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Cambridge tops new retail vitality study

Cambridge has been named the “healthiest retail centre” in the UK, after moving up six spots in the Harper Dennis Hobbs Vitality Index, ahead of Westfield London in second and Knightsbridge, which took third place. The Vitality Index ranks all retail centres in Britain by quantifying the ‘retail health’ of each centre, measured through a...

Retail

Australian multi-brand store to open in London

The Dayrooms, a new multi-brand concept store stocking Australian womenswear brands such as Thurley, Finders Keepers, Seafolly, and Salt is set to open in London’s Notting Hill this month. Founded by London-based friends Aytan Mehdiyeva and Zumrud Mammadova, The Dayrooms has signed a lease on a 1,200 square foot store at 237 Westbourne Grove,...

Fashion

Dudley, Llanelli and Morecombe score lowest on retail ‘vitality’ ranking

Dudley, Llanelli and Morecombe have received the lowest ‘vitality’ ranking on a new index of the top 500 British shopping and town centres produced by retail specialists Harper Dennis Hobbs. The first ever ‘vitality’ ranking scored the towns on the quality of their retail offering, rather than merely their size,assessing a wide range of...

Design

River Island to open its largest London store

Fashion retailer River Island has announced that it is to open its largest London store at Park House, the new development on Oxford Street, joining Zara, Bershka and Urban Outfitters. River Island, which already has a number of stores on Oxford Street in London, will open a 28,000 square foot store, covering ground, basement and first floors,...