Oxford Street footfall surges 20% in December as workers return West End bucks the “bleak” national trend of falling numbers of shoppers in December Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023
A Handy Guide To Sydney WorldPride Bc There Are Over 300 Events To Get To Sadly, Only One Of You Sydney WorldPride kicks off on February 17th. Pedestrian.tv · Jan 30, 2023
The gaping hole in Swansea’s main shopping street and what's happening with it There are four empty units in a row and others nearby - this is what we can expect to happen there Wales Online · Jan 26, 2023
The heat disappearing out of high street shops in midwinter as National Grid activates blackout-avoidance measures There are shops with open doors all day in every high street, but is it time that more energy was saved? Wales Online · Jan 24, 2023
Thousands of vapes seized from Oxford Street shop in police raid A raid on a “candy store” in Oxford Street has netted suspected fake and counterfeit goods priced in excess of £100,000. Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2023
Westminster City Council considering £60m facelift for Oxford Street The funding would be stretched over the next three years Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023
'I visited every McDonald's in Manchester city centre and found some HUGE differences' No milkshakes, price differences and a beautiful ceiling - here’s what I found when I went to every McDonald’s in Manchester city centre Manchester Evening News · Jan 15, 2023
Boxing Day brawl as shoppers clash and grab metal clothing rail in mega fight over sales Two women at Oxford Street’s Pull&Bear had to be forced apart as a massive brawl ensued on Boxing Day - police say a member of staff was left with a head injury Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022
What lies behind Manchester city centre's 10 most unusual doorways hidden in plain sight So many of us walk by these doors every single day but how many know the spaces they hide inside? Manchester Evening News · Dec 27, 2022
Group subjected to antisemitic attack in London return to scene to celebrate Hanukkah A group of about 40 young Jewish people were on a bus in London last year when it was attacked by men who swore and made obscene gestures Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2022
Big H Samuel jewellers shuts suddenly after decades at Swansea city centre location The shutters have come down on the large unit on the corner of Oxford Street and Union Street Wales Online · Dec 21, 2022
Selfridges boss Anne Pitcher: ‘The high street is a tragedy’ The doyenne of department stores may be departing for a rival soon, but she is confident that reinvention can keep physical shopping alive The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022
An Oral History Of Sydney’s Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras, From 3 Generations Of Queer Folk "It's a place where no matter who I am, who I love, what I wear or what I look like, I fit in." Pedestrian.tv · Dec 13, 2022
Gay legends of Sydney featured on Oxford Street ahead of Sydney WorldPride 2023 Gay activists, drag queens and plenty of fruit feature on artwork to go up on construction sites along the famed nightclub strip. ABC News · Dec 7, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Nov 25, 2022 Seven lost Manchester buildings we wish had been treasured, not demolished Seven of Manchester's lost architectural gems that are sadly no longer part of the city's landscape
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022 Oxford Street poised for huge shift from shops to offices says report Savills report says almost 1 million sq ft will convert over five years
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022 City Comment: A different look and feel beckons for Oxford Street The West End is in the grip of fundamental long-term change
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022 Revealed: Oxford Street sweet shops drop by a third after raids The number of US-style sweet and souvenir shops blighting Oxford Street has dropped by nearly a third, according to Westminster Council. The local authority has accused some of the businesses of fleecing the taxpayer with £8m of tax evasion and of “lowering the tone” of the capital’s most famous shopping…
Wales Online · Nov 15, 2022 We compared Christmas shopping now in Swansea city centre with pre-Covid 2019 and the differences are huge What a difference a few seismic years in the life of a city have made
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022 US candy shops on Oxford Street ‘drop by third’ after raids and legal action Westminster Council says some of the candy and souvenir shops have evaded up to £8m in business rates
The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2022 ‘Partying with purpose’: WorldPride is heading to Sydney next year – here’s what to expect From Charli XCX and Kylie Minogue gigs to celebrations of First Nations cultures, organisers are hoping to show the world a new side to Australia
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022 Oxford Street building evacuated as fire breaks out near John Lewis Workers were evacuated from an Oxford Street building and roads closed as a fire broke out on Monday evening.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022 Why Marks & Spencer has to demolish and rebuild its Marble Arch store Letters: M&S operations director Sacha Berendji responds to a piece by Simon Jenkins about the redevelopment of its building in Oxford Street, London
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022 Moment gang feud descends into knife fight in Selfridges’ menswear Members of the public ran for safety when rival gangs brawled in the menswear department of the flagship Oxford Street store
Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022 Oxford Street's iconic Christmas lights WON'T be on 24/7 due to energy crisis The lights in the central London shopping hotspot, which flickered to life on Wednesday, typically draw crowds of people in the lead up to Christmas