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Battersea Power Station welcomes Zara to Electric Boulevard

Zara has been announced as the first brand to open on Electric Boulevard in Battersea Power Station. The new store…

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Weather boosts footfall across UK by 2.3%

Footfall rose by +2.3% last week from the week before across all UK retail destinations, with most of the rise…

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Currys boosts hourly base rate for colleagues

Currys plc has today announced a 5.2% increase to the minimum pay rate of its hourly paid colleagues in the…

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Gap opens first UK shop-in-shop on Oxford St with Next

Gap Inc. and Next Plc announced the opening of the first Gap-branded shop-in-shop within Next’s largest West End store on…

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Sook opens second retail site on South Molton Street

Sook, a pay-by-the-hour adaptable space provider, has opened a second site on South Molton Street, and extended its partnership with…

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Why buying into digital transformation makes good business sense for retailers

It’s an understatement to say that COVID-19 – and the restrictions imposed on businesses as a result of it –…

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Footfall strengthens amid largest monthly rise since June

With a gap of -20.7% from the 2019 level, footfall in February strengthened marginally from January when it was -20.8%…

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Amazon to shutter all bookshops and 4-star stores

Amazon is set to shutter all 68 of its bookshops, 4-star stores and Amazon pop-ups across the US and UK…

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Footfall rises 11% as weather improves

Footfall rose by +11.1% across all UK retail destinations last week from the week before, when it dropped by -3.8%,…

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Studio Retail appoints Teneo as administrators

Studio Retail, the online retailer, formally appointed Teneo as administrations last night to handle its collapse, according to The Times.…

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