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Canada Goose unveils new retail concept with flagship in Paris

Canada Goose introduces a new retail concept in Paris. The Canadian premium outdoor brand has unveiled its new store concept. The design will debut in a new flagship store on the world-famous Champs-Élysées shopping avenue in Paris. Canada Goose made the announcement on Friday. Another store is set to open in Milan later this autumn. The new...

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Gap returns to UK retail market with refreshed store concept

Gap has officially returned to brick and mortar retail in the UK with the opening of a store in Covent Garden, London. The new site, due to open November 7, marks a return to the area for the brand, which had previously shuttered its UK retail network in 2021. Located at Long Acre 30 to 31, the store spans 3,250 square feet across two floors,...

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Zara opens flagship in Osaka with Japan's first Zacaffè

Madrid – Zara, the leading fashion chain of the Inditex group, is looking to Asia and strengthening its presence in Japan with the opening of a new flagship store in Osaka. The establishment is filled with nods to local culture. A key feature is the inclusion of the first Zacaffè coffee shop that the chain has launched in the country. Located in...

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Shein prepares to open a store in Paris' BHV Marais

The Asian ultra-fast fashion giant Shein, criticised for its practices, will open its first-ever permanent physical store in the world at BHV in Paris on Wednesday. The announcement was made on Friday on Instagram by Société des Grands Magasins (SGM), the owner of BHV. The brand, whose factories are mostly in China, will offer its thousands of...

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Alohas opens its first UK store in London

Madrid – Alohas, the Spanish on-demand fashion and footwear brand, is continuing to expand its global retail network with the opening of its first brick and mortar store in the UK. The brand has entered the country with the inauguration of its first store in London. Located at 45 Beak Street in the heart of London's SoHo district, the store is...

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Australian brand Zimmermann enters Belgian retail scene

Australian fashion brand Zimmermann has taken a significant step into the Belgian market with the opening of its first store in Brussels at 7 Boulevard de Waterloo. The boutique spans two floors, with the upper level reserved for private shopping appointments. On LinkedIn, Zimmermann shared more details about the interior, designed by the...

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Lilly Pulitzer to open store in Plaza del Lago, Chicago

Lifestyle brand Lilly Pulitzer is set to open its first-ever store in Wilmette, at Plaza del Lago, in Chicago, one of the oldest open-air shopping centers in the United States. Set to open its doors next month, the new boutique will feature a curated concept that brings together Lilly Pulitzer’s signature style with touches from the shopping...

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Asos prepares to open London and New York pop-ups

Online retailer Asos is set to open two new pop-ups in London and New York. The locations are due to appear over the next two months, the first being on London’s Carnaby Street. At the location, which will run from November 7 to 16, Asos said it will stock over 200 pieces, spanning outerwear to partywear to gifting. The retailer’s newly launched...

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New Balance opens new store in SoHo, NYC

Sportswear brand New Balance is opening a new store in Soho, New York City. Opening its doors on October 23, the store launch comes a month after the brand reopened its flagship store in Flatiron. Interior of New Balance SoHo store Credits: New Balance The new 1,800-square-foot Soho store is said to reflect New Balance’s core principles of “...

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Primark opens first store in Middle East via franchise partner

Budget retailer Primark has opened its first store in the Middle East as it plots a wider expansion across the region. The new location has been launched via a franchise partnership with Alshaya Group, making it Primark’s first franchise store. Based at Grand Plaza, The Avenues, Kuwait, the retail space, serving as a flagship site, spans 60,000...

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Gap to return to UK retail, plots three new standalone stores

Gap is set to return to brick-and-mortar retail in the UK with the opening of three new standalone stores. According to Drapers, the brand, which had shuttered its UK and Ireland stores back in 2021, has plotted new locations across London in a bid to grow and elevate its store footprint in the region. Its new sites are located in Westfield...

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Resa opens debut flagship store in Los Angeles

Venice-based fashion brand Resa has opened its debut brick-and-mortar flagship store at 1612 Abbot Kinney, in Venice Beach, California. Originally founded by former New York fashion editor Suzanne Marchese, in 2015, the opening of the brand’s first physical store opened in 2015, coinciding with its 10-year anniversary this year. Interior of...