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The O2 celebrates record-breaking 2024

The O2, the live entertainment, leisure and retail destination in London, has recorded its best-ever year for sales and footfall in 2024 boosted by “social spending”. In a statement, The O2 said it welcomed more than 10 million visitors through its doors in 2024, an uplift of 12 percent compared to 2023, with sales across retail, leisure and F&B...

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The O2 welcomes ‘strongest start’ to trading year

London’s entertainment district and outlet shopping mall The O2 has said that it experienced its “strongest start to a trading year” with “stellar” results seen for January and February. The retailer reported that it welcomed over 1.5 million visitors over the period, a 46 percent increase compared to the same period last year. It furthermore...

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The O2 reports “record-breaking” 2023

The Entertainment District and Outlet Shopping at The O2, owned and operated by Waterfront Limited Partnership, a joint venture between AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has reported a “record-breaking” year of trade in 2023, with visitor numbers hitting 8.9 million. The outlet, which rebranded from ‘Icon Outlet at The O2’ in August 2023,...

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The O2 rebrands outlet shopping centre

The O2, the music, leisure, and entertainment venue in London, is simplifying its outlet shopping brand from ‘Icon Outlet at The O2’, which is owned and operated by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, to ‘Outlet Shopping at The O2’. The change in the name means that the outlet shopping brand will be more closely aligned with the wider...

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The O2 starts 2023 with strong trading results

The O2’s Entertainment District and shopping outlet, Icon Outlet reported a solid start to the year with outlet shopping sales up 34 percent and sales across leisure and F&B in the entertainment district up 44 percent like-for-like versus January 2022. Commenting on the trading update, Janine Constantin-Russell, managing director of the...

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Superdry to open at O2’s Icon Outlet

Superdry is set to open in London’s Icon Outlet at The O2, adding to the shopping centre’s growing line up of 60 premium retailers. Set to open in late August, the 3,541 square foot store will be located in the outlet’s Upper Level and will stock the brand’s apparel collection, including t-shirts, tops, hoodies, sweatshirts, knitwears, jeans and...

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The O2 appoints new brand and marketing director

Music, leisure, and entertainment venue The O2 has appointed Robbie Balfour as its new brand and marketing director to lead the marketing strategy across the entire complex, including the arena, Icon Outlet, Up at The O2 and the Entertainment District. Balfour will work alongside Steve Sayer, vice president and general manager at The O2 to “...

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The O2 launches social media experience store called Tikky Town

The world’s number one music, entertainment, and leisure venue The O2 has opened a social media experience store. Tikky Town is the first TikTok-inspired funhouse in the UK where visitors are able to capture videos with their friends. The experience features over 20 unique and vibrant environments such as a pink Lamborghini, prison room, and...

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Icon Outlet reports strong sales and footfall figures over Christmas period

Icon Outlet at the O2 has reported a successful Christmas trading period with like-for-like sales up 39 percent between 23 December - 5 January, while footfall was up 34 percent. The 210,000-square-foot premium urban outlet recorded strong like-for-like growth across beauty (71 percent), accessories 52 (percent), footwear (39 percent) and...