Battersea Power Station news and archive

Battersea Power Station to launch embroidery pop-up

Battersea Power Station, home to a mix of premium, high street and independent fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, is opening a ‘Botanical Atelier’ embroidery pop-up in May. The Botanical Atelier has been designed by British contemporary artist Claire Luxton in partnership with MTArt Agency, with embroidery from The Lost Girls and Rosie Brain...

Retail |Beauty Featured

Boots opens first ‘Boots Beauty’ concept store

Health and beauty retailer Boots has opened its first ‘Boots Beauty’ concept store at Battersea Power Station, featuring more than 250 curated brands and new industry-leading skin care services. The opening is part of Boots’ ongoing transformation of its beauty offering, following the revamp of over 170 beauty halls across the UK over the last...

Retail

Uniqlo Battersea to host pop-up supporting Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

Fashion retailer Uniqlo is partnering with animal welfare charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home with a limited-time pop-up event at its Battersea Power Station store. The pop-up opens on October 14 and will feature exclusive upcycled canine apparel, including coats and bandanas made from upcycled Uniqlo items, such as the Ultra Light Down and...

Retail |Beauty

Battersea Power Station to open 1950s beauty pop-up

Battersea Power Station will be opening a colourful 1950s hair and beauty pop-up as part of its one-year opening anniversary celebrations between October 21-29. The ‘Power Parlour’ will be located in Turbine Hall B and has been designed to transport visitors back to the 1950s, when the second half of the Grade II listed Power Station was...

Retail

Boots to unveil beauty-only store as category shines

Health and beauty retailer Boots has said it will be opening a beauty-only store at London’s Battersea Power Station later this year. The 11,200 square foot space will be the first of its kind for Boots, offering a selection of products, services and advice solely that descend solely from the beauty sphere. As part of the opening, there will...

Retail

Battersea Power Station reports over five million visitors since opening

The recently revived Battersea Power Station is celebrating its first six months, reporting a slew of new store openings and a flurry of visitors as it looks towards the year ahead. The organisation reported that more than five million visitors have descended on the location since it opened its doors in October 2022, a figure that was largely...

Business

Battersea Power Station makes senior promotions

London’s newly opened retail park Battersea Power Station has announced the internal promotion of two heads, now that it’s in operation. The area’s Development Company (BPSDC) has promoted Sam Cotton, the group’s current head of leasing, to the newly created position of head of asset management. Cotton joined BPSDC in 2015 from Capco Covent...

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In Pictures: A look into retailers’ new stores in Battersea Power Station

Following a nine billion pound transformation plan, the Battersea Power Station finally opened its doors on October 14, decades after the coal-fired power station was decommissioned as an energy plant. Over its first weekend, the Grade II-listed location reported that over a quarter of a million visitors had descended on the site, which also...

Retail

Battersea Power Station welcomes over quarter million visitors on opening weekend

After opening its doors to the public on October 14, Battersea Power Station reported more than 250,000 visitors had descended on the site over its first weekend. Almost 40 years on from closing up as a Grade II listed coal-fired power station, and following an eight-year restoration project, the location now houses a range of shops, bars,...

Business

Battersea Power Station officially opens in London

The historic Battersea Power Station has officially opened its doors to the public today, decades after the energy plant closed up shop. The decommissioned coal-fired power station has gone through a 10-year transformational restoration process, and is now home to a wide range of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. Shoppers can visit a...

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Battersea Power Station opening date announced

The long-awaited opening of a major retail and leisure destination on the south bank of the River Thames in London has been set for Friday October 14. Battersea Power Station (BPS) will be home to a long list of fashion brands, including the likes of Hackett, Theory, Mulberry, Levi’s, Pinko, Petit Pli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Superdry, Castore,...

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Battersea Power Station announces flurry of new brands ahead of autumn opening

Battersea Power Station (BPS), a yet-to-be-opened shopping destination in London, has announced a flurry of new brands to join its line-up from the autumn onwards. Fashion brands arriving at BPS, which is a decommissioned coal-fired power station on the south bank of the River Thames, include Hackett, Theory, Mulberry, Levi’s, Pinko, Petit Pli,...