Wales news and archive

Community Clothing looking to bring underwear manufacturing back to Wales

Patrick Grant’s clothing brand and social enterprise, Community Clothing, is looking to reignite Welsh underwear manufacturing with a new inclusive range of affordable, high-quality underwear for men and women made in Wales. Community Clothing, known for championing British manufacturing through its partnership with 42 factories across the UK,...

Retail

Carvela and Mint Velvet to make regional debut in Wales

Womenswear brands Carvela and Mint Velvet are set to make their regional debut in St David’s Cardiff, Wales, later this year, as announced by the location’s real estate developer, Landsec. Carvela’s 2,130 square foot space will be the footwear and accessory brand’s first standalone Welsh boutique, set to launch in July and located adjacent to...

Retail

FatFace opens outlet in Wales

British retailer FatFace has announced it has opened a new outlet store in Wales’ Bridgend Designer Outlet Centre. The 1,464 square feet space will house products from the last 12 months, and brings the brand to a total of seven outlet locations across the UK. According to FatFace, the new store will create a total of 13 new jobs, offering staff...

Retail

Laings opens first dedicated Omega showroom in Wales

Luxury retailer Omega has opened its first dedicated showroom in Wales, located at Hayes Arcade, St David’s Cardiff. Set in an 838 square foot space, the watchmaker’s first mono-brand showroom in the region will be operated in partnership with Laings, the luxury jewellery retailer, and will feature an array of the brand’s collections, including...

Business

Wales to cautiously scrap covid measures

Following in England’s footsteps, Wales is now preparing to scrap emergency measures as it looks to plan how to safely live with coronavirus in the long term. Measures in the region have been in place for two years but the government has now announced that by March 28 all legal requirements may be removed, in consideration of the public health...

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Non-essential stores in Wales to close during two-week lockdown

All non-essential retailers in Wales are to close for two weeks as part of a new “firebreak” initiative to “regain control of coronavirus”, first minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The Welsh government said the “short, sharp” action is “needed to save lives and prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed” and comes as Covid-19 cases continue to...

Retail

Lone Design Club launches Wales’ first-ever shoppable window

London Design Club, the retail disrupter championing independent designers, has launched the first digital shopfront in Wales, allowing consumers to literally window shop with the use of QR codes, as it continues to look for ways to bridge the gap between the physical and online. The ‘Phygital’ windows will allow shoppers to browse the best in...

Retail

St David’s launches ‘Made in Wales’ campaign

Landsec, joint owners of St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff, has launched a new initiative ‘Made in Wales’ aimed at supporting local retail businesses and entrepreneurs. The campaign has been designed to provide a local retail brand with a pop-up retail space for six months from October, including the Christmas period, within the St David’s...

Retail

Oliver Bonas prepares to open debut Welsh store in Cardiff

British lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas is set to open its debut Welsh store in Cardiff. The popular homeware, fashion and accessories store is set to open its first store in Wales at Cardiff’s St David shopping centre this November. “As the capital and foremost commercial centre in Wales, we are thrilled to call Cardiff the home of our first...

Retail

Paloma opens debut Welsh store

Independent Italian brand Paloma has opened its first store in Wales at the St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff, adding to its Brighton store in England, as part of the brand’s expansion plans. The 2,000 square foot store, located on St David’s Grand Arcade, opposite The White Company, and houses the Italian brand’s designer womenswear and...

Fashion

St David's shopping centre to invigorate Wales

A new £675m extension to the St David's shopping centre has opened in Cardiff, with managers promising a touch of London's "West End glamour" in the city. They say shoppers will no longer need to travel to London to visit designer outlets who are opening stores in Wales for the first time. With over 120 new shops, restaurants and cafes, it is...