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Oxford Street sweeter – with fewer shops empty or selling candy

Openings in past year include HMV, Under Armour and Rituals, with Ikea poised to join them in the autumn

The Guardian - UK

Jealous man who fatally stabbed ex's new boyfriend on bus on Oxford Street jailed for life

Oscar Castano-Colque fatally stabbed Rafioullah Malik in front of his ex girlfriend and other terrified passengers

Evening Standard

Guitar maker Gibson opens store off London’s Oxford Street

The Gibson Garage, the brand’s second store globally, has a secret VIP bar behind a door hidden inside a phone box

The Guardian - UK

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Oxford Street clash between M&S and Michael Gove reaches the High Court

Flagship store planning dispute could end in the departure of one of the famous shopping street’s biggest names

Evening Standard

Lost Souls of Saturn: DJs Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa have given Oxford Street a comic-inspired AR twist

They’ve partnered with Abstract Comics and artist Rob Shields for the immersive gallery at W1 Curates

Evening Standard

Volunteer officer in Oxford Street busker storm has suffered 'massive racist abuse' online, Met chief reveals

Sir Mark Rowley says officer made 'a mistake' while trying to do 'her best' for the people of London

Evening Standard

Oxford Street candy store raid nets £55,000 worth of suspected illegal goods

Thousands of suspected illegal items have been seized by trading standards officers in a raid on one of Oxford street’s biggest candy stores.

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Oxford Street is so bad now: we should fix it — and ban dangerous pedicabs to start

I’m not being funny but… do you remember when Oxford Street was one of the greatest in the world? That wasn’t even too long ago. Walking down it these days, you’re either blinded by the atrocious candy shops on every corner or being too cautious about getting run over by…

Evening Standard

My big move: as a young gay man in the 60s, Darlinghurst was my safe haven – now it is my home

For decades Sydney’s Oxford Street and surrounds were the backdrop to my most formative years. When I finally moved there, my life changed again.

The Guardian - AU

The big picture: layers of nostalgia on London’s Oxford Street

Snow, a bowler hat and an old-fashioned HMV storefront combine to create a yearning for the past in street photographer Stephen Leslie’s 2018 shot

The Guardian - UK

Construction work on £90m Oxford Street revamp due to start in Autumn

Improvements planned will see wider pavements, redesigned crossings and more trees

Evening Standard

In demand: How Oxford Street started to get its groove back in 2023

Long known as one of Europe's busiest retail destinations, Oxford Street has traditionally been a magnet for fashion fans, tourists and office workers. But in recent years, the street that stretches for more than a mile in length has faced a wave of challenges, from the pandemic seriously denting footfall,…

Evening Standard

Shoppers hit the high street for Boxing Day sales

Queues formed outside stores on Oxford Street in London in the early hours of Tuesday

Evening Standard

Labour to crack down on ‘dodgy’ candy stores in push to revive high streets

Party says American-style sweetshops – some under investigation for tax evasion – are ripping off public

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Last minute Christmas rush as shoppers flood London high streets

Dozens of people queued outside Selfridges on Oxford Street before it opened on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

London protest calls for Gaza ceasefire and boycott of ‘Israel-linked’ brands

Demonstrators in and around Oxford Street campaign against retailers including Puma, Hewlett-Packard and Axa

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine activists bring traffic to standstill during march on Oxford Street

Pro-Palestinian activists urged shoppers to boycott “Israeli-linked” brands as they brought traffic to a standstill during a march on Oxford Street.

The Conversation

HMV is back on Oxford Street bringing the old-school music experience to a new generation

“What musicians want,” said composer Sir Edward Elgar as he inaugurated the first HMV shop in London in 1921, “is more listeners, and the dissemination of good music by the gramophone will give us a new public which will … listen to it with true appreciation.”

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Evening Standard

Westminster Council pushes ahead with plans to pedestrianise roads near Oxford Street

The project is expected to cost £16.3 million and under the plans a pedestrianised zone with seating and trees will be created on Davies Street near Bond Street station

Evening Standard

Kebhouze: Britain's 'biggest kebab shop' to open on Oxford Street

The kebab chain already has two dozen sites across Italy and Spain, and its owner is an Instagram star

Evening Standard

Jingle bells: Singing postbox on Oxford Street to bring festive cheer in run-up to Christmas

The special postboxes respond to post with festive tunes such as Jingle Bells, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Deck The Halls

Evening Standard

OPINION - Nowhere is better than London for Christmas, not even New York

I’m not sure there’s a better place to be at Christmas than London. When I was young, festive West End shopping trips were the things you looked forward to all year, whether it was seeing the Oxford Street lights (in the years before they started to be sponsored by the…

The Guardian - UK

HMV reopens on London’s Oxford Street after four-year absence

Retailer returns to site of its first store and lauds revival in sales of physical music formats such as CDs

Evening Standard

HMV promises to reach for stars as curtain goes up on reopened Oxford Street flagship store

HMV shut the store in 2019 after the retail chain tumbled into administration and was forced to axe stores and jobs

The Independent UK

HMV returns to historic Oxford Street shop

HMV shut the store in 2019 after the retail chain tumbled into administration and was forced to axe stores and jobs.

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