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Outdoor fashion market The Drops returns to King's Cross

The Drops, an outdoor fashion and lifestyle market that debuted at King’s Cross over the summer, returns for fall. From Friday October 1st to Sunday October 3rd the fashion market will also showcase a mix of lifestyle and homeware brands, including new additions One Essentials, a circular lifestyle brand reinventing underwear, Bryder, a...

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United We Shop: Retailers in London's King's Cross ask customers to shop in-store this Christmas

Retailers in London’s King’s Cross are asking shoppers for help this holiday season. In a campaign called United We Shop over 30 retail stores and brands are calling on Londoners to ‘shop out to help out’ this Christmas The brands have highlighted how December 2020 is going to be more important than ever for retailers as they look to capture two...

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Coal Drops Yard confirms opening date and adds new brands

Coal Drops Yard, the new Heatherwick Studio-designed retail and lifestyle district at London’s King’s Cross, has confirmed it will open to the public on October 26 and has announced a further four brands who will join the line-up. The new shopping district set within the historic buildings and arches directly adjacent to Granary Square and...

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Beija London and Emin & Paul open debut store at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross

Beija London is set to open its debut permanent store at Coal Drops Yard, as independent womenswear label Emin & Paul gears up to open its second UK store at the upcoming shopping hub at King’s Cross. Beija London is set to expand its online-only offering into physical retail following a series of successful pop-ups. The debut store will offer a...

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Cheaney, Form & Thread and Universal Works set to open at King's Cross

Three British fashion brands, Cheaney, Form & Thread, and Universal Works are set to open stores at Coal Drops Yard, the new shopping Quarter in King's Cross slated to open October 2018. All three labels join an impressive line-up of design-focused retailers, which includes to likes of Paul Smith, Lost Property of London and Cubitts. Footwear...

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Coal Drops Yard adds local fashion brands

Cubitts and Lost Property of London will both open new stores at Coal Drops Yard, the new shopping quarter in King’s Cross located next to Granary Square, which will house 100,000 square foot of shops and restaurants when it opens to the public in autumn 2018. The locally-founded brands are the among the first to be announced for the Heatherwick...

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18montrose launches concept store at King’s Cross

18montrose, the high end concept store for men and women have launched their third store in King’s Cross, London’s latest retail hotspot. The store, a wide open space of 5000 square feet has been designed to be easily manipulated into both a retail and an event space. By combining light, colour, rhythm, organisation and function - the store can...

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& Other Stories to open King's Cross store

Fashion retailer & Other Stories is the latest major retailer to announce a new location at King’s Cross as the area looks set to become one of London’s fashion hubs. The new 5,920 square foot store, the retailer’s fifth in London, will be located on King’s Boulevard and will open in autumn 2017. The store will sell a selection of accessories,...

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Jigsaw to launch at King’s Cross

Jigsaw is set to open their latest store at King’s Cross later this year, bringing their number of standalone stores in the UK to 87. The 2,500 square foot shop is designed by Checkland Kindleysides, the global design agency that also designed Jigsaw’s Westfield London and Guildford stores. The store will have a contemporary aesthetic with a...

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King's Cross gets green light for new retail space

Camden Council has given the green light for a brand new retail development in the King’s Cross area, within the Coal Drops Yard, which is situated next to Regent’s Canal, the Gasholders apartments and Granary Square. The new retail and leisure development will feature around 65 units of varying sizes, including five larger anchors retail...