Drapers Fashion retail industry news, trends and analysis
Swedish denim brand Nudie Jeans opened a new store in east London's Shoreditch, on 2 April, featuring its first window-front repair workshop.
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First look: M&S opens clothing-only store in Battersea
Marks & Spencer has opened a clothing-only store in London's Battersea Power Station, selling a curated edit of womenswear, menswear and beauty.
Pret, Puma and Premium: Inside Meadowhall’s new Sports Direct and Frasers
Ahead of the opening of Frasers Group's largest-to-date combined Sports Direct and Frasers store in Sheffield's Meadowhall shopping centre, Drapers gets a first look inside the former Debenhams fascia.
Reserved opens in Westfield London ahead of stock strategy shift
Polish fashion retailer Reserved has unveiled a new ecommerce stock strategy that aims to broaden product availability for UK consumers, as it opened a store in Westfield London – its fifth in the capital.
Premium womenswear label Albaray opens first store
Womenswear brand Albaray is opening its first store on Friday 8 December, Drapers can exclusively reveal. The space will be located on Chichester high street in West Sussex.
Varley’s founders limber up for new store strategy
Womenswear brand Varley is based between London and LA. Drapers speaks to its founders, husband and wife Ben and Lara Mead, ahead of the brand opening its first ever store on Friday 25 August – located on London's King's Road.
Luca Faloni to open new London flagship
Italian direct-to-consumer menswear brand Luca Faloni will open a new London flagship on Chelsea's King's Road in October 2023.
First look: inside Burberry’s refurbished Bond Street store
British luxury fashion house Burberry has reopened its New Bond Street store following extensive renovation.
In pictures: Chanel’s townhouse pop-up in Edinburgh
Luxury fashion house Chanel has opened a pop-up boutique in a Georgian townhouse at 8 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.
Eton unveils store expansion plans
Premium shirt brand Eton has announced plans to open new retail locations - featuring a new store concept - by the end of 2024, in New York City, Stockholm and London.
First look: Galvan opens New Bond Street flagship store
Premium womenswear label Galvan has opened a new flagship store at 99 New Bond Street.
What are the essential ingredients for successful store retail?
As shoppers head back to the UK high street, fashion retailers are investing in their bricks-and-mortar footprint. Drapers explores the five key elements that make a store a success today.