Posts tagged United Kingdom

  • Press Releases

    Retail space at Paddington, Euston and Waterloo stations could be up for sale

    Key sections of some of Britain’s great mainline stations are to be sold off in a bid by Network Rail to reduce its huge debt burden.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    BHS collapses into administration as rescue deal fails

    BHS has officially collapsed into administration after failing to agree a last-minute deal to rescue the department store chain.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    The Diner and Carluccio’s make Southampton debut

    Hammerson announces that it has attracted two new restaurateurs to Southampton.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Missguided moves into Westfield Stratford

    Missguided has acquired its first Bricks and Mortar location at London’s Westfield in Stratford City.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Benefit launches pop-up initiative on board a docked boat in London

    The cosmetics brand Benefit this Saturday 9th April opened its ‘Good Ship Benefit’, a five-month retail and entertainment initiative located on board the permanently-docked boat R.S. Hispaniola, moored at Victoria Embankment.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Short-term vacant units in UK town centres up 85% in Q1

    The latest statistics from the Local Data Company reveal that the number of short-term vacant units (units vacant for less than one year) across GB town centres increased by 85% in Q1 2016.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Vogue opens anniversary café at Westfield London

    This year marks the centennial anniversary for British Vogue, and to celebrate, the magazine is opening up a Vogue Centenary Café at Westfield London.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Richess Group pushes ahead for BHS

    A new favourite has emerged to acquire BHS as the process continues to drag on.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Morrisons signs nationwide agreement with Timpson

    The Morrisons supermarket chain is to partner with shoe repair and key cutting firm Timpson to extend the number of services available at its stores.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Hammerson to sell 50% of Watermark development in Southampton to GIC

    Hammerson has been contracted to sell 50% of Watermark, the newly - opened 17,000m² dedicated leisure and dining development adjacent to the Westquay shopping centre in Southampton to joint venture partner GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund for €56.64m (£48.5m).

    2017 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Waitrose now offering Chinese customers a taste

    Chinese customers will now be able to enjoy Waitrose Earl Grey tea and own brand Duchy Organic Shortbread, following the upmarket grocer's deal with Alibaba which allows it to export goods to China.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Sports Direct extends put-option wager on Debenhams

    Sports Direct has extended its put-option bet on Debenhams by a year.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    UK retail closures at lowest level since 2010

    The retailer net closure rate in the UK was down 50% in 2015, new statistics from PwC and the Local Data Company show.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Co-op snaps up six My Local stores

    Co-op has acquired six My Local convenience stores around the UK one week after the convenience store chain went into administration.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Primark only achieves growth through store openings

    Irish fashion chain Primark has seen its turnover grow more than 20 % in the past six months, but that was only thanks to new store openings and positive exchange rate fluctuations.

    2017 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    New Look Men launches in Reading at The Oracle

    Hammerson announces that global fast-fashion brand, New Look has chosen The Oracle in Reading to open one of its standalone menswear stores, New Look Men.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Habitat opens immersive flagship store

    Habitat has opened its new look £1.5m flagship store in London’s Tottenham Court Road.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Arrival of two new food outlets creates 24 jobs at St John’s shopping centre in Leeds

    Two new food outlets are relocating to St Johns Shopping Centre in Leeds.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    BHS seeks Sports Direct lifeline as it heads for collapse

    Department store is set to go into administration on Monday if £60m short-term funds are not found

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Spain to welcome Tesco via El Corte Ingles

    The grocer is set to enter Spain through a wholesale deal with El Corte Ingles - Europe's biggest department store group and the world's fourth largest.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com