Peel Retail & Leisure has announced a successful Summer Food Festival at top 10 UK outlet, Gloucester Quays, spotlighting over 150 stalls from local operators and uplifting footfall at the destination by 37% week-on-week. 

Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced the signing of the renowned Italian beauty brand, KIKO Milano, at top 5 super regional mall, Metrocentre.

The Sloane Stanley Estate has announced that Alley Cats, the New York-style pizzeria, has opened its brand new location on King’s Road, marking the brand’s second site to date.

Specialist leisure and F&B property agency, Shelley Sandzer, has secured popular chicken wing restaurant, Wingstop UK, and leading dessert restaurant, Heavenly Desserts, for adjacent units on New Broadway in Ealing.

Railpen, one of the largest pension managers in the UK, and Scottish independent renewable energy business, GreenPower, are pleased to announce a joint venture to co-develop the circa 66 megawatt (MW) Barachander onshore wind project in North Argyll.

Grosvenor has announced that British fashion retailer, AllSaints, has returned to Liverpool ONE, launching a pop-up on Peter’s Lane. The return of the leading fashion brand underlines Liverpool ONE’s commitment to responding to consumer demand, and curating an ever-evolving and relevant line-up of retailers.

The Mercers’ Company has announced a flurry of leasing activity in Covent Garden, with leading fashion and beauty brands, Nobody’s Child, SpaceNK, Whisltes, and Lipault, committing to over 11,200 sq ft of prime retail space on Long Acre and Neal Street.

Victoria Leeds, which is owned and operated by Redical, has announced that independent home décor store, northhome, will be significantly upsizing and relocating to Victoria Quarter’s County Arcade.

Shaftesbury Capital has unveiled a brand-new large-scale art installation, “Little Cloud World” in Covent Garden by Los Angeles-based artists Samuel Borkson & Arturo Sandoval III, known as FriendsWithYou. The London-first commission will be installed until October and features over 40 inflatable floating clouds in the Covent Garden Market Building. T

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury Capital and the Mercers’ Company, has announced that modern Eastern Mediterranean restaurant, Brother Marcus, has selected The Yards, Covent Garden, to launch its largest location to date.  The operator now has five sites in the capital.

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Axel Arigato, the global Swedish footwear brand, has opened its flagship store at 21-23 Earlham Street in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials neighbourhood.

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that two renowned restaurateurs within Chinatown London have further expanded their presence at the destination. Maguro Group is set to bring its Korean street food brand, BUNSIK, to Wardour Street, whilst Alex Xu has launched Kung Fu Burger on Shaftesbury Avenue, for his fourth concept within Europe’s leading location for ESEA food and culture.

The Sloane Stanley Estate has announced that luxury health club, Third Space, has signed for a new location on Mallord Street as the brand continues to expand its presence across the capital.  Set to open later in 2025, Third Space will bring a brand new facet to Sloane Stanley’s diverse portfolio, adding an unparalleled fitness and wellness offer to the Estate for the first time.

Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that Slim Chickens, the American fried chicken restaurant chain, has launched a new location at Festival Place, joining the destination’s diverse line-up of F&B operators and making its Basingstoke debut.

Demonstrating a strong and continual interest in the global destination, Covent Garden’s Seven Dials neighbourhood is welcoming a quartet of store openings, including a series of independent British menswear brands such as the first standalone UK store from NN.07, the West End debut for Form&Thread and the opening of Wax London’s third boutique, all of which are opening alongside a significantly upsized flagship for footwear brand, Vivobarefoot.

The Ashley Centre, Epsom’s premier shopping destination, has made three key appointments to its office and retail leasing teams. Bray Fox Smith and Stiles Harold Williams (SHW) have been appointed joint agents on its office lettings, while Lunson Mitchenall joins GCW on retail and F&B lettings

Peel Retail & Leisure has announced that Berghaus, the leading outdoor brand, has signed at top 10 UK outlet, Gloucester Quays, for only its second standalone UK store. Situated outside the scenic countryside of the Cotswolds, Gloucester Quays boasts an unparalleled selection of outdoor retailers, further enhanced by the signing of Berghaus.

Liverpool ONE is celebrating a double award win after scooping accolades for its commitment to both the environment and the site’s heritage. 

CACI, the data specialists focused on people and place, have revealed a notable shift in consumer spend, towards athleisure-focused brands and fitness, and away from equally premium fashion retailers that focus more on formal and casualwear.

DTZ Investors has announced that Spider Box Manchester, a brand-new next generation social entertainment venue, is to make its debut at Printworks this September.