Oliver Bonas will debut in Liverpool with an opening at the Liverpool ONE. The store will be located on Upper South John Street, in a 2,956 square foot unit. It will stock the brand’s full range of homewares, fashion and gifts. Commenting on the new store, an Oliver Bonas spokesperson said: “It...
Sports Direct has closed eight Jack Wills stores after acquiring the business earlier this month. The affected locations include Derby, Durham, Kingston-upon-Thames, Marlborough, Reigate, Rock, St Albans and Tunbridge Wells. There could be more closures on the horizon if landlords refuse to reduce the rents. Sports Direct bought Jack Wills out of administration...
The Co-op is set to open its first North East in partnership with Newcastle University Student Union. The existing students’ union store is going to be extended and refurbished in time for Fresher’s this September. The store will span over 2,500 square feet and will be managed by Newcastle’s University Students Union. Martin...
Superdrug is opening 13 new stores over the summer period. It has launched stores in Glasgow, Chester, Liverpool and Leeds since June, and will also open eight stores in locations including Bolton, Newcastle and London. It will also launch its first channel island’s store with an opening in Jersey. The new stores...
Homebase has appointed Ian Penney as director of Bathstore. This comes after Homebase acquired Bathstore after it entered administration this summer. Penney will report to Homebase chief executive Damian McGloughlin, and will oversee all aspects of Bathstore. Penney was previously the group category director fro kitchens at Kingfisher, and was also that category...
Superdry has announced the permanent appointment of Nick Gresham as its CFO. Gresham has been working in the role on an interim basis since June. He has also worked in the same role at Wiggle and also Oak Furniture Land. He is also a former Finance Director of Homebase. Superdry chairman Peter Williams...
Moss Bros has hired Avis Darzins as a non-executive director. She will begin her role on September 1st. During her eight years at Accenture, she worked on the infrastructure that enabled GAP to launch its Banana Republic brand in the UK. She also led a host projects at Sainsbury’s. Darzins founded her own...
Four new retailers have signed up to join the line-up at Sheffields Meadowhall shopping centre this summer. Hobbs, Lovisa, Newbie and Rituals are all opening at the shopping centre. The Newbie store will be the company’s first outside of London and will be based in a 900 square foot unit. Lovisa will...
Poundland is set to launch new product ranges for under £1 for the first time ever. The move will see ranges available for under £1 permanently, as opposed to the usual ‘managers special’ markdowns. The retailer has also said that it would also be trying out ranges for over £1. The pilot will...
WH Smith has chosen Leeds Bradford Airport for the opening of its first InMotion store in the UK. InMotion was acquired by WH Smith in 2018, and is the largest airport-based digital accessories retailer in North America. The Leeds Bradford Airport store will offer its four million yearly passengers a range of...
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