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Recent opening announcements and upsizes include Marks & Spencer, and Gravity MAX opening at Liverpool ONE, and Phase Eight upsizing at Merry Hill alongside Hobbs.

This year, 12 new locations are to be opened, confirms David Philipoom, Managing Director at Kik in the Netherlands.

The Swedish fashion brand J.Lindeberg moved into the former premises of a Burberry boutique at Østergade 21.

In March 2023, the Düsseldorf streetwear label Live Fast Die Young (LFDY) had announced its intention to continue its international expansion.

Recent opening announcements include Mango opening new flagship store at centre:mk, the launch of 64 Goodge Street by the Woodhead Restaurant Group, and Sandbox VR opening its largest site yet in Birmingham.

Swarovski has opened at Liverpool ONE, in a move that marks the return of a standalone Swarovski store to the city.

Fursac was founded in 1973 and acquired by SMCP in 2019 to expand its presence in menswear.

Adidas, Nike, Foot Locker and Lululemon already have stores on the Champs-Elysées – now JD Sports will follow on around 1000 sq m on two floors with a planned opening next spring.

Bally combines the alpine heritage of its DNA with a feel-good oasis of a designer flat and shows the newly designed brand identity for the first time in Europe at Bahnhofstrasse 20 in Zurich. The company celebrated the world premiere in April in its New York flagship store.

Only Stores Germany GmbH, part of the international Bestseller Group, currently operates more than 250 stores in Germany. Only Products are sold in more than 4,500 stores worldwide.

The German premium fashion brand BOSS has officially launched its new-look space on Liverpool ONE’s Paradise Street, following its relocation and significant upsize announcement last year.

Following other openings already completed at Battersea Power Station, Westfield Stratford and the Liverpool One, Under Amour now has 200 monobrand stores in the EMEA region.