By: Amber Murray

Retail Reporter Amber Murray is a reporter at City A.M., covering retail, luxury and property stores. Prior to City A.M., she worked as a sub-editor for Fastmarkets and completed a Masters in Financial Journalism at City University. Please get in touch with stories/tips/coffees at amber.murray@cityam.com

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Brits spent almost £1bn this Valentines Day

March 5, 2025

Brits spent almost £1bn on flowers, gifts, and at-home meals this Valentine’s Day as shoppers sought to create a special occasion at home rather than splashing out at a restaurant. According to the latest NIQ Till Tracker, £962m was spent on food and gifting on Valentine’s Day, with the biggest growth in spending on flowers, [...]
Foxtons: Estate agent boosts dividend as property sales pickup

March 5, 2025

London’s biggest letting agent, Foxtons, has raised its final dividend by 30 per cent after double-digit revenue growth. The company’s growth was driven by sales rather than lettings in the year ended December 31, 2024, with sales revenue up 31 per cent year on year and lettings up five per cent. Foxtons added that sales revenue [...]
Boxpark launches new concept alongside a new CEO

March 5, 2025

Matt Snell grew up above a pub and has done “every single job there is to do in hospitality”. For the last seven years, he’s been running Italian chain Gusto, directing it through a set of unquestionably tough years for the hospitality sector. Now, he’s running London’s Boxpark – and spearheading the roll-out of its [...]
Legal trouble brewing between Ocado and M&S: What might this tiff deliver?

March 4, 2025

Five years ago, M&S began listing its products on Ocado; however, this relationship has since turned sour. What happened between the pair?
31-story skyscraper on 130 Fenchurch Street inches towards a green light

March 4, 2025

Proposals for a “showpiece office building” on 130 Fenchurch Street are open for further consultation ahead of an application for planning permission. Designs for the revamped building at the site of City AM’s former HQ Fountain House detail 31 storeys of office space, an improved streetscape and street-level amenities. “[The proposals] aim to create a [...]
Supermarket sales rise, but Asda continues to struggle

March 4, 2025

Sales at UK supermarkets rose above inflation in February as Brits looked for cost-effective ways to treat themselves. Take-home sales at the grocers rose by 3.6 per cent over the four weeks to 23 February, while prices rose 3.3 per cent, according to Kantar. However, the headline figure masked a gulf between the performance of [...]
‘Sell’ Greggs shares analysts say after poor results

March 4, 2025

High street bakery Greggs has reported a double-digit increase in sales for 2024, taking it past the £2bn sales milestone for the first time. However, its share price fell more than eight per cent in early trades, which analysts attributed to a slowdown in sales growth. “Profits are up but it’s not the stellar performance [...]
IWG: Co-working platform announces share buyback, higher dividend

March 4, 2025

Hybrid workspace provider IWG has announced a share buyback programme and an increase in its dividend after a jump in earnings. The company will buy back $50m (£39.4m) worth of shares and pay out a dividend of 0.90 pence per share for a total 2024 dividend of 1.33 pence per share, up from one pence per [...]
The 13 skyscrapers set to redefine the City of London’s skyline

March 4, 2025

The City of London Corporation has released new images visualising how the Square Mile’s skyline will look.
Lower retail prices drive shops into deflation

March 4, 2025

Prices in UK shops continued to fall in February, as discounting in retail offset high grocery prices. Shop prices fell by 0.7 per cent year on year in February against a decline of 0.7 per cent in January, driven by a 2.1 per cent drop in retail prices. “Discounting is still widespread in fashion as [...]

Britain stuck at bottom of G7 for total investment as Labour’s policies backfire

Reading owner Rob Couhig considers selling training ground to raise funds

What’s on in London January 2026

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