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Lush returns to iconic London location

Retail Focus

It will initially open as an exclusive festive pop-up store with a retail space of 255 sqm and in Spring 2024 an expansion of an additional 176 sqm will follow to include Lush’s transformative Lush Spa. In the 2022 festive period, Lush sold on average one Snow Fairy product every 5 seconds in the UK!

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Nere and far: Strand CEO Felicity McGahan talks UK expansion

Inside Retail

In an interview with Inside Retail , McGahan discussed what the UK expansion would look like, and what’s in store for the recently rebranded company as it explores broader horizons. Inside Retail : Can you tell me about Nere, and how it’s progressed since it launched in Australia and New Zealand in July 2022?

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The Retail Village at MAPIC 2022 launched

Retail Focus

MAPIC is launching its Retail Village concept for MAPIC 2022. A major, central location has been set aside within the Palais des Festivals for the show – to attract the most progressive, innovative and connected retail brands in the industry. Food & Beverage (Five Guys, Nespresso etc.), Grocery (Monoprix, Naturalia etc.),

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Casetify’s VP of business strategy on the phone case brand’s US expansion

Inside Retail

Marking its first large-scale retail foray in the United States, the collaboration will amplify Casetify’s reach, featuring the brand’s products in over 850 Best Buy physical locations, and on its online platform. Old cases are collected and upcycled for their plastic, so the end of an old phone case can be the beginning of a new one.

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Bondi Active on its new flagship store and international expansion plans

Inside Retail

She told Inside Retail that the brand would likely look and feel completely different, if not for the location. The brand – which is opening its flagship store in February after a four-month pop-up at the Birkenhead Point Outlet – achieved 250 per cent year-on-year growth in December 2022. It’s a moving target,” she said. “I

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Vietnam’s Vincom shifts focus from expansion to upgrades

Inside Retail

Bear in mind, though, that the bar was set low because leasing revenue in the first quarter of 2022 fell 27 per cent from the corresponding period in 2021.) Total GFA is now 1.747 million sqm, up 6 per cent from a year ago, but vacancy across the portfolio outside of prime CBD locations remains a problem.

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Mad Lords Plans Expansion

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Mad Lords (Paris) is planning to expand its footprint with an additional three stores in 2022, Forbes reports. The fine jewelry boutique is planning to open new locations in Belgium, Brussels, and another on Rue St. The three stores are also in addition to the brand’s piercing bar and its location in Deauville, France.