Guitar maker Gibson opens store off London’s Oxford Street The Gibson Garage, the brand’s second store globally, has a secret VIP bar behind a door hidden inside a phone box The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024
Oxford Street clash between M&S and Michael Gove reaches the High Court Flagship store planning dispute could end in the departure of one of the famous shopping street’s biggest names Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2024
Lost Souls of Saturn: DJs Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa have given Oxford Street a comic-inspired AR twist They’ve partnered with Abstract Comics and artist Rob Shields for the immersive gallery at W1 Curates Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024
Volunteer officer in Oxford Street busker storm has suffered 'massive racist abuse' online, Met chief reveals Sir Mark Rowley says officer made 'a mistake' while trying to do 'her best' for the people of London Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024
Oxford Street candy store raid nets £55,000 worth of suspected illegal goods Thousands of suspected illegal items have been seized by trading standards officers in a raid on one of Oxford street’s biggest candy stores. Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024
OPINION - Oxford Street is so bad now: we should fix it — and ban dangerous pedicabs to start I’m not being funny but… do you remember when Oxford Street was one of the greatest in the world? That wasn’t even too long ago. Walking down it these days, you’re either blinded by the atrocious candy shops on every corner or being too cautious about getting run over by… Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024
My big move: as a young gay man in the 60s, Darlinghurst was my safe haven – now it is my home For decades Sydney’s Oxford Street and surrounds were the backdrop to my most formative years. When I finally moved there, my life changed again. The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2024
The big picture: layers of nostalgia on London’s Oxford Street Snow, a bowler hat and an old-fashioned HMV storefront combine to create a yearning for the past in street photographer Stephen Leslie’s 2018 shot The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024
Construction work on £90m Oxford Street revamp due to start in Autumn Improvements planned will see wider pavements, redesigned crossings and more trees Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2024
In demand: How Oxford Street started to get its groove back in 2023 Long known as one of Europe's busiest retail destinations, Oxford Street has traditionally been a magnet for fashion fans, tourists and office workers. But in recent years, the street that stretches for more than a mile in length has faced a wave of challenges, from the pandemic seriously denting footfall,… Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2023
Shoppers hit the high street for Boxing Day sales Queues formed outside stores on Oxford Street in London in the early hours of Tuesday Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2023
Labour to crack down on ‘dodgy’ candy stores in push to revive high streets Party says American-style sweetshops – some under investigation for tax evasion – are ripping off public The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2023
Last minute Christmas rush as shoppers flood London high streets Dozens of people queued outside Selfridges on Oxford Street before it opened on Sunday Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2023
London protest calls for Gaza ceasefire and boycott of ‘Israel-linked’ brands Demonstrators in and around Oxford Street campaign against retailers including Puma, Hewlett-Packard and Axa The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2023 Pro-Palestine activists bring traffic to standstill during march on Oxford Street Pro-Palestinian activists urged shoppers to boycott “Israeli-linked” brands as they brought traffic to a standstill during a march on Oxford Street.
The Conversation · Dec 20, 2023 HMV is back on Oxford Street bringing the old-school music experience to a new generation “What musicians want,” said composer Sir Edward Elgar as he inaugurated the first HMV shop in London in 1921, “is more listeners, and the dissemination of good music by the gramophone will give us a new public which will … listen to it with true appreciation.”
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 Westminster Council pushes ahead with plans to pedestrianise roads near Oxford Street The project is expected to cost £16.3 million and under the plans a pedestrianised zone with seating and trees will be created on Davies Street near Bond Street station
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023 Kebhouze: Britain's 'biggest kebab shop' to open on Oxford Street The kebab chain already has two dozen sites across Italy and Spain, and its owner is an Instagram star
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023 Jingle bells: Singing postbox on Oxford Street to bring festive cheer in run-up to Christmas The special postboxes respond to post with festive tunes such as Jingle Bells, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Deck The Halls
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023 OPINION - Nowhere is better than London for Christmas, not even New York I’m not sure there’s a better place to be at Christmas than London. When I was young, festive West End shopping trips were the things you looked forward to all year, whether it was seeing the Oxford Street lights (in the years before they started to be sponsored by the…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 HMV reopens on London’s Oxford Street after four-year absence Retailer returns to site of its first store and lauds revival in sales of physical music formats such as CDs
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023 HMV promises to reach for stars as curtain goes up on reopened Oxford Street flagship store HMV shut the store in 2019 after the retail chain tumbled into administration and was forced to axe stores and jobs
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023 HMV returns to historic Oxford Street shop HMV shut the store in 2019 after the retail chain tumbled into administration and was forced to axe stores and jobs.
International Business Times · Nov 24, 2023 HMV Reopening Raises Revival Hopes For London's Oxford Street British music retailer HMV returns to the iconic site of its former flagship store in central London on Friday, in a much-needed boost to the flagging fortunes of the capital's premier shopping street.
Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2023 Could Tottenham Court Road become London’s nightlife epicentre again? After more than a decade gutted by Crossrail, our favourite late-night haunt down the far end of Oxford Street is back, and has had quite the facelift, says Emily Phillips