards, candles, balloons, gift bags, confectionery and stationery The trial has initially gone [...]
Biggest outdoor store in Europe is coming to York
The biggest ever Go Outdoors store in Europe will be opening on 23rd August 2024. The brand new GO York store will officially open at Vangarde Shopping [...]
ITSU set to open first shopping centre site in the north at Trafford Centre
itsu, the Asian-inspired health[ier] restaurant brand with over 80 locations across the UK, has announced it is set to open its first shopping centre site in the [...]
Ocado Retail & UK Refill Coalition launch first major online reusable packaging scheme
Ocado Retail has become the first major supermarket to pilot a new reusable packaging scheme, specially designed for online, in an effort to reduce the use of [...]
DS Smith launches service for businesses to assess recyclability
DS Smith’s Recyclability Evaluation Service (RES) has launched for businesses of all sizes. First integrated paper, packaging and recycling company to offer this service. Designed to address [...]
Visa data shows how spending at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is boosting the French economy
26 percent year-on-year rise in sales for Paris small businesses during the first weekend of the Olympic Games Paris 2024[1] Significant increase in spending from Visa cardholders [...]
AllSaints returns to Liverpool ONE with highly anticipated Peter’s Lane pop-up
Grosvenor has announced that British fashion retailer, AllSaints, has returned to Liverpool ONE, launching a pop-up on Peter’s Lane. The return of the fashion brand underlines Liverpool [...]
High performance sportswear brand Castore set to join the line-up at Derbion
Sportswear brand Castore is set to open at Derbion after signing a 10 -year lease for a 1,771 sq ft unit on the second level of the [...]
atria Watford announces Flip Out set to open later this year
atria Watford has announced that Flip Out, the indoor adventure park, is set to open later this year. The new leisure operator will remodel part of the [...]
The EL&N Deli & Bakery opens in Shaftesbury Capital’s Covent Garden
Shaftesbury Capital has announced the opening of The EL&N Deli & Bakery, a brand new concept from the globally renowned café, EL&N. Located in Covent Garden’s heritage-listed Market [...]
Amazon launches first electric cargo bike deliveries to customers in Norwich
A new fleet of electric cargo bikes will deliver thousands of packages per week as Amazon opens micromobility hub at its delivery station in Norfolk The electric [...]
February 2026 issue
2025 A1 Buyers Guide
