When a new shop opens, online sales in the vicinity can jump by 20-40% "overnight", says Noel Saunders, the manager of the branch near London's Olympic Stadium.
Over a dozen new shops opened for summer 2008, including an outpost of contemporary womens retailer Intermix, home furnishings store J. Roaman (48 Newton Lane and Gail Rothwelll (66 Newtown Lane), which offers a collection of high-fashion labels, including Lanvin and Marni.
CHAIN REACTION The sculptor Darcy Miro's new shop (opening next month at 60 Bedford Street) showcases her custom metal architectural work and jewelry.
It was helped by its store opening programme, with 68 new shops opened to take the number to 1,480.
There are smart military policemen in red berets on the checkpoints, new shops opened beneath crushed apartment blocks, and the sound of incoming shellfire and ambulances driving painfully through the traffic jams.
This summer has also seen a number of new shops opening.
Available online, and with a new shop recently opened in Marylebone, London, there's little excuse to not buy into this jazzy brand.
There are new shops opening, new restaurants – and some of the best ice cream you can find is at Bang Bang and Bakerbots".
Newham, one of the country's poorest areas, has more than 80 betting shops – six per square mile – with five new shops opening each year.
Independents have creatively fought back, with new shops opening and many stores thriving as gathering places for books, conversation, and all things cultural.
