Apple Brompton Road, Apple’s newest store in London, opens Thursday, July 28, in the city’s bustling Knightsbridge neighborhood. Photo: Apple Apple previewed its newest retail outlet in the U.K. Tuesday, Apple Brompton Road in London’s Knightsbridge neighborhood. The store, set to open Thursday afternoon local time, claims a few “firsts.” They include the first mirrored ceiling... Continue Reading →

Starbucks is eyeing a sale of its UK business // Starbucks are understood to have hired adviser Houlihan Lokey to assess interest in buying the coffee giant’s UK business // The coffee chain has been facing increased costs and competition in the UK Starbucks is exploring a sale of its UK business as costs rocket and... Continue Reading →

// Nike opens Nike West London in Westfield – a new innovative store connecting sport, London and athletes together // The two-story, 17,000 sq ft store has been designed to get consumers moving and empowered Nike has opened the doors to Nike West London in London’s Westfield shopping centre, which aims to create unique in-store experiences by... Continue Reading →

The concept will be expanded to other countries following initial launches in Korea and China. The first Nike Style store will open in Seoul on 15 July. Credit: © NIKE. US-based sports apparel brand Nike is set to launch its latest retail concept, Nike Style, with the first store due to open in South Korea. Scheduled... Continue Reading →

Adele FergusonJul 11, 2022 – 5.00am The private equity juggernaut has bought out dozens of clinics in an attempt to unite the network after two years of unrest and claims that systemic price gouging is pushing some to the wall.Investigative journalist and columnist KKR has bought out dozens of hair removal and injectables clinics that... Continue Reading →

Lush is pushing forward with the next stages of its plan to invest £7.6m for new shops, relocations and refits across the UK and Europe. // Lush is investing £7.6m in retail growth across the UK, Ireland and Europe throughout 2022 // New and expanded stores focus on the customer’s retail experience Lush is pushing forward with... Continue Reading →

Apple's UK retail arm paid less than £800,000 tax last year after using an employee stock option scheme to reduce its tax bill.  // Apple stores in the UK paid less than £800,000 tax last year // The tech firm’s UK retail business made pre-tax profits of £38.2m on sales of £971.5m Apple’s UK retail arm paid... Continue Reading →

Two of LEGO's first UK airport stores opens at Gatwick, alongside new Kidstop pop-up and return of Ted Baker and Itsu Gatwick Airport has announced two new retail offers for passengers, with LEGO stores and a Kidstop pop-up opening ahead of the school summer holidays. World famous construction toy brand, LEGO, opened a store in... Continue Reading →

Icelandic B Corp outerwear brand 66ºNorth has announced it is opening its first UK flagship on Regent Street in London. Slated to open in the second week of September, the 3,500-square-foot store will mark 66ºNorth's first outside of Iceland and Denmark and will showcase its technical outerwear, apparel and accessories for men and women. 66ºNorth... Continue Reading →