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TGJones to lose 70 in-store Post Office branches by early 2027
27/10/2026More than a third of the Post Office branches that trade inside TGJones shops are due to close by early 2027, according to Post Office records reported by Retail Gazette. Seventy counters in the former WHSmith high street estate are…
How to open a nail salon in the UK in 2026
26/10/2026Nail salons were among the businesses leading the growth in UK hair and beauty premises in the first half of 2025, according to the National Hair & Beauty Federation. Two changes in 2026 reshape how one opens: gel products containing…
KFC opens Waterlooville restaurant with franchisee K&Z Holdings
26/10/2026KFC opens its new restaurant at Waterloo Park in Waterlooville, Hampshire, on Monday 26 October 2026, run by franchisee K&Z Holdings. It is the second of three brands to trade on the Hargreaves development, after Costa on 22 October, with…
KFC franchisee Adil Group opens York drive-thru with 40 jobs
26/10/2026KFC has opened a drive-thru restaurant at Monks Cross Shopping Park in York, run by franchise partner Adil Group, QSR Media reported on 26 October 2026. The site seats 64 customers, has four ordering kiosks and creates 40 jobs, and…
Oxford Street goes traffic-free along a kilometre stretch
26/10/2026Almost a kilometre of Oxford Street, between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street, became pedestrian-only on 26 October 2026, the first phase of a scheme driven by the mayor of London. Buses, taxis and private cars now avoid a shopping…
Fireaway unveils open-kitchen format with Bristol opening
23/10/2026Fireaway Pizza has unveiled a new brand identity and an open-kitchen store format, first in full at its new restaurant at 30 Oxford Street in Totterdown, Bristol. The franchised pizza chain will roll the design out through new openings, while…
Chopstix opens Maidstone site with franchise partner RTL Enterprises
23/10/2026Chopstix opened a restaurant on Week Street in Maidstone on 19 October 2026 with franchise partner RTL Enterprises, which now runs 16 units for the noodle bar chain. The Kent opening follows RTL's recent site in Ipswich, as the brand,…
Pablo’s signs first franchise deal for Covent Garden debut
23/10/2026North East breakfast brand Pablo's has signed its first franchise agreement and will open in London in January 2027, inside the Bloodsports bar in Covent Garden. The bao bun concept, which runs six shops in Tyne and Wear and Edinburgh,…
Hospitality like-for-like sales rise 2.7% in September
23/10/2026Britain's managed hospitality groups had their best month of 2026 in September, with like-for-like sales up 2.7% year on year, according to the NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. Pubs led at 3.8% and restaurants posted their strongest figure since November…
Costa opens Waterlooville drive-thru with up to 16 jobs
23/10/2026Costa Coffee opened its drive-thru at Waterloo Park in Waterlooville on Thursday 22 October 2026, the first of three national brands to trade on the site. The coffee chain says the unit brings up to 16 jobs, with a KFC…
