All South West & Wales articles
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Gallery
Lego’s latest ‘hands-on play’ store in Bristol
Lego has unveiled its latest store at Cribbs shopping centre in Bristol, which it says will be a top destination for new product launches and events.
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News
Landsec is transforming a former Debenhams unit into an outdoor park
Institutional landlord Landsec has submitted plans to invest £17m to transform a former Debenhams unit into an outdoor space at St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff.
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Gallery
EE opens new experience store in Bristol
EE has opened its newest experience store in Bristol showcasing the latest in connected technology as well as different zones for shoppers to explore.
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News
EE opens second experience store this year
EE has opened another experience store in the UK following the successful launch of its debut store in Westfield London last year.
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Gallery
Sports Direct’s new outdoor sports concept store in Cardiff
Sports Direct has opened doors to a new outdoor sports concept store in its latest flagship in Cardiff, Wales.
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News
Sports Direct launches new outdoor sports flagship in Cardiff
Sports Direct has launched a new outdoor sports concept as it opens its fourth flagship store in Cardiff, Wales.
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News
Exclusive: Bodycare sales rise as it eyes southern expansion
Bodycare has reported a rise in sales over the golden quarter driven by increasing margins and in-store sales as it looks to expand to the south of the UK.
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Analysis
Five ways Cornish fashion brand Seasalt will continue to outperform the market
Seasalt is a rapidly growing lifestyle clothing brand that differentiates through its Cornish heritage and places social and environmental responsibility at its core.
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News
Majestic Wine accelerates expansion plan with two new stores
Majestic Wine is accelerating its bricks-and-mortar expansion plan, opening two new stores in a week, as a “central pillar of its growth strategy”.
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Data
Revealed: The 25 most vibrant retail locations in the UK
Location, location, location. Whether you’re opening another store to better serve your core market or looking for new eyeballs to thrill and excite with an experiential flagship, where to open is a topic bandied around boardrooms up and down the UK all year long.
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News
Exclusive: Space NK to open first Welsh store as it goes on expansion trail
Space NK is set to expand its bricks-and-mortar offering with a debut store in Wales opening at the end of this summer, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Screwfix to trial half-hour deliveries to local builders and DIYers
Screwfix is to begin a trial in Bristol delivering products in as little as 30 minutes.
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News
Non-essential retail to close in Wales after Christmas Eve
All non-essential retailers will be forced to close again across Wales following the end of trading on Christmas Eve.
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News
All non-essential retail to close in Wales after Christmas Eve
All non-essential retailers in Wales will be forced to close their stores after trading finishes on Christmas Eve, with the country going into a full ‘tier four’ lockdown three days later.
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News
Welsh supermarkets to be given discretion over non-essential items ban
The Welsh first minister has said the ban on grocers selling non-essential items as part of the region’s fire break lockdown will have some flexibility after the measures drew complaints.
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Opinion
‘Lockdown shambles is bad for retailers and consumers’
From Wales to Westminster, a confused and sometimes politically partisan response to the resurgent Covid-19 outbreak is threatening retail’s recovery.
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News
Edinburgh Woollen Mill to seek extended protection from creditors
Edinburgh Woollen Mill is likely to seek a 10-day extension of protection from creditors as the owners seek to save as much of the business as they can.
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News
‘Non-essential’ retail ordered to close in Welsh and Irish lockdowns
All ’non-essential retailers’ in Wales and the Republic of Ireland must close as a new Covid-19 lockdown comes into force.
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Analysis
Week three of trading post-lockdown – what you need to know
With all retail stores across the UK permitted to reopen from June 29, footfall improved week on week in almost all shopping destinations in week three.
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Opinion
Opinion: Keeping calm and carrying on – the village store shows its worth
Doing volunteer work in a village shop is normally a pretty relaxed affair, consisting of amiable exchanges with those dropping by and making sure you’ve marked up the papers for those who’ve ordered them if you happen to be an ‘opener’.