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Spain’s Alohas to open first UK store in London

Alohas is set to enter the UK retail market. The Barcelona fashion brand has selected London for its first store in the region, where it is due to open its doors in September. Located in Soho at 45 Beak Street, the store will offer a curated selection of the brand’s footwear, alongside pieces from its new collections. To align with its on-demand...

Culture

Bianca Saunders and Puma bring Jamaican heritage to east London

British-Jamaican designer Bianca Saunders has never been one to follow the obvious path. Known for her thoughtful exploration of identity, masculinity and cultural memory, Saunders now joins forces with sportswear brand Puma to mark Jamaican Independence Day with a three-day pop-up experience in east London. Running from 7 to 10 August at 137A...

Retail

Phoebe Philo said to be eyeing London for first store

Nearly two years on from the hotly-anticipated launch of her namesake brand, Phoebe Philo is now reportedly looking to enter the realm of physical retail. The designer, who had garnered acclaim during her stint at the creative helm of Celine, is believed to be eyeing London for what will be her label’s first storefront. According to industry...

Retail

Online marketplace Apoc Store opens first shop in London

Digital fashion and art marketplace Apoc Store is opening its first physical shop. Having hosted several pop-ups in Paris, London and Berlin in recent months, Apoc Store is now taking the next step. The company announced on Instagram this week that it is opening its first permanent shop. It is located in the coworking and studio space Regent...

Retail|In Pictures

CLOT opens inaugural 'Country Club' pop-up in London

Hong Kong-based streetwear label CLOT by Edison Chen has opened its first-ever pop-up store in London, merging “sports, style, and community” to coincide with the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Located at 13 Bridle Lane in Soho, London, the ‘CLOT Country Club’ pop-up will run until July 13 and draws inspiration from classic country club...

Retail|In pictures

Saucony opens first UK flagship store

US footwear brand Saucony has opened its first flagship store in the UK. The new store is located at 4 James Street in London and officially opened on June 21, as announced by the Wolverine World Wide Inc. subsidiary on Wednesday. The London location is intended to be more than just a retail space: with an integrated café, rooms for community...

Retail

Women’s sports retail takes center stage on Regent Street with SOOO pop-up

Ahead of a summer packed with elite women’s sporting events across the UK, a new experiential retail concept, Style Of Our Own London (SOOO), opens on Regent Street this Thursday, June 5. Located at 245 Regent Street — one of the capital’s most high-profile retail addresses — the space will serve as an intersection of sport, retail innovation,...

Retail|In Pictures

In Pictures: Gant unveils new refined retail concept in reopened Regent Street store

American sportswear brand Gant has unveiled a new retail concept at its reopened Regent Street store in London. The 588 square metre flagship store “represents a key milestone in the brand’s global retail investments in the UK and worldwide”, a press release stated. The retail space intends to reflect a “refined version” of Gant’s retail...

Retail

P&Co to open flagship in London in June

British fashion brand P&Co, hailing from Birmingham, is opening its first flagship store in London next month. The store will be located at 103 Commercial Street, Spitalfields in East London, and will offer an immersive space that brings to life P&Co’s core values of “craftsmanship, creativity, and culture,” from hand-selected materials to...

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Retail

London calling: Slow fashion brand Asket opens first flagship store outside of Sweden

Imagine entering a clothing store and not seeing any products, no garish signs advertising sales and rushing consumers to ‘grab deals fast’. Instead, there is a long, inviting bench along the wall and a piece of art at the end. In the centre of the room, a row of displays, discreetly facing inwards. Finally, on the opposite wall, a wooden frame...

Retail

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...

Retail

A look into Puig's retail strategy for Dries Van Noten

Madrid – The most perfect harmonisation of universes around fashion and beauty supports Puig’s diversified business model. This is what could be discovered behind the walls of the new Dries Van Noten “boutiques”, one of the main houses in the Spanish multinational’s portfolio, which just opened in London and Tokyo. These openings serve as a...