Travis Perkins has promoted Nick Pinney to property director. Mr Pinney is due to take up his role from November 1st, he will succeed Martin Meech who is retiring at the end of 2021 when he will become a non-executive director of the group. Mr Pinney joined Travis Perkins in 2014 as...
John Lewis has opened 10 Christmas Emporiums. It aims to offer a one-stop Christmas shopping experience. The emporiums will also host in-store events and festive workshops, and offer personalised gifting experiences. The retailer has also opened Christmas shops across 25 stores as it revealed that searches for Christmas on johnlewis.com are up nearly...
Pets at Home has launched a new programme which aims to help companies introduce dogs into the workplace. The programme, Called PETitquette, sets out guidelines to ensure that the animals are kept healthy and safe and to help staff feel comfortable with their presence. The retailer made the move due to more...
Burberry has appointed Gianni Versace head Jonathan Akeroyd as its new chief executive. Due to take up his role on 1 April, he will succeed Marco Gobbetti who is leaving the luxury brand on 31 December 2021. He will report directly to the board of directors and Burberry chair Gerry Murphy,...
Woking Shopping, which comprises the Peacocks Centre and Wolsey Place, has announced the opening of independent refill shop, Bare + Fair, in a 1,454 sq ft ft store at 52 Peacocks Centre. Bare + Fair offers customers the opportunity to reduce their plastic waste by buying everyday household items using their...
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has announced that global fashion retailer, New Look, has relocated from its temporary store on Upper South John Street to a new 20,000 sq ft flagship retail space at 19 South John Street, renewing the brand’s long-standing commitment to Liverpool ONE. New Look first entered Liverpool ONE...
Selfridges’ billionaire owners are in talks with Qatar about a potential £4billion sale that would see the world-famous department store change hands for the first time in nearly two decades. The deal would see Qatar take ownership of a second London department store, after buying Harrods in 2010 through its sovereign...
Bensons for Beds has embarked on a new recruitment drive as part of plans to grow the business and accelerate its transformation plans. The bed retailer is looking to hire around 180 people nationwide to fill vacancies across its UK stores, four distribution centres, its head office in Accrington, and its...
New figures have revealed that footfall in UK retail destinations edged down 0.7% last week from the previous seven day period. According to figures from retail footfall specialist Springboard, the number of visits to high streets remained flat, but footfall in retail parks and shopping centres declined by 1.5% and 1.6%...
The Very Group has increased its full year sales and profits after boosting its group customer numbers by 7.6%. In the year to 3 July, group revenue climbed by 13% to a record £2.32 billion while group pre-tax profit came in at £81.7 million compared to £48.4 million in the prior...
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