Retail

The interior of the Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea showing the vacant former Debenhams unit, with the Debenhams fascia still visible across three entrances, a Krispy Kreme kiosk in the foreground and shoppers passing through the atrium beneath a glass roof
Centurion Group

SWANSEA: Debenhams building sold to Quadrant owners as three major new tenants set to be named ‘within days’

Swansea's former Debenhams building has been sold to Quadrant owners Centurion, with two major national retailers and a leisure operator…

The exterior of the Marks and Spencer store on Oxford Street in Swansea city centre, showing the large branded fascia above the ground floor shopfront with display windows and a customer using the ATM outside
Debenhams

SWANSEA: Flagship M&S store confirms May 30 closure date – as council leader hints at Debenhams news

Marks and Spencer has confirmed its flagship Swansea city centre store will close on Saturday 30 May, ending a 69-year…

Inside Søstrene Grene's Cardiff store
Business

SWANSEA: Scandinavian homeware brand to open city centre store in former Zara unit on Princess Way

Søstrene Grene — the Danish lifestyle brand known for its design-led homewares and crafting supplies — is opening its second…

A group of council leaders and officials standing outside The Rhiw Shopping Centre sign in Bridgend on a sunny day.
Bridgend

‘GAME CHANGER’: Council swoops to buy shopping centre amid fears over collapse risk

Bridgend’s struggling town centre could be heading for a dramatic comeback after the council stepped in with a £5.37 million…

A close-up, low-angle shot of the glowing white "JD" logo on a bright yellow background, with a smaller black and white JD sign hanging nearby.
Business

LLANELLI: Retail giant JD Sports to unveil new mega-store at Parc Trostre this weekend

Llanelli’s retail scene is set for a major boost as sports fashion powerhouse JD Sports prepares to open a brand-new,…

Swansea West MP Torsten Bell, wearing a suit and tie, sits at a cafe table with three other people, including M&S representatives, during an urgent meeting to discuss the closure of the city's Marks and Spencer store.
M&S

M&S FIGHTBACK: MP Torsten Bell demands staff support and new store for Swansea after closure bombshell

Swansea West MP Torsten Bell has held urgent talks with M&S bosses, demanding crucial support for the 92 staff facing…

CGI rendering of the refurbished 254-260 Oxford Street building in Swansea showing modern shop frontages including Greggs bakery on the ground floor with apartments above
Business

Greggs opens new, larger Swansea city centre shop as part of major regeneration scheme

Greggs has relocated its Oxford Street shop in Swansea to a larger unit within a block of properties currently being…

Rob Stewart and Sam Bennett with Marks and Spencer Swansea store
Cllr Chris Holley

M&S ROW: Council leader accuses Senedd candidate of using job losses for ‘deplorable’ election campaign

Swansea Council Leader Rob Stewart has fired back at critics of the council’s role in the M&S closure, accusing a…

Marks & Spencer storefront on Oxford Street in Swansea city centre showing the store entrance with M&S Cafe visible on the right side
Business

Politicians demand action as M&S closure sparks row over council “vanity projects”

The closure of Marks & Spencer's flagship Swansea store has ignited a political firestorm, with opposition councillors attacking Labour's city…

Marks and Spencer store frontage on Oxford Street in Swansea city centre showing the main entrance and display windows
Business

M&S to close 69-year-old Swansea store in ‘huge shock’ to council

Marks and Spencer has confirmed it will close its flagship Swansea city centre store, which has been open since 1957,…