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DataData: Weekend footfall slumps as Omicron dampens last-minute Christmas sales
Surging cases of the Omicron variant have hit retail footfall and dampened any hopes of a sales surge on the last weekend before Christmas.
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GalleryIn pictures: Amazon, Lego and Ikea – the top 10 store openings of 2021
Retail Week speaks to a panel of industry experts to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers in the next five years.
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GalleryStore gallery: Boohoo opens flagship Debenhams.com beauty fascia in Manchester
Pureplay fashion giant Boohoo has opened its first-ever Debenhams.com beauty store in Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre, having acquired the former department store brand earlier in the year.
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NewsBlack Friday footfall drops on high streets for first time as card transactions soar
The latest Black Friday data shows that while footfall fell on high streets for the first time ever, overall card transactions exceeded pre-pandemic totals.
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NewsBlack Friday spending expected to soar despite fewer deals
Shoppers are set to splurge this Black Friday, with experts predicting this could be the biggest shopping event in the UK yet despite a lack of deals.
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DataData: Footfall recovery in October gives retailers hope for Christmas
Footfall across high streets, retail parks and shopping centres showed an improvement in October, leaving the sector optimistic about a strong start to Black Friday and Christmas.
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NewsHammerson to end rent support for retailers as footfall returns
Shopping centre operator Hammerson has said it will focus on collecting rent arrears from tenants now that footfall has picked up.
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GalleryStore gallery: Amazon unveils first 4-star store outside the US at Bluewater
Amazon has opened its first 4-star store outside of the US, offering a curated range of Amazon.co.uk’s most highly rated products in categories such as books, toys and games, home and consumer electronics.
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NewsNearly 50 high street stores shuttered per day in 2021
Over 8,700 chain stores have closed their doors across British shopping locations in the first half of this year.
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DataData: Footfall rebounds in August as staycations boost shopper numbers
Footfall in August improved by nearly a quarter, while the gap with pre-pandemic levels closed to less than 20% for the first time since the beginning of the crisis.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What lessons can be learned from the Westfield Croydon debacle?
After the best part of a decade of promises and planning both Westfield and Hammerson pulled the plug on the planned redevelopment of Croydon’s Whitgift Centre. What does the news mean for the future of the shopping centre and what lessons can be learned from the project’s demise?
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NewsExclusive: Boxpark founder pledges to step in to save Croydon redevelopment
Boxpark founder Roger Wade has expressed interest in forming a consortium to save the redevelopment of Croydon after Westfield and Hammerson walked away from the town centre.
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NewsCouncil left scrambling as landlords walk away from Croydon Westfield dream
Local authority plans to regenerate Croydon have been thrown into chaos after Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Hammerson walked away from the Centrale & Whitgift Centre.
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NewsData: ‘Pingdemic’ hits footfall after short-lived ‘freedom day’ boost
Footfall over the month of July was down compared with June due to changeable weather conditions and an increase in the number of people being told to self-isolate.
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DataData: Shop vacancies ‘at highest rate ever recorded’ as uncertainty lingers
The overall store vacancy rate across the UK increased in the second quarter of 2021 despite the lifting of coronavirus restrictions as retailers continued to struggle with the ongoing uncertainty.
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DataData: Majority of shoppers to keep wearing masks after ‘freedom day’
England finds itself in uncharted territory with the pandemic. Despite surging Covid-19 cases, the government has pressed ahead with ‘freedom day’ – with all legal coronavirus restrictions lifted.
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NewsHammerson latest landlord to halt rent concessions
Hammerson has followed the lead of fellow institutional landlord British Land by putting a stop to offering rent concessions to struggling occupants.
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DataData: Footfall in June stagnates as ‘freedom day’ pushed to July
The pushing back of the final relaxing of social-distancing measures and unseasonably wet weather combined to slow footfall recovery across the UK.
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NewsGovernment opens business rates revaluation consultation
The government is seeking input on its plans to increase the regularity of business rates revaluations.
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NewsBroadgate retail offering boosted by Lewis Hamilton-backed vegan restaurant
British Land’s Broadgate site has been given a fresh retail boost with the announcement of four new lettings, including a plant-based burger restaurant backed by Lewis Hamilton.