Liverpool ONE brightens Blue Monday with hundreds of blooms

Flowers filled Liverpool ONE this morning to help put a smile on visitors’ faces on Blue Monday. Dubbed as the ‘most depressing day of the year’ following the festivities of Christmas, together with failed New Year’s resolutions and financial struggles, Blue Monday has become known for prompting ‘January blues’.

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The O2 celebrates a successful year of trade across the destination

The O2’s Entertainment District and shopping destination, Icon Outlet, which are owned and operated by Waterfront Limited Partnership, a joint venture between AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, are looking ahead to a successful 2023, following a year of strong performance results and several, notable new brand signings and openings in 2022.

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Skechers steps into a bigger store at Caledonia Park

Railpen, one of the largest pension managers in the UK, has announced the upsize of Skechers, the lifestyle and athletic footwear brand, at Caledonia Park, Scotland’s premier designer outlet village. Skechers has increased the size of its store by over 1,000 sq ft in a move that illustrates the strong and successful performance seen by leading international brands at the destination.

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M&S to anchor South John Street as it reaffirms commitment to Liverpool city centre

Grosvenor has announced that leading British retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S), is to join Liverpool ONE, anchoring South John Street in two floors of the former Debenhams.  Set to open in mid-2023, the retail giant is relocating from Church Street to create a 100,000 sq ft store in a move that reaffirms the brand’s commitment to the city centre.

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Oxygen appoints Stärka to boost national expansion

The UK’s first choice indoor family activity brand, Oxygen, has appointed Stärka, the leisure real estate advisory business, to support the brand’s expansion throughout the UK.  Stärka’s brief is to secure strategically located sites of between 20,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft owned or managed by landlords that are looking  to provide a unique experience for their customers and visitors.

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The O2's Entertainment District announces four new additions to its F&B line-up, including double debut openings

The Entertainment District at The O2, which is owned and operated by Waterfront Limited Partnership, a joint venture between AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has announced four new additions to the destination’s F&B line-up, welcoming two debut openings for Soukra and Trapdoor, and two signings for Haute Dolci and JD Wetherspoon. This latest wave of F&B news coincides with the Entertainment District celebrating exceptionally strong performance figures and continual success in the sector.

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Over 175,000 sq ft of new deals at Merry Hill in 2022 capped off by Lids regional debut

Sovereign Centros has announced the opening of Lids, a leading global retailer specialising in licensed sports and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel, at top 10 retail and leisure destination Merry Hill. The regional debut caps off a successful period, with more than 175,000 sq ft of new deals secured in the calendar year at the destination.

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