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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Touchwood Shopping Centre in Solihull has continued to expand its leading offer with the arrival of Spanish fashion retailer Mango. Ardent UK acquired Touchwood in summer 2021, the first major shopping centre acquisition since the onset of the pandemic, in a deal that effectively called the retail investment market.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

.” He said the space is “not just another beauty store” and that the decision to place the store in the middle of the fashion precinct at Southland shopping centre was intentional. He plans to travel to three states this week to sign off on additional locations.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In contrast, the two formats Vincom operates in secondary locations Vincom Plaza and Vincom+ have persistent vacancy rates in the 20-30 per cent range, which isnt a good look. Fashion has dropped to 30 per cent of the transactions. The 20th birthday party was a well-staged event, but it doesnt paper over the cracks.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Lark London’s Victoria Place home promises to be a one-stop shop for gifts, and will stock a comprehensive collection of homeware, fashion, and jewellery. The selection will be refreshed regularly, providing a diverse shopping experience. JLL and Nash Bond acted for Victoria Place. The McDevitt Company acted for Lark London.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Australian fashion label Ena Pelly has opened its first physical store in Melbourne, coinciding with the introduction of EP Athleisure, a new sportswear line. The store opening is in conjunction with interior architecture firm, Studio Tate, and is located in High Street Armadale’s retail sector.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

The 11,000sqft store is almost triple the size of its previous shop at Emporium and has a significantly larger menswear section. “It’s a testament to our dedication to delivering exceptional service and a tailored shopping experience, highlighting our continued growth and unwavering commitment to the Australian market.”

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Located in the biggest shopping destinations of the English capital, the Covent Garden store, which is part of The Yards, has opened, and the Soho store will open on November 14 th. This central London location is known for launching premium concepts and being home to sector-leading brands. – 7 p.m., – 6 p.m.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Fashion brand Farage has launched a five-story concept store in Sydney, as it marks its 25th year in the industry. Located at 109 Riley Street, amid Darlinghurst’s burgeoning design precinct, the store is in collaboration with Australian interior designer Greg Natale.

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APRIL 3, 2024

The Yeperenye Shopping Centre in Alice Springs, Northern Territory is looking for new fashion and food retail tenants for a major development project. Currently, the shopping centre is home to Woolworths supermarket and 50 stores including national branded retailers and attracts 4.7 million customer visits per year.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

To help plus-sized men find good-value fashion, menswear label Connor has launched AXL+Co into the Australian market. The report found that 73 per cent of Australian men identify as size ‘large or above’ with 48 per cent agreeing that it’s “hard” to find stores that cater to their size or fashion needs at a “reasonable price”.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Eyewear retailer 1001 Optometry is refurbishing 25 to 30 stores located in shopping centres, implementing the brand’s “Details are Beautiful” strategy.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Emporium Melbourne presented the ideal location for us to host ANZ’s largest Lululemon store – it’s a premium destination with high foot traffic, allowing us to reach a large audience at a one-stop shopping hub. How do these services align with Lululemon’s vision of providing a premium and personalised shopping experience?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

Armadale’s High Street has become one of the most expensive shopping destinations in Melbourne and the row of retailers is essentially a who’s who of Australian fashion. All the connotations that come with high street shopping carry through to Armadale’s High Street with its pedestrian walkways lined with shops.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Spanish retailer Mango is honing in on adaptable clothing to help customers adjust to wild swings in temperature as climate change makes fashion less seasonal, Chief Executive Toni Ruiz told Reuters. “Before, when you came back from summer, all the shops were full of winter clothes,” Ruiz said in an interview.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Located on a site that has remained unused for over 20 years, the operator has a historic opportunity to deliver a highly anticipated project. Located 15 minutes from Riyadh, this 14-square-kilometre urban project draws inspiration from the birthplace of the Kingdom and its historical heritage as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

I had clients tell me they refuse to shop in the city now,” Poulakis said. They told him it was “easier to drive to Chadstone, valet the car and go shopping” than to navigate public transport. Notably, Harrolds was a latecomer to e-commerce, only launching an online shopping site in 2020.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. We’ve all encountered those shopping centres that look and feel the same, no matter where you are in the world. Platform is the antithesis of a cookie-cutter shopping centre – indeed, it acts as a platform for independent brands to thrive. Major department store, tick. Supermarket giant, tick.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

While the industry can agree on the necessity of a physical presence for retailers operating in the apparel space, the jury is still out on the optimal number of locations for brands to maintain relevance and succeed. “We We all grew up with a shop on every corner.

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MARCH 27, 2025

We feel strongly about providing our customers with the full, premium Tumi experience wherever they shop, Maroulis told Inside Retail. That is why our focus has been and will continue to be on creating new, larger stores in prominent locations, and upgrading and expanding current key locations to reflect our premium lifestyle positioning.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 17, 2023

It recently ran a pop-up at The Glen shopping centre in Melbourne, and has a long-term vision to making shopping more accessible for everyone. What was out there in Australia was aimed towards the elderly, the really young, or it was hyper-medicalised and focused purely on functionality and not the fashion side of things.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Shopping is about more than just a transaction, as evidenced by our inaugural global feature on the ‘Most desirable shopping precincts’. Home to Apple’s London Campus, a 2229sqm food hall and a glass chimney lift, Battersea Power Station also has housing and hundreds of shops located in its historic turbine halls.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 20, 2025

Braintree Village has announced that global fashion house Coach, will be joining its retail line-up this Spring. The 2,260 sq ft store will be located opposite the South Entrance and will be the first standalone Coach store in the region. Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Embracing AI Walmart’s goal is to make shopping experiences effortless, engaging and personalised. There is also a new AR feature called ‘Shop With Friends’. Customers will be able to share their fashion finds with friends and ask for their feedback. It’s essentially a ‘Virtual Try-On’ service that becomes a social experience.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Easyplant New York City When it comes to buying plants or anything greenery-related, the first place that comes to mind is probably a humble nursery or small mom-and-pop shop, rather than a chic boutique. Easyplant aims to change that. This store is more than a retail space; its an immersive experience that blends innovation with nature.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Inside Retail: What criteria did you use to select the locations for these new flagship stores? Keith Wong: All our Charles & Keith flagships are situated in key shopping destinations with a brand-aligned image and an elevated positioning. IR: Following these three flagship stores, what are your plans for further expansion?

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Retail Focus

MARCH 19, 2025

The new 3826 square foot ME+EM store located at 4-5 Marylebone High Street is a celebration of modern British design. It is the largest of the modern luxury labels eight UK stores and is ME+EMs first official flagship location. The design of the store drew on principles which emphasise well-being and a connection to natural elements.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Gabriella Pereira is the director of Beare Park and the recipient of the Australian Fashion Laureates Emerging Designer of the Year award this year. Meet Beare Park Beare Park is a luxury fashion label made, designed and owned in Australia. The business of Australian fashion IR : The pop-up in Potts Point; why now?

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Consumers like to shop for something new from the range if they have everything already. We have a whole offering of luxury brands, so when we go to the shopping mall, we already have quite a few stores. It is much easier to negotiate premium locations in the shopping mall because we have the breadth of the portfolio.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2024

White Stuff, the British fashion and lifestyle retailer, will be opening in London Gatwick’s North Terminal in late November. store has been specifically designed with travel in mind and features White Stuff’s new mobile payment system, so instead of a standard till customers can pay from anywhere in the shop. The 1044sq.ft The 1044sq.ft

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APRIL 29, 2024

Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. Inside Retail spoke to Tim Page, New Balance’s Pacific retail manager, to discuss how the latest Chadstone concept store is creating the next generation of immersive and engaging shopping experiences.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Two major new brands are setting up shop at Northern Ireland’s premier outlet destination, The Boulevard , following the schemes record breaking sales. The Boulevard, that is located on the A1 corridor between Belfast and Dublin, is managed by Lotus Property and advised on leasing by Johnstone Property Consultants.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

In what is expected to be a first for New Zealand, the new premium outlet shopping centre, Manawa Bay, will house a dining precinct fully powered by electricity only. Tenants can see the benefits with Manawa Bay, as a shopping centre, trying to help reduce its impacts on the environment.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Located in the iconic Fountain House on Donegall Place, just over 100 yards from Primarks flagship Bank Buildings store, Primark Home will span 8,700 sq. While Primark Home Donegall Place will bring a brand-new shopping experience to the city, the much-loved Bank Buildings store remains a key destination for Primark fans in Belfast.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

The 10,441 sq ft store will be located opposite M&S Outlet and will feature NEXT’s clearance collections across women’s, men’s, and children’s fashion, as well as homeware, beauty products, and footwear. The news of its return to Gloucester Quays follows recent announcements and developments.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Mint Velvet , the British womenswear brand, renowned for its relaxed yet glamorous style has opened its new Boutique, and debut Milton Keynes location, within centre:mk’s premium Silbury Arcade, one of the top 10 retail destinations in the UK.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Derbion, the East Midlands premier retail and leisure destination, has announced that 2024 saw a series of new openings, upsizes and relocations across the shopping centre as it continues to attract and retain leading retail and F&B brands. Derbion store and facilities photography 2024. The latest new retail stores at Derbion in Derby.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Christmas came early for some West Ham United supporters earlier today, when the Club opened its retail pop-up shop at John Lewis, Westfield, Stratford. Ranging from festive decorations, to Christmas jumpers, to replica kits, the pop-up shop – which, located on the street level, is open every day in normal trading hours – has it all.

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