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Diagon Alley-inspired shopfronts inside Harry Potter Shop Oxford Street, with a red curved shop window, festive garlands and a turquoise display stand

First Look Inside Harry Potter Shop Oxford Street

The UK’s largest official Harry Potter shop opens on Oxford Street on Wednesday 4 November, bringing a Diagon Alley-inspired flagship, a full-sized Knight Bus...
James North, founder of Northbanks, in a white hoodie sitting on a blue chair on a café terrace

Q&A: James North, Founder, Northbanks

James North set up Northbanks to help brands, agencies and retailers bring their ideas to life in physical spaces. Based in London, the studio...
Erling Haaland in a Nike Tech Fleece hoodie with Leah Williamson, Henry Pollock and Dina Asher-Smith behind him in Sports Direct and Nike's Unwrap Potential Christmas campaign

Haaland Leads Sports Direct and Nike Christmas Campaign

Sports Direct and Nike have recruited Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland to lead an international Christmas campaign built around “Athlete Intelligence”: an...
Jollyes Pets colleague holding a branded shopping bag beside the Wheel of Fur-tune prize wheel in front of raw pet food freezers

Jollyes Pets to Open Ninth Scottish Store in Dunfermline

Jollyes Pets is to open its ninth store in Scotland on Thursday 5 November, taking a 5,800 sq ft unit at Carnegie Drive Retail...
Subway restaurant in the Blueprint design with ordering kiosks, green and white seating, timber wall panels and Get Your Own Way signage

Subway to Open Up to 70 More Restaurants in Asda Stores

Subway is to open up to 70 more restaurants in Asda stores over the next four years under an expanded development agreement with the...
Family and friends dancing around a festive dinner table as a woman rides a giant green Christmas cracker in Asda's 2026 Christmas advert

Asda Christmas Campaign Swaps Sentiment for BOOM Energy

Asda has launched its 2026 Christmas campaign, setting aside the single emotional story favoured by many festive adverts in favour of a high-energy celebration...
Green Blank Street kiosk with curved glazing and a slatted roof screen on a paved street under autumn trees at dusk

Blank Street Brings First UK Kiosk Format to Liverpool ONE

Blank Street opened its first Liverpool location at Liverpool ONE on 1 November, in a standalone kiosk on Paradise Street that is the first...
Computer-generated image of an M&S Food store front with M&S Food and Al-Futtaim signage in English and Arabic, a fruit display above the entrance and palm trees outside

M&S to Open Five UAE Foodhalls with Al-Futtaim

Marks & Spencer is to open five large-format Foodhalls in the UAE over the next 12 months with its long-standing franchise partner Al-Futtaim, offering...
Sports Direct storefront inside a Nairobi shopping centre, with red-lit door frame, illuminated logo and Running, Mens and Womens signs visible inside

Sports Direct Enters Africa with Two Stores in Nairobi

Sports Direct has opened its first stores in Africa, with two sites in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, at Sarit Centre and Galleria Mall. The...
Lefties storefront at Lakeside framed by a festive garland with lights, with mannequins and clothing rails inside

Lefties Opens Second UK Store at Lakeside

Lefties, the fashion retailer owned by Inditex, has opened its second UK store at Lakeside, the super-regional shopping centre in Thurrock owned and operated...

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