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The Entertainer has taken a new letting in Bon Accord shopping centre, Aberdeen. With over one hundred stores, The Entertainer is the UK’s largest independent toy retailer. The new 7,314 sq ft unit, split over two levels, is currently under construction to fit The Entertainer’s needs, and is located adjacent to Marks & Spencer’s and Bon Marche, opposite Starbucks and...
British contemporary fashion brand Superdry and leading payments provider Klarna have today announced a perfect-fit partnership, enabled by Adyen. Superdry customers are now able to Pay later or Pay in 3 in the UK, and later this month will be able to Pay in 4 in the US, making everything from jackets to jeans more accessible to Superdry customers...
According to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), 15.9% of all shops and retail outlets in the UK now lie empty. The figures obtained by Duff & Phelps, the global advisor that protects, restores and maximises value for clients, quantify the scale of the challenge facing the UK high street after one of the toughest trading...
Fashercise, the successful activewear e-commerce label, has selected Seven Dials for its first UK store.  Launching at 46 Monmouth Street this summer, the 650 sq ft space marks the evolution of the digitally native brand into a specialist concept store in London’s West End. Headed by solo female entrepreneur, Alexandra Vanthournout, the debut location in Seven Dials will stock a...
The fast-growing UK fashion retailer, Yours, have opened a new store in the Pescod Square shopping centre, Boston, marking their commitment to both the city and the centre. The store further diversifies the choice of shopping offered by wide mix of tenants in the centre. Yours, whose headquarters are in nearby Peterborough, have taken occupancy of a 2878 sq ft...
Whilst debate continues about the future of the High Street, research by CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed the negative impact of closing stores on brands’ online businesses. According to the research, retailers that do not maintain a bricks and mortar store in a catchment alongside a transactional website typically experience 50% lower online sales compared to...
International luxury fashion brand, Fendi, has revolutionised its global transactional value chain with an omnichannel solution from Dedagroup Stealth, the company dedicated to fashion and luxury retail, and part of Dedagroup. Founded in Rome in 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi, the Italian fashion house fuses a distinctly modern aesthetic with heritage style and an appreciation of fine fabrics and...
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” This is an Ancient Greek saying, but remains a favourite of modern-day business and brand strategists. In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins suggested that great companies tend to be hedgehogs: they understand what one thing they can be best at and then strive single-mindedly towards that...
intu has become the UK’s first shopping centre owner to be certified as having child-friendly wifi at its national portfolio of popular shopping destinations. The certification means that the free wifi provided at intu’s 14 centres across the UK, which are some of the largest and most popular in the country, has been proven to filter out inappropriate content. It...
Instagram’s huge surge in popularity has transformed the marketing industry over recent years. Due to the rise of social media influencers who endorse products and services, the platform has become a powerful promotional tool. But businesses don’t need to splurge on sponsored content to reap the rewards. More establishments–whether it’s bars, restaurants or shops–are incorporating picturesque features into their décor...

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