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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Pull&Bear unveils new retail concept with Oxford Street flagship

Youth fashion brand Pull&Bear, part of the Inditex group, has reopened its UK flagship store on London’s Oxford Street with a new retail concept to reflect its refreshed “modern identity”. The 15,000-square-foot flagship, located at 213 Oxford Street, spans two floors and has been reimagined with a digitised design and immersive retail concept...

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London leads as Europe’s style and wellness capital, new study finds

A new pan-European analysis from beauty brand Catrice has cast a data-driven spotlight on the shifting intersection of fashion, beauty, and wellness across the continent — with London emerging as Europe’s definitive style capital, combining a high density of beauty services, wellness interest, and social media clout. The study, which evaluated...

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Puma to open first-ever European flagship in London

Sportswear brand Puma will open its first-ever European flagship store on Oxford Street in London, following the success of the brand’s second US flagship in Las Vegas, which opened last year. The London flagship will open in autumn and be located close to luxury department store Selfridges and Bond Street tube station. It will span 24,000...

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Pandora expands presence in London with fourth store

Danish jewellery brand Pandora has unveiled a new store on Oxford Street West to mark its fourth store in London as it continues to expand its presence in the city to support its growth in the UK. The Oxford Street West store is located opposite Bond Street tube station and introduces the brand’s bold, custom store typology, the first of its...

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Tala to open debut UK flagship store on Carnaby Street

British activewear brand Tala is set to open its first-ever retail store in the UK this spring. Located on Carnaby Street, in London, the 2,000 square foot store will span two floors. A milestone for the digitally-focused brand, the debut store opening sees builds on Tala’s first foray into physical retail. In May 2024, Tala opened a series of...