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Ikea to open Oxford Street store in May after 18-month delay

Swedish furniture retailer’s arrival is seen as crucial to hopes of reviving the London shopping street

The Guardian - UK

Ikea to open its first West End store on Oxford Street on May 1

The store's opening follows a complex and delayed three-year renovation to improve the listed building’s environmental performance

Evening Standard

Space NK to open beauty superstore in former Topshop flagship on Oxford Circus

NK Space was founded in 1991 by the entrepreneur Nicky Kinnaird - whose initials gave the company its name

Evening Standard

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Legal action fund to block Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street pedestrianisation voted down

Conservative councillors had hoped a judicial review could ‘force the mayor’s hand’ over what they call an ‘ill thought out vanity project’

Evening Standard

Khan promises to restore Oxford Street to ‘former glory’

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has launched a public consultation on pedestrianisation of the famous shopping area.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan launches public consultation on pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

Mr Khan announced the proposal to pedestrianise a 0.7-mile stretch of the popular shopping district in September.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan says he wants to take control of Oxford Street because council has 'failed' the area

Mayor wants to part-pedestrianise the ‘tired’ street and doesn’t want Labour-run authority to be ‘obstacle to progress’

Evening Standard

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Celebrity 'used as bait in £100,000 romance fraud' at Oxford Street souvenir shop

Police have issued a Valentine’s Day warning about romance frauds after exposing a celebrity scam

Evening Standard

A new IKEA location received a record-breaking 3,730 applications for just 150 open roles. Inside the pay and perks luring talent back to retail

Ikea's new location in London offers employees livable wages, flexible schedules, and other perks.

Fortune

Oxford Street recovery complete as vacancy rate falls to lowest since 2019

The vacancy rate could fall below 1% next year as demand remains strong says Savills

Evening Standard

Which shops are closing on Oxford Street this year?

Discover why major retail brands including Microsoft and Zara are closing stores on Oxford Street as the shopping district enters a new era

Evening Standard

Big retail brands look to leave Oxford Street stores as shopping district enters 'new era'

Owners of Park House, which is home to Pandora, Swarovski, Bershka, Urban Outfitters and the flagship River Island store, said the retailers are not renewing their lease

Evening Standard

Londoners won't have to foot £150m bill to pedestrianise Oxford Street, vows Sir Sadiq Khan

Mayor’s new budget due next week could see his share of council tax bills hit £500

Evening Standard

Drop in Boxing Day footfall ‘signals return to declining pre-pandemic levels’

Boxing Day shopper footfall was down 7.6% across UK retail destinations by 8pm, in comparison to last year, MRI Software found.

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Oxford Street: proposed changes to bus routes to allow pedestrianisation 'not due to be revealed until 2026'

TfL draft budget sets out timetable for public consultation on nation’s most famous shopping street

Evening Standard

'London streets are no longer safe': influencers panic as Birkins join Rolex and Canada Goose as crime targets

When a £10,000 Birkin was nicked from an Oxford Street changing room, fear spread throughout the Hermès-bag-wearing community

Evening Standard

OPINION - I'm sorry, but this is why I have no sympathy for the woman whose £10,000 handbag was stolen in London

It did not, I have to say, take long for my sympathy for the woman who had her designer handbag stolen from a changing room in Oxford Street to evaporate into thin air. And that was when I read the headline to the story: “The moment an influencer had her…

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‘Londoners beware’: Influencer’s warning after brazen Birkin bag theft on Oxford Street

Metropolitan Police detectives investigating latest handbag theft appealed for information

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Euston's £5bn HS2 station should be axed with Old Oak Common becoming London terminus, says Labour peer

Passengers can get to Oxford Street more quickly on Elizabeth line than going via Euston

Evening Standard

What is happening with M&S on Oxford Street and why was the decision delayed?

Marble Arch development to be pulled down after 94 years

Evening Standard

OPINION - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… applies to our buildings too

Oh the irony… I am writing this over 2,000 miles away in the historic city of As Salt in Jordan. I’m here exploring how old buildings and monuments can contribute towards our future… indeed how their adaptation can help us reduce our use of precious resources and energy.

The Independent UK

Marks & Spencer given permission to demolish flagship Oxford Street store

Angela Rayner has given M&S the green light after Michael Gove refused the application last year

Evening Standard

M&S Oxford Street refurbishment gets approval as boss blasts three-year delay

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner ruled on Thursday that the plans can go ahead, ending a three-year planning battle over the building.

Evening Standard

Marks & Spencer's Oxford Street store demolition plan - timeline of four-year saga

The flagship M&S store has become a test case in the debate over whether to demolish or retrofit old buildings

The Guardian - AU

Family ‘devastated’ after two found dead in ‘confronting scene’ in Sydney’s west

Bodies discovered on Saturday morning after police were called to a shop on Oxford Street in Cambridge Park following reports of an assault

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