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Juicy Couture returns to UK retail scene with London store opening

Casualwear brand Juicy Couture is making its return to the UK’s physical retail market with the opening of a new store at Westfield Stratford City in London. The 1,200 square foot space draws inspiration from former Juicy Couture stores, incorporating its signature graffiti-like artwork and neon lighting with modern elements such as a metallic...

Retail

Leem to open first UK store in Westfield

Womenswear brand Leem is to open its first UK retail store in London’s Westfield White City shopping centre this month. The 1,900-square-foot store will open on December 6 and will run for a year to showcase its newest designs to the UK consumer. The store will be separated into three distinct areas, all featuring a combination of floating...

Retail

Westfield launches competition to find sustainable retailers

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has expanded its retail competition ‘Westfield Grand Prix’ to the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Austria focusing on sustainable retail concepts and businesses. The competition first founded in 2007 in France, aims to help entrepreneurs open their first stores to test their concepts and forms part of Westfield’s broader...

Retail|In Pictures

Forever New opens debut UK store in London

Australian womenswear brand Forever New has opened its first store in the UK at Westfield London. Founded in 2006, Forever New launched in the UK in 2020, and its debut physical retail store in the country marks the latest chapter for the successful label as it looks to further establish its position at the forefront of omnichannel retail, both...

Retail

Westfield to host Beauty Edit pop-up

Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City shopping centres are to host a Beauty Edit pop-up this month, allowing visitors to explore the latest beauty trends and sample new products. The pop-up, described as a “one-stop beauty shop,” will run from March 16 to 24 at Westfield London and between March 23 to 24 at Westfield Stratford City. The...

Retail|Beauty

Sephora opens at Westfield London

Beauty emporium Sephora has once again got a physical store in the UK after opening a new 6,000 square-foot unit at Westfield London shopping centre. The store opening, which was celebrated with a performance from the Sugababes, follows the LVMH-owned beauty retailer’s return to the UK market with a dedicated e-commerce site in October after its...

Retail|Beauty

Space NK upsizes store at Westfield London

British beauty retailer Space NK has unveiled its largest retail store after upsizing its space at Westfield London in White City. The newly upsized Space NK store is four times the size of the original location at Westfield London, increasing its trading space to 2,500 square feet, allowing it to offer "clear navigation" around the store to...

Retail|Beauty Featured

Sephora confirms UK store will open in Westfield London

Beauty retailer Sephora, which last year returned to the UK market with a dedicated e-commerce site, has confirmed that it will be opening a brick-and-mortar store in Westfield London this March. In a statement, Sephora said that the 6,000-plus square foot store, will showcase “an exceptional assortment of products and personal services” in a...

Fashion

Westfield London partners with sustainable fashion brand We Are.

Fashion brand We Are. launched a pop up event at Westfield London from October 22 to 24. The sustainable brand focused on offering customers the chance to upcycle clothing with on the spot alterations. Also featured were local designers, who were given the opportunity to show their upcycled work to customers passing through. The pop up is a part...

Retail

By Rotation to open a rental pop-up at Westfield London

Rental app By Rotation is to open the brand’s first-ever physical pop-up at Westfield London in July. By Rotation has secured a 3,300 square foot store at Westfield London to showcase the top fashion rental item from the app, alongside hosting panel discussions, workshops and sustainability masterclasses. The pop-up will run from July 1 - 12 and...

RetailFeatured

Westfield reveals that community is a top priority for retail in 2021

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has released new research on the impact of the pandemic on the future of retail, which reveals that community has emerged as a top priority for consumers, suggesting that locally morphed experiences will allow physical retail to thrive in 2021 and beyond. In its ‘Westfield How We Shop: What’s Changed’ report the...

BusinessFeatured

Westfield owner to cut US presence, focus on UK estate

The owner of London’s Westfield shopping centre has said it is cutting down on its presence in the US and focusing on its UK estate as it navigates its way through the pandemic. Property giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), which has been heavily impacted throughout the year by global store closures, revealed Wednesday it made a recurring net...