Poole North Travelodge is one of 17 hotels the group is opening in 2021. This expansion programme represents an investment of £175 million and will create 360 new jobs.

The St David’s Partnership has announced the launch of BoConcept at St David’s Cardiff, one of the UK’s leading retail destinations.

Shaftesbury has officially announced that cult menswear label, L’Estrange, which traded in Seven Dials via a pop-up space in Neal Street since November 2019, has relocated to a new permanent site at 19 Earlham Street.

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and the Mercers’ Company, has announced that Burmese restaurant, Lahpet, has selected The Yards, Covent Garden, for its first West End site, and second permanent central London location.

H beauty, Harrods’ luxury beauty concept, has opened at centre:mk in Milton Keynes today. Making its debut at the heart of centre:mk with a 29,000 sq ft store, it is the brand’s second standalone store and its biggest boutique to date.

The St David’s Partnership, owners of St David’s Cardiff, has announced the opening of a new 870 sq ft store for Breitling, the Swiss luxury technical watch brand, its first stand-alone boutique in Wales.

Trinity, the Landsec retail and leisure destination in the heart of Leeds, has announced the opening of a new permanent shop for Sky, Europe’s leading media and entertainment company.

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.

The O2, the world’s most popular music, entertainment and leisure venue, has today confirmed TOCA Social will officially open its doors to the world’s first football-based entertainment and dining experience at The O2 this summer.

Shaftesbury has announced that Experimental Perfume Club (EPC), renowned for its educational and experiential approach to perfumery, has opened the doors to its first ever ‘lab-boutique’ at 53 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials.

CBRE Global Investors has today announced the completion of its £16m shopping centre refurbishment of Angel Central, London.

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.

Hammerson has announced that Birmingham-based Vietnamese Street Kitchen (VSK) has joined the line-up at the the Bullring Estate.

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland announces that innovative hospitality group, edyn, has signed to develop a new site at Liverpool ONE, further diversifying the destination’s offering, while adding to the accommodation group’s expanding portfolio of extended stay sites across the UK and Europe.

Sloane Stanley has today announced the launch of technology-led sleep smart brand, Sleep.8 at 366-368 King’s Road, marking the brand’s debut central London location.

The Waterfront Limited Partnership, a joint venture between AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, who own and operate Icon Outlet, and the entertainment district at The O2, have announced a raft of established independent F&B brands totalling over 32,000 sq ft, will open at the iconic destination in the coming months. The string of new signings includes Marugame Udon, Boom: Battle Bar, Soukra, Kitchen Pizzeria and German Doner Kebab.

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.

Vonder, the global co-living brand, has announced that it will launch a new branch of its evolved co-living concept, presenting two community driven hotels in Earls Court and Paddington, with the former due to launch in May and the latter in July. The project is an additional venture to the Vonder residential sites already situated in key areas across London.

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centre:mk has announced that award-winning Asian restaurant, Neds Noodle Bar, has selected centre:mk to launch its latest location, continuing its global growth strategy to become the world’s favourite noodle quick service restaurant concept.