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Dubarry of Ireland to open new UK flagship in London

Premium Irish heritage brand Dubarry of Ireland, known for its luxury outdoor footwear and clothing, is expanding its presence in the UK with a new flagship store in London. The brand, which draws inspiration from Ireland's west coast and sailing culture, has signed a six-year lease with The Crown Estate, securing a 1,362-square-foot store on...

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The Crown Estate signs “transformational” partnership with Lendlease

The Crown Estate, which manages property and land belonging to the British monarch, has formed a joint venture with Australian developer Lendlease on six major projects in the UK, including 60 acres above and around Euston Station in London. In a statement, The Crown Estate said its investment in the new 50/50 joint venture will support the...

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Skims to open first UK flagship store in London

Skims is set to enter the UK retail market. Commercial business firm The Crown Estate has confirmed the signing of a one-year lease with Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand for a site on Regent Street, London, set to open summer 2026. Little is currently known about what the store will entail over its 12,000 square feet span. The site will be the...

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Lone Design Club launches LDC X pop-up

London Design Club, the retail disrupter championing independent designers, has launched a new concept, LDC X. A pop-up designed to highlight a single brand for maximum impact. Launching on Great Portland Street in London, the LDC X concept is being supported by The Crown Estate and will consist of solo brand pop-ups stores, designed and curated...

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Retailers ‘go purple’ in support of disabled customers

Retailers and shopping destinations including Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury’s and centres owned and managed by Intu and The Crown Estate are looking to improve the customer experience for disabled people by supporting Purple Tuesday, taking place today, November 12. The accessible shopping day is encouraging businesses to improve customer...

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Rushden Lakes opens 172,000 square foot extension

The Crown Estate has opened two new retail and leisure phases of its Rushden Lakes development in Northamptonshire. The 172,000 square foot extension adds 10 new retail brands, including Barbour, as well as 14 cafes and restaurants, and five leisure and entertainment brands to the destination. The Garden Square is a new 17,500 square foot...

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Snow Peak opening its first UK store

Japanese outdoors and lifestyle brand Snow Peak will open its first UK outlet with a flagship store on Regent Street St James’s within St James’s Market, the joint venture between The Crown Estate and Oxford Properties. The 4,300 square foot store will be split over three floors and will showcase Snow Peak’s Japanese camping equipment, gear and...

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Refurbishment to commence at Crowngate Shopping Centre

The Crown Estate has confirmed that refurbishment works will start at Crowngate Shopping Centre in Worcester in March. The works is part of a 1.5 million pounds investment by The Crown Estate in Worcester and will see the Angel Place entrance to the shopping centre redevelopment including new windows and a new shopping centre elevation, which...

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Sandro menswear coming to Regent Street

Sandro has confirmed that it is opening a menswear flagship on Regent Street in London, which will be located adjacent to its recently opened womenswear store. The menswear flagship will be located at number 141 while the womenswear store is at 137-139, and will sit alongside sister brand Maje, also part of the French SMCP (Sandro Maje Claudie...

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The Crown Estate teams up with Hong Kong’s Lee Tung Avenue

The Crown Estate has announced a partnership with Hong Kong shopping destination Lee Tung Avenue to spread the spirit of Christmas, which will see its festive lights display showing outside London for the first time. London’s largest Christmas lighting scheme, The Spirit of Christmas, which features large-scale ‘spirits’ designed by leading...

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Rushden Lakes announces new signings as next phase opens

Rushden Lakes, The Crown Estate’s retail and leisure destination in Northamptonshire, celebrated its first birthday with the launch of its next phase, the East Terrace, with a raft of new store openings and signings from sport and outdoor retailers including Decathlon and Cotswold Outdoor. The first of the new openings was AJ Cycles, a...

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The Crown Estate chief executive to step down

Alison Nimmo, chief executive of The Crown Estate, the company that manages the Queen’s retail and commercial property interests, has confirmed that she will step down at the end of December 2019 after eight years in the role. Nimmo, who was the first woman to be appointed as the chief executive of The Crown Estate company, has stated that she...