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Gymshark makes ‘huge step’ with first store outside the UK
Sportswear giant Gymshark has opened its debut store in Dubai, marking its first permanent store outside the UK.
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Vans revamps West End flagship to create eye-catching ‘skateable’ store
The sneakers and skate shoe specialist has opened the doors to an overhauled store that features “skateable architecture” and the introduction of third-party brands for the first time in Europe
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Charlotte Tilbury has unveiled ‘beauty store of the future’ in London
Charlotte Tilbury has opened the doors to its flagship store in Covent Garden, unveiling a store triple the size of its former unit in the area.
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In pictures: The most exciting new stores of 2024
2024 brought a range of new and innovative bricks-and-mortar stores to each corner of the country. As the year comes to an end, let’s revisit some of the best new stores that opened their doors
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Juicy Couture is bringing ‘enduring legacy’ back to the UK with new London store opening
American fashion retailer Juicy Couture is making its return to bricks-and-mortar retail in the UK with the opening of a new store in London.
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Dunelm has opened its first small-format store in Westfield London
Dunelm has made its debut in the centre of the capital with a new smaller-format store in Westfield London.
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Marks & Spencer has opened its first fashion and beauty standalone store
Major British retailer Marks and Spencer has opened its first store dedicated to menswear, womenswear and beauty
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In pictures: retailers’ spectacular Christmas windows
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for store windows, as retailers seek to create seasonal in-store theatre to stimulate golden quarter spend
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In pictures: Black Friday – who’s doing it, who’s not, and how deep are the discounts?
Since being imported from the US to the UK by Amazon in 2010, Black Friday has become a firm fixture on retail’s promotional calendar.
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Sephora opens ‘beauty playground’ in Bluewater shopping centre
Beauty retailer Sephora has opened its doors at Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre, its seventh store since its return to the UK.
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H&M unveils new tech-savvy concept store in UK first
Swedish fashion giant H&M has reopened its store at London’s Westfield shopping centre, Stratford, following a makeover that brings a new “innovative” store concept to the UK for the first time.
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Australian skincare brand Grown Alchemist unveils first UK flagship
Australian skincare brand Grown Alchemist has opened doors to its first store in the UK as it begins its “ambitious bricks-and-mortar expansion plan” in the country.
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Inside fitness and lifestyle brand Kayanee’s flagship store in Riyadh
Sports and fitness lifestyle brand Kayanee has opened a flagship concept store and studio in Riyadh designed to offer a first-of-its-kind body and mind wellness experience.
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Majestic Wine opens new store at The Range’s head office
Majestic Wine has teamed up with The Range to open its first store in Plymouth at the value retailer’s head office.
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Inside Ikea’s first standalone London restaurant
Ikea has opened its first stand-alone London restaurant.
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Vuori has opened the doors to its debut UK flagship store on an iconic London street
American activewear brand Vuori has opened the doors to its first UK flagship store on London’s Regent Street.
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John Lewis has opened the doors to its revamped Oxford Street flagship
When he took up the role earlier this year, John Lewis director Peter Ruis mentioned restoring the retailer’s mojo. Today he showed off how that ambition is being put into practice.
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Luxury fashion brand Represent opens first-ever store in hometown
Luxury menswear brand Represent is opening its first flagship UK store in its home city of Manchester after a period of large growth.
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Australian retailer Harvey Norman has opened its first store in England
Australian technology, lifestyle and appliance retailer Harvey Norman has broken into the English market with its debut store in the Merry Hill centre in Dudley, West Midlands.
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Louis Vuitton has opened its first store and cafe at a UK airport
Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has opened a new store and cafe at London’s Heathrow Airport.