Which shops are closing on Oxford Street this year? Discover why major retail brands including Microsoft and Zara are closing stores on Oxford Street as the shopping district enters a new era Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025
Big retail brands look to leave Oxford Street stores as shopping district enters 'new era' Owners of Park House, which is home to Pandora, Swarovski, Bershka, Urban Outfitters and the flagship River Island store, said the retailers are not renewing their lease Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025
Londoners won't have to foot £150m bill to pedestrianise Oxford Street, vows Sir Sadiq Khan Mayor’s new budget due next week could see his share of council tax bills hit £500 Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025
Drop in Boxing Day footfall ‘signals return to declining pre-pandemic levels’ Boxing Day shopper footfall was down 7.6% across UK retail destinations by 8pm, in comparison to last year, MRI Software found. The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024
Oxford Street: proposed changes to bus routes to allow pedestrianisation 'not due to be revealed until 2026' TfL draft budget sets out timetable for public consultation on nation’s most famous shopping street Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2024
'London streets are no longer safe': influencers panic as Birkins join Rolex and Canada Goose as crime targets When a £10,000 Birkin was nicked from an Oxford Street changing room, fear spread throughout the Hermès-bag-wearing community Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
OPINION - I'm sorry, but this is why I have no sympathy for the woman whose £10,000 handbag was stolen in London It did not, I have to say, take long for my sympathy for the woman who had her designer handbag stolen from a changing room in Oxford Street to evaporate into thin air. And that was when I read the headline to the story: “The moment an influencer had her… Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
‘Londoners beware’: Influencer’s warning after brazen Birkin bag theft on Oxford Street Metropolitan Police detectives investigating latest handbag theft appealed for information Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
Euston's £5bn HS2 station should be axed with Old Oak Common becoming London terminus, says Labour peer Passengers can get to Oxford Street more quickly on Elizabeth line than going via Euston Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
What is happening with M&S on Oxford Street and why was the decision delayed? Marble Arch development to be pulled down after 94 years Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024
OPINION - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… applies to our buildings too Oh the irony… I am writing this over 2,000 miles away in the historic city of As Salt in Jordan. I’m here exploring how old buildings and monuments can contribute towards our future… indeed how their adaptation can help us reduce our use of precious resources and energy. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024
Marks & Spencer given permission to demolish flagship Oxford Street store Angela Rayner has given M&S the green light after Michael Gove refused the application last year The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
M&S Oxford Street refurbishment gets approval as boss blasts three-year delay Housing Secretary Angela Rayner ruled on Thursday that the plans can go ahead, ending a three-year planning battle over the building. Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024
Marks & Spencer's Oxford Street store demolition plan - timeline of four-year saga The flagship M&S store has become a test case in the debate over whether to demolish or retrofit old buildings Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2024 Family ‘devastated’ after two found dead in ‘confronting scene’ in Sydney’s west Bodies discovered on Saturday morning after police were called to a shop on Oxford Street in Cambridge Park following reports of an assault
Ideal Home · Nov 28, 2024 I was given a preview of IKEA's new Oxford Street store - and it has a special treat for customers IKEA is finally opening its doors on one of the most famous shopping streets in the country
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024 Ikea opens Oxford Street shop dedicated to its famous blue carrier bag Pop-up Frakta shop offering blue candy floss and mirrored room opens on site of delayed larger store
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024 Ikea opens pop-up dedicated to blue carrier bag on London’s Oxford Street The pop-up will be next door to where it plans to open a new large store in spring 2025.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Ikea opens shop dedicated to its blue carrier bag on London’s Oxford Street A new store is set to open in spring 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024 Deadly Storm Bert: floods aftermath & future planning ...The Standard podcast Plus! Can Sadiq Khan make Oxford Street great again?
Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024 Sadiq Khan creating 'Oxford Street office' to help him seize control of UK's most famous shopping thoroughfare Up to 15 jobs created as mayor plots takeover of UK’s most famous shopping street
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024 Pedestrianising Oxford Street will let it live up to its reputation, says expert who transformed Times Square Removal of traffic from Times Square ‘can be model for UK’s best-known shopping street’
Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2024 Barometer! Paul Mescal is hot (for now), Ikea on Oxford Street is weird What’s hot... and what’s not — keep up with Joe Bromley’s weekly barometer
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024 'Oxford Street improvements may take years because of Sadiq Khan' - campaign group Mayor having ‘great conversations’ with businesses on part-pedestrianising the country’s most famous high street
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024 John Lewis Christmas advert this year tells tale of two sisters This year’s ad is actually about going shopping and features Oxford Street store plus song by Richard Ashcroft