Menswear retailer Greenwoods has fallen into administration, just 18 months after being rescued. Signs on store windows read: “All outlets of Versatile International Trading Ltd t/a Greenwoods Menswear have now closed for business permanently.” The website also displays a message saying ‘sorry, this store is currently unavailable.’ Versatile International Trading rescued the 158...
Next is set to lower its full-year profit forecast due to a decline in sales over the Christmas period. According to Jefferies, an analyst firm, the company is set to post a 12.7% drop in in-store sales. It’s not all doom and gloom for the retailer, although store sales are down, the...
HMV has called in administrators after an ‘extremely weak’ Christmas period. The move is set to put 2,200 jobs at risk. In a statement, the company blamed the further deterioration of the UK DVD market, which was down by 30% over the Christmas period from the previous year. Administrators are currently seeking...
The Financial Times reported that UK retail sales grew substantially in November, due to Black Friday attracting shoppers to the high street. The amount of items purchased rose by 1.4% in November from October, according to the Office for National Statistics. “Retailers reported strong growth on the month due to Black Friday...
Remus Uomo has opened a new outlet store at the Icon Outlet at London’s O2. The store is based in a 1,600 square foot unit and is the second Outlet store in the UK, following the opening of a unit at the Galleria in Hatfield, which opened earlier in 2018. The brand...
Vodafone has launched a new store on London’s Oxford Street to offer customers more than a traditional retail environment. The store includes product experience zones, work spaces for business customers, a repair hub, click and collect zones and a youth area. Customers will be able to book tutorial appointments in order for...
Eve Sleep has appointed Cheryl Calverley as its new chief marketing officer. Calverley joins the company from The Automobile Association worked for three years as the head of marketing and then as marketing director. Prior to working at The Automobile Association, she held in a range of senior marketing roles at Birds...
Levis has chosen to open its first UK womenswear in the Bluewater shopping centre, Kent. The 1,900 square feet store will feature only womenswear, and will be only the second Levis store of this kind. The first womenswear only store was opened in Nice in the south of France two years ago....
Apricot is going to be opening its first US store in March. Its first US store will be in Boston, Massachusetts, and will be in a 4,000 square foot unit within Natick Mall, which is the largest shopping centre in Boston. Apricot currently only has 14 standalone stores in the UK and...
Losses at Victoria Beckham’s luxury fashion house have widened after it made a number of key investments back in to the business. The brand recorded a loss of £10.2 million last year compared to £8.5 million the year before. The company has attributed these losses to investments including a website overhaul. The...
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