Peel L&P has announced record footfall for its Summer Food Festival at Gloucester Quays, the premier urban outlet in the South West.

Phase Eight, the timeless British womenswear brand, has opened the first of its new flagship stores at centre:mk, one of the top 10 retail and leisure destinations in the UK.

Peel L&P has announced that Mountain Warehouse, the UK’s largest specialist outdoor retailer, is set to relocate from its existing store into a larger space at premier South West outlet and dining destination, Gloucester Quays, and welcome the addition of British fashion retailer, Animal.

Railpen, one of the largest pension managers in the UK, has achieved fully let status at its 150,000 sq ft Octimum Business Park in Woking with the signing of two tenants for the last remaining refurbished units. 

Grosvenor has announced that German premium fashion brand, BOSS, has officially launched its new-look space on Liverpool ONE’s Paradise Street, following its relocation and significant upsize announcement last year.

Grosvenor has announced that women’s active streetwear brand, Red Run, is set to open its flagship store at Liverpool ONE. Trading from 1,400 sq ft on Manesty’s Lane, Red Run Liverpool ONE will open in autumn and stock the brand’s range of versatile, comfortable and high quality active streetwear for women, including exclusive collections and limited edition pieces.

Grosvenor has announced that Hollister Co., the global teen retailer division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.), has officially opened at Liverpool ONE featuring an updated store design concept. The store opening sits alongside sister brand Gilly Hicks, giving the brand an expanded footprint and first dedicated storefront at Liverpool ONE.

Hammerson has announced that GOLDSMITHS, one of the UK’s leading luxury watch and jewellery retailers and part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, is significantly increasing its presence within Bullring & Grand Central. The multi-million-pound investment will create one of the brand’s largest UK flagships.

CBRE Investment Management has announced that Maven Leisure LTD will be opening Northwood at Angel Central, as it continues its expansion across London. Angel’s first purpose-built sports pub and kitchen will have 12 UHD screens, showing the best sporting action from around the world. 

Sloane Stanley has announced the opening of Ultimate Performance, the world-leading personal training business, at 293 Fulham Road. The new 5,095 sq ft London flagship location diversifies the existing Fulham Road neighbourhood.

Victoria Square, the leading retail and leisure destination in Northern Ireland, has secured the region’s first standalone store for lifestyle brand, The White Company.

CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has announced the official launch of Deichmann, one of the largest footwear retailers in Europe at the Ashley Centre, Epsom. 

centre:mk, one of the top 10 retail and leisure destinations in the UK, has welcomed Pho, the Vietnamese street food group. The 4,133 sq ft restaurant seats approximately 100 guests in a unique and vibrant space, perfect for relaxed and informal dining.

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Gramicci, the outdoor and lifestyle clothing brand that specialises in hard-wearing apparel, has opened in Covent Garden, marking its global debut retail space.

Landlord CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has announced JD, the leading sports fashion retailer in the UK, has signed at the Ashley Centre, with the new store set to open later this year.

Grosvenor has announced that global activewear and lifestyle brand, Sweaty Betty, and worldwide retailer for luxury cosmetics Space NK have both opened their city debuts at Liverpool ONE.

Hammerson has signed global fashion group, Inditex, at Birmingham’s Bullring to create new stores for its leading international urban fashion brands Bershka and Pull&Bear.

CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed a series of changing consumer patterns in the leisure sector. The data comes from CACI’s new platform, Brand Dimensions, which compares spend across 300 well-known brands representative of the UK market, and highlights the growth of competitive socialising concepts as cinema visits decline.

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury Capital and the Mercers’ Company, has announced that Aqua Restaurant Group has chosen The Yards, Covent Garden as its location of choice to launch its latest Italian deli and bakery concept, Luci. Reinforcing the destination’s appeal in securing high-quality restaurant debuts, Luci will occupy a 9,000 sq ft space at 136 Long Acre and specialise in authentic Italian flavours.  

Icon Outlet at The O2, which is owned and operated by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has announced French Connection, the global fashion retailer, is set to make its London outlet debut at the destination, marking its first outlet store opening in six years. The signing signifies a milestone moment in the brand’s journey and is a testament to the destination attracting leading international retailers.