Farringdon-based main contractor, RED Construction Group, has secured an £8.1m one-year contract from Joseph Edmund to deliver a 16,170 sq ft residential conversion and extension at South London’s landmark Audiology House at 45 Nightingale Lane.

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.

Hammerson has announced the signing of Mrs Chew’s Chinese Kitchen, a new concept from Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew, at its flagship destination Grand Central.

LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has announced the opening of Sweyn Forkbeard’s debut bricks and mortar grooming boutique. Taking two units totalling 400 sq ft, the male grooming product manufacturer and retailer has launched a its first-ever Barber Shop as part of the new shop, which will also sell Sweyn Forkbeard’s male grooming products for wet shaving and beard care at home.

John Robertson Architects (JRA) has completed the sensitive refurbishment and restoration of 1-3 and 7-8 Frederick’s Place, and 35 Old Jewry, as part of its master plan for the Mercers’ Company.

Shelley Sandzer, the leading specialist leisure property agency, has published a ten-point guide to help landlords and operators negotiate ‘win-win’ leases following the turmoil created by coronavirus across the hospitality sector.

Joining the Sloane Stanley estate, stylish tile retailer, Mandarin Stone, has now launched its 1,233 sq ft showroom space at 255 Fulham Road, in the hub of Chelsea’s design quarter.

Liverpool ONE’s latest initiative to propel post-lockdown visitation is a new bespoke bar concept, ‘The Chavasse Project’, launched in association with Sipsmith Gin and Camden Town Brewery.

LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has signed a partnership with independent cinema group, Curzon, for a pop-up cinema that will be hosted in the market’s North Yard from 16 September for two weeks.

Shaftesbury has today announced that its West End village, Seven Dials, has joined forces with globally renowned artist and fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes to bring a splash of colour in her signature style to the area's iconic streets.

The St David’s Partnership has announced the launch of a new 1,133 sq ft café at St David’s Cardiff for speciality Welsh coffee company, Kin+Ilk.

Icon Outlet at The O2 has announced the opening of international designer brand, Tommy Hilfiger Kids. The new retailer opened its latest store this week and is the first to join the premium outlet offering at Icon Outlet since it reopened for trading on 15 June.

Farringdon-based construction specialist, RED Construction Group, has been appointed by Seaforth Land for the delivery of a distinctive refurbishment project at 20-23 Greville Street, adjacent to Holborn’s historic Bleeding Heart Yard in central London.

Liverpool ONE continues its post-lockdown momentum across retail, leisure and dining, bucking both regional and national trends. Latest performance figures shows footfall at 86% of the volumes experienced this time last year, and sales at 88%, with both figures exceeding UK averages by 7% and 10% respectively.

Hai Di Lao Hot Pot, China’s biggest hot pot restaurant brand, has officially launched at The O2. The new addition joins over 30 restaurants and bars under The O2’s world famous roof. Marking Hai Di Lao Hot Pot’s second site in Europe, the new restaurant is situated on the lower level of The O2, and spans across an 8,200 sq ft space with a 2,800 sq ft mezzanine.

Luxury life and style brand Kate Spade New York and global interactive fitness platform Peloton come to the destination.

LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has announced the opening of Neat Burger, the world’s first plant-based sustainable burger chain. The brand has chosen Camden Market for only its second outlet following its debut in Mayfair.

The Frenchgate Partnership, owners of the Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster, has signed two Irish F&B brands for their debut sites in the UK. WOWBURGER and Elephant & Castle are taking 2,800 sq ft and 4,000 sq ft respectively. Both will open on the first floor of Frenchgate’s North Mall Gallery in the fourth quarter of 2020.

According to a recent study commissioned by centre:mk, one of the UK’s top 10 shopping centres, 57 per cent of women now think it's important to take time out for self-care. The poll of 2000* British female adults revealed this desire for the feel good factor has led to almost half of women trying DIY beauty treatments at home.

Following the publication of the latest British Retail Consortium/KPMG Retail Sales monitor, which reported a 3.2% increase in retail sales in July nationally, CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has provided a more detailed picture of the negative impact working from home is having on retail and F&B sales performance in London specifically.