Shaftesbury has announced it contributed over £1m to community groups and initiatives in the 2020/21 financial year. In total, Shaftesbury aided 24 in-kind projects and contributed or donated to 38 schemes or organisations, 20 of which specifically support young people.

Over 8,500 sq ft of new signings and openings by Shaftesbury are set to add to the unique West End dining offer and night-time economy.

Shaftesbury, the real estate investment trust, has launched an interactive giving device, in association with Contactless Giving Week, to support the amazing Young Camden Foundation. The charity has been set up to support the children and young people within the borough of Camden, addressing longstanding and complex issues, such as digital poverty, youth safety and mental health.

Shaftesbury has announced it has signed over 60 new retail, hospitality and leisure brands in Carnaby, Seven Dials, Chinatown, Soho and Fitzrovia since 1 October 2020. The strength of demand from operators also coincides with the rapid recovery in footfall and sales across its locations and represents a vote of confidence in their long-term appeal and prospects.

Shaftesbury has today announced that independent vegan deli, café and Scandinavian inspired store, White Pine, has selected Seven Dials’ Earlham Street to launch their latest location, forming a new London flagship space for the café concept, set to launch later this month.

British real estate investment trust Shaftesbury PLC, has announced it will sponsor a scholarship for a student on the Real Estate BSc Honours course at the University of Westminster worth £30,000. Nathan Probert is the first student to have received the scholarship.

Shaftesbury has today announced the launch of modern wellness apothecary, anatomē, at Seven Dials’ Monmouth Street, marking the brand’s latest London flagship. Retailing its renowned supplements and essential oils, anatomē is set to take a residence in Seven Dials until January 2022.

Shaftesbury has completed the first two digital end-to-end commercial leasing deals in the UK, utilising software from innovative proptech start-up, Least. Both deals related to office space in Carnaby. The first, on Broadwick Street, took only six days, with the second, at 45 Carnaby Street, following shortly after in just fifteen days.

A special edition of TheIndustry.fashion’s IN DETAIL podcast, in partnership with Shaftesbury, exploring the retail industry’s shift from survival to revival as Covid-19 restrictions ease.

Shaftesbury has revealed the full details of the £510,000 of support provided by its Covid Community Fund. The fund was established in April last year to help local charities and community groups in the West End provide assistance to people affected by Covid-19.

Shaftesbury has officially announced a series of strategic updates to its portfolio of offices across the West End, including the roll-out of a new bespoke plug-and-play concept, and key appointments to its dedicated office team.

Shaftesbury, the Real Estate Investment Trust which invests exclusively in the liveliest parts of London's West End, has seen footfall return to 86% of the peak in December in 2020, just before London was placed into the third lockdown.

What a difference a day makes. From deserted, silent streets to the hubbub we have all missed for too long, the West End was roused last Monday from its forced hibernation literally overnight and it was a joy to behold.

Shaftesbury has relaunched its ‘Seven Dials Unplugged’ initiative, providing a taste of outdoor live music throughout the destination’s iconic streets on Saturday 17th April as visitors enjoyed the first weekend of relaxed government restrictions.

More than 25 restaurants across Shaftesbury’s West End portfolio, which includes the Opera Quarter in Covent Garden, Fitzrovia and Seven Dials, have received accolades in the 2021 Michelin Guide to Great Britain and Ireland. The Michelin Awards were revealed by Davina McCall and Michelin director, Gwendal Poullennec, at a virtual event on January 25.

On October 21, Shaftesbury launched an exclusive collaboration with Netflix to mark the release of brand-new animated film, Over The Moon on October 23, by unveiling a dazzling outdoor light and lantern installation throughout the streets of Chinatown London.

Shaftesbury has announced the launch of an all-new initiative, ‘Start Up with Seven Dials,’ an exclusive offering providing brands born from the ‘kitchen table’ during lockdown, the ultimate business incubator pop-up space to operate from in the heart of London’s West End for a limited time this Autumn.

Shaftesbury is pleased to officially announce the highly anticipated opening of Unit X, the new experience-led concept from the internationally acclaimed Unit London gallery enterprise, within a fully refurbished permanent space in Seven Dials.

Shaftesbury has announced that Chinatown London will be transformed into an open air food destination as part of the #LoveChinatown campaign to support tenants, celebrate diversity, and safely welcome people back to Chinatown.

Shaftesbury has officially announced that KERB’s Seven Dials Market will be one of the first of London’s major food halls to re-open its doors on Friday 7th August.