High street openings

Juicy Couture was once a mainstay fashion brand across the UK's high street, but it disappeared in 2017 – however it is now set to return after a seven-year hiatus13:34, 10 Dec 2024Updated 13:42, 10 Dec 2024Juicy Couture is returning to…

The biggest Wetherspoons in the world is now even more massive after pub bosses splashed out £750k on a extension. The Royal Victoria Pavilion in Ramsgate, Kent, welcomed back customers on Saturday after being shut for almost a month for…

A branch serving food and drink are expanding across the UK, with new sites popping up on several high streets. Loungers PLC have announced they are expanding into 10 new locations to add to their current 220 strong catalogue. Currently…

A trio of major high street giants, Marks and Spencer, Kingfisher - the owner of B&Q, and discount titan Home Bargains are reportedly circling to snap up dozens of Homebase stores following its fall into administration earlier this…

Bosses at a major UK supermarket are considering bringing in facial recognition to curb shoplifting. With warnings being issued earlier this year about a horrific rise in the crime – with videos often going viral showing staff and security…

A major high street beauty brand will open “at least” 20 new stores across the UK. In a rare upturn for the high street, Sephora has confirmed the branches will open over the next two to three years. The expansion of the brand has happened…

Major high street retailer WHSmith has confirmed that it will open several new stores across the UK in the next five months. It's been a rough couple of years for the UK's main shopping areas, with swathes of closures country-wide.And while…

Technology which shows ­local shop stock levels in real time “could save the high street." Independent shopkeepers are fighting back against online giants such as Amazon in the run-up to Christmas by ­uploading their inventories online.…

The government has announced that starting next month, councils will get a fresh set of powers aimed at reviving the UK's high streets. After years of decline, and with many favourites shuttering for good, it now appears as though UK…

WHSmith is gradually closing down its high street stores to open up more in train stations and airports.The chain, which had plans this year to open 110 news shops in travel hubs, has closed down seven town centre shops since January. Next…