The latest business to open on a £30 million retail development has welcomed its first customers today.

Administrators today confirmed that 362 Phones 4u stores will close nationwide with the loss of 1,700 jobs.

About 400 people were in the queue at Bluewater overnight to get their hands on the latest iPhone.

There will be more than 3,000 interview opportunities at a jobs event later this month.

Kent's Phones 4U stores have been closed as the firm is plunged into administration, leaving hundreds of county jobs under threat.

Three popular food chains have been confirmed for the new unit being built at Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre.

Warm weather is expected to produce a vintage year for English wine, according to a Kent vineyard boss.

A new M&S store offering clothing departments, a food hall and Cafe is set to open in Kent next month.

It’s been revealed that supermarket giant Asda has plans to open a food store in the county – and with it the promise of dozens of jobs.

Dartford’s Thursday market is on the move, leaving its home at Sainsbury’s and going into the town centre.

New 'must have shoe' sees hundreds queue up at Bluewater and sales hit £10,000 within an hour.

A young entrepreneur from Kent has had her products partnered with huge retailers across the UK and now wants her brand in stores across the world.

Rumours are circulating that clothes retailer Next could be the next chain to sign up to a town centre development.

Dartford town centre may be down but it is not out – as a raft of new plans aim to reinvigorate shopping.

Retail expert Mary Portas is back with a new TV series offering help to independent shops and businesses in Gravesend.

It's full speed ahead for the redevelopment of a train station and car park after councillors rejected an out-of-town shopping centre.

Plans for a major new shopping centre near the M20 that would have seen an £85 million investment have been voted down.

Regeneration company Coplan Estates say a planning application to construct a new Aldi supermarket on the King's Road car park has been submitted.

Council leader John Burden has criticised M&S for turning its back on the town, saying it is a "mistake".

"A disgrace, ridiculous and so sad" - this was the reaction to the news that Marks and Spencer intends to leave Gravesend after 101 years.