Sovereign Centros has announced that XTRAFIT, the experience and community driven fitness operator, is to make its UK debut at Merry Hill next summer. The German-born brand will occupy 40,000 sq ft of the former Debenhams first floor.

The Sloane Stanley Estate has announced that the luxury womenswear brand, Chinti & Parker, has opened its first permanent store on the King’s Road following a raft of collaborative and successful pop-ups over the last two years, as well as a new pop-up for ethical and sustainable fashion label, Aspiga.

Trafford Palazzo and Showcase are celebrating the brand’s four-week residency, with Showcase having made its North West debut at the UK’s first next generation retail and experience centre.

RED Construction Group, the specialist main contractor, has secured a £13.5m contract to deliver 44 extra-care apartments for the St Monica Trust, at The Chocolate Quarter Retirement village in Keynsham near Bristol.

Sovereign Centros has announced that ASK Italian, the Italian dining restaurant chain, is set to open its latest restaurant at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top ten retail and leisure destinations.

Shaftesbury Capital has announced the signing of Ukrainian-born Spanish concept, Boca a Boca, in leading Central London neighbourhood, Fitzrovia, for its first-ever UK restaurant.

Grosvenor has announced that women’s active streetwear brand, Red Run, has opened the doors to its new flagship store at Liverpool ONE.

Sloane Stanley has announced Italian street-food concept Dez Amore, and specialty coffee company, Kiss The Hippo, are both set to join the south side of the Fulham neighbourhood later this year. Kings342, the new concept behind Street Food Markets Ltd, is also opening on the King’s Road at the end of the month, growing the F&B offer on the Estate.

Grosvenor has announced that Flight Club, the global Social Darts concept, has selected Liverpool ONE’s Chavasse Park for its latest location and first venue in the city.

ARNE, the popular online men’s and women’s contemporary clothing and footwear brand, hosted the return of its highly anticipated pop-up store at Liverpool ONE over the weekend. 

Sovereign Centros has announced that fan-favourite chicken wing restaurant, Wingstop, is set to open its next West Midlands restaurant later this year, at Merry Hill.

Shaftesbury Capital has signed 25 new retail, hospitality and leisure brands across its Covent Garden estate in the last six months. The quality and diversity of operators reflects Shaftesbury Capital’s commitment to attracting the best global, British and independent brands, and demonstrates a strong vote of confidence in the long-term appeal and prospects of Covent Garden, and the West End more widely.

Sovereign Centros has announced that Sides, the fried chicken restaurant launched by YouTube collective, The Sidemen, is to open at Merry Hill, joining the centre’s evolving F&B line-up.

The O2 has announced that Afrikana, the independent African inspired restaurant, has opened at the destination’s Entertainment District, which is owned and operated by a joint venture between AEG Europe and Crosstree Real Estate.

Shaftesbury Capital is pleased to announce that Arc’teryx, the Canadian high performance outdoor apparel and accessories brand, will be significantly upsizing to a new flagship store at 42 King Street in Covent Garden. This latest move reaffirms the brand’s commitment to, and success within, the destination, reinforcing Covent Garden’s appeal in attracting high-quality retailers.  

Specialist UK leisure property agency, Shelley Sandzer, has acted on behalf of landlord GPE to secure a debut site for The Caviar Bar, the luxury dining experience synonymous with exceptional caviar and seafood, within Medici Courtyard, located just off Mayfair’s Hanover Square.

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that The Breakfast Club, the award-winning all-day breakfast concept founded by Jonathan Arana-Morton, is to launch its latest location at 55 Neal Street in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials this autumn.  

CACI, the data specialists focused on people and place, has revealed the extent of positive impact on the cinema sector from the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon.

Karma Kitchen, the Crosstree Real Estate Partners backed dark kitchen operator, has announced the launch of its latest site, a 20,000 sq ft location in Lower Sydenham, South East London.