Ashley Centre – 16 August 2023 – CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has announced GAIL’s, the artisanal bakery concept and café, has opened at the Ashley Centre, Epsom’s premier shopping destination.

GAIL’s has launched a 5,958 sq ft unit spanning three floors adjacent to the entrance to East Square. Serving its signature high-quality pastries, breads, and cakes, GAIL’s elevates the F&B offering at the Ashley Centre.

After months of anticipation, Marks & Spencer has today (Tuesday 15 August) officially opened its latest new store on Liverpool ONE’s South John Street.

The O2 has announced a revision of its outlet shopping brand identity, simplifying ‘Icon Outlet at The O2’, which is owned and operated by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, to ‘Outlet Shopping at The O2’.

Sovereign Centros has announced that premium womenswear brands, Phase Eight and Hobbs, are upsizing within Merry Hill.

Legal & General Investment Management (“LGIM”) announces today, on behalf of its Real Assets platform, the launch of a fully-fitted office product at Crayfields Park, the 22-acre mixed-use scheme providing quality office and industrial space in Orpington. 

Gravity Active Entertainment (“Gravity”), the fast-growing leisure and entertainment company, has launched the new flagship Gravity MAX at Liverpool ONE. Gravity’s biggest investment to date and its largest site, the £10 million destination showcases 100,000 sq ft of the brand’s newest and most enhanced active experience concept, Gravity MAX.

Icon Outlet at The O2, which is owned and operated by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has announced a duo of significant store upsizes from global lifestyle brand, Calvin Klein, and global sports retailer, Lids.

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Woodhead Restaurant Group, owned by William Lander and Daniel Morgenthau, has opened the eponymous 64 Goodge Street, a new Gallic-inspired concept in Fitzrovia.

Sandbox VR has officially opened its largest venue globally and first ever UK site outside of London at Hammerson’s Bullring & Grand Central in Birmingham city centre.

Mango, one of Europe’s leading fashion groups, has opened its latest flagship location at centre:mk, one of the top 10 retail and leisure destinations in the UK. 

RED Construction Group, the specialist main contractor, has announced its appointment to deliver the £31m redevelopment of 55 Pall Mall, to be carried out by its dedicated London team. 

Liverpool ONE has launched a cash back rewards scheme as its 15th anniversary celebrations continue. 

Grosvenor has announced that Swarovski, the luxury crystal jewellery brand, has opened at Liverpool ONE, in a move that marks the return of a standalone Swarovski store to the city.

Covent Garden is partnering with the charity to support their mission of empowering women across the UK who need help securing employment and changing the trajectory of their lives.

CACI, the consumer and data solutions specialist, has conducted special research for Independent Retailer Month, revealing which UK locations have embraced independent retail the most since 2019. CACI have used their location intelligence platform, Centre Dynamics, to analyse a range of destinations such as city centres, shopping malls, and regional towns, highlighting shifts in provision and geographical trends for independents.

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.