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LDC partners with UK landlords to host pop-ups in empty shops

The Lone Design Club (LDC) is partnering with landlords to save the high street “one empty unit at a time” by re-imaging retail by introducing independent designers and brands. 2020 was a challenging year for retail and the economy, and LDC aims to activate empty retail spaces by giving small brands access to locations that wouldn’t generally be...

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Number of empty stores in UK soars in first quarter of 2021

The number of empty stores across the UK has soared in the first quarter of 2021, new data reveals. The overall GB vacancy rate increased to 14.1 percent in the first three months of the year, from 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor. The figure is 1.9 percentage points higher than in the...

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UK's Lone Design Club doubles down on sustainable message

Lone Design Club is launching the sustainable summer sale and events series with a month-long pop-up store in Covent Garden, which will not just be about selling designer deadstock but also to help educate customers, designers and the industry on the state of sustainability within the fashion world. The sustainable sale pop-up store on Long Acre...

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Lone Design Club launches shoppable window

London Design Club, the retail disrupter championing independent designers, has launched a shoppable window on South Molton Street in London as it looks to bridge the gap between the physical and digital with the use of QR codes. The “Phygital” store is the London Design Club’s latest innovation in retail in partnership with South Molton Street,...