Highland BlindCraft’s award recognition is dream come true
An inclusive mattress and bed manufacturer in the Scottish Highlands is celebrating a trio of high profile award nominations. Highland BlindCraft, a social enterprise and charity headquartered [...]
New M&S store opens at Liverpool ONE
After months of anticipation, Marks & Spencer has officially opened its latest new store on Liverpool ONE’s South John Street. The new store covers 70,000 sq ft [...]
2023 Women’s World Cup Semi Final hospitality sales set to peak at £32m as fans flock to local pubs
2 million consumers plan to tune in to the games from hospitality venues, boosting sales by £32m – the highest of all stages throughout the competition Hospitality [...]
The O2 simplifies brand architecture with ‘Outlet Shopping at The O2’
The O2 has announced a revision of its outlet shopping brand identity, simplifying ‘Icon Outlet at The O2’, which is owned and operated by AEG and Crosstree Real [...]
Tu Clothing introduces cardboard babywear hangers, saving 103 tonnes of plastic
Tu Clothing has swapped its plastic babywear hangers to cardboard The new packaging will save 103 tonnes of plastic, as Sainsbury’s continues to find ways to [...]
Phase Eight and Hobbs set to upsize at Merry Hill
Sovereign Centros has announced that premium womenswear brands, Phase Eight and Hobbs, are upsizing within Merry Hill. Both are relocating from their existing separate units at the [...]
Gravity Max launches enhanced concept with flagship in Grosvenor’s Liverpool ONE
Gravity Active Entertainment (“Gravity”), the fast-growing leisure and entertainment company, has launched the new flagship Gravity MAX at Liverpool ONE. Gravity’s biggest investment to date and its largest [...]
2023 Women’s World Cup Quarter Finals’ retail and hospitality spending set to reach £145m
Retailers are expected to earn £116.3m in sales as consumers stock up for the Quarter Finals 1.9m consumers are set to visit hospitality venues, boosting sales by [...]
Calvin Klein and Lids confirm significant upsizes at The O2
Icon Outlet at The O2, which is owned and operated by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has announced a duo of significant store upsizes from global [...]
Snowflake Gelato expands with new Trafford Centre sites
UK retail and leisure destination Trafford Centre is thrilled to announce that Snowflake Gelato, purveyor of award-winning luxury gelato, is expanding its presence at the Centre with [...]
Superdrug launches ‘Back to School Give Back’ campaign and donates 5,000 essential hygiene products to support families
Beauty Banks saw 80 percent rise in demand for donations in September 2022 and expect the same this year. Superdrug will donate 5,000 hygiene products to Beauty [...]
ISE commemorates two decades of pro AV and systems integration excellence
ISE 2024 reveals its special new branding for its biggest-ever edition in Barcelona 30 Jan – 2 Feb 2024 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the world's premier global [...]
Live entertainment, holiday bookings and summer socialising boost hospitality and leisure sector in July
Supermarkets saw less growth in July as the rate of food price inflation slowed and Brits continue to look for ways to reduce the cost of the [...]
Cornish Bakery opens in Truro with five new bakeries to follow
Independent bakery chain Cornish Bakery has continued its rapid expansion, opening a large new bakery in the capital city of Cornwall. The company has also announced that [...]
Working patterns cause footfall to double on Tuesdays in popular London shopping locations compared to 2022
Place Informatics, a provider of footfall and location visitor behaviour data, has seen a surprising new trend across popular London shopping destinations as changing working patterns are [...]
Jim & Tonic to open its first ever rum distillery at Sugar House Island
Independently owned gin distillers, Jim & Tonic, to open first ever rum distillery and cocktail bar at Sugar House Island in Stratford The new venture will see [...]
Wren Kitchens creates 18 new jobs with new Kidderminster showroom
An impressive Wren Kitchens showroom in Crossley Retail Park, Kidderminster, officially opened its doors on Friday 4th August 2023. The store is the kitchen retailer’s 110th UK [...]
Sandbox VR launches largest site and first UK location outside of London at Hammerson’s Bullring & Grand Central
Sandbox VR has officially opened its largest venue globally and first ever UK site outside of London at Hammerson’s Bullring & Grand Central in Birmingham city centre. [...]
Woodhead Restaurant Group launches 64 Goodge Street in Fitzrovia
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Woodhead Restaurant Group, owned by William Lander and Daniel Morgenthau, has opened the eponymous 64 Goodge Street, a new Gallic-inspired concept in [...]
Mango opens new flagship store at centre:mk
Mango has opened its latest flagship location at centre:mk. The new store exclusively distributes the Mango Woman collection across a selling space of over 4,693 sq ft. [...]
March 2026 issue
2025 A1 Buyers Guide
