New store alert with Crew Clothing Company location to open doors in Brighton, Churchill Square

Crew Clothing Company is gearing up to open a new store in Brighton (Churchill Square Shopping Centre).

In a LinkedIn post, Suzanne W., Group Head of Retail - South UK, said: "This is a really exciting one for me and quite close to my heart as it’s my home town and where my career started at the tender age of 16.”

“We will be looking for a full team to join us on this new journey, so vacancies are now live on our website. There’s some really exciting opportunities coming up across the brands as we continue to grow. So watch this space for much more of this over the next few months."

Ikea

On Thursday last week, Ikea opened a new Brighton store, also located in Churchill Square Shopping Centre.. This forms part of its strategy to expand its presence in city centres with smaller formats. The new store spans 6,695 square metres of retail space across two storeys. 

Customers can browse a curated selection of 2,600 home furnishing accessories and small furniture items, available for immediate purchase. For larger items, customers can order in-store from Ikea's full range for home delivery or collection.

Karina Gilpin, Market Manager at Ikea Brighton, said: “It is fantastic to officially open the doors of our Ikea Brighton store, in the heart of the city. We have had such a warm welcome from the community, and we loved celebrating the opening with our first customers today."

“This store represents our commitment to making Ikea more accessible to city residents. Whether customers visit to explore our inspiring roomsets, plan their dream spaces or simply to enjoy a taste of Sweden, we hope everyone feels at home here.”

The Brighton store marks Ikea's third city centre location in the UK, following the recent opening of Oxford Street in London.

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Physical stores will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards. which are now open for entries, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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