Department store John Lewis reported improved sales figures in the past week, with overall sales up by 1.3%. Mobile and photography products in particular, saw an impressive increase, up by 47.4%, with other departments such as Home sales and the cookshop and cutlery categories also seeing rising sales. Despite these...
In a new poll from market research firm YouGov, 56% of 2,000 consumers reported that they had had an issue with online shopping in the past year. This shows an increase on the results of the poll in 2016 and 2015, which were 53% and 47% respectively. Much of these...
Canada Goose is set to open its first store in Europe on London’s Regent Street. President and chief executive of Canada Goose, Dani Reiss said: “Opening our first European store is not only a milestone for Canada Goose, but it’s turning a dream into reality. London and Chicago are world-renowned shopping...
Hunter Douglas will acquire Hillarys from Ares Capital Corporation for a purchase price of £300 million. Hillarys employs around 1,300 people and reached sales of £185 million in 2016. The company will remain a standalone business following the acquisition and will be run by the existing management team. Hunter Douglas has a...
Smashbox Cosmetics has opened its first-ever standalone store in Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. The store is located on the Upper Rose Gallery next door to Topshop. The 82sq m store’s interior design imitates the look and feel of Smashbox Photo Studios in Los Angeles, where the brand was founded. The brand...
The fall in value of the pound has had a positive effect on overseas sales for the Superdry brand, owned by clothing retailer Supergroup. With British currency falling by approximately 12% on the dollar, leading to overall sales to jump by 27% to £750.6m and a third of this increase...
Chief executive of the German grocer Aldi, Matthew Barnes has announced potential expansion plans for the next five year which may see up to eight stores in some towns. Speaking on the expansion he noted, “If you look at the population, we think not only could we have a store...
Smashbox Cosmetics are to announce their first UK based standalone store, opening in the Bluewater shopping centre. The store will replicate the look and feel of the brand’s Los Angeles based photo studios, measuring a total of 889 sq ft. Brand manager at Smashbox, Anuschka Kuhnel stated that, “The new...
Budget clothing retailer Primark have put plans to take over an old BHS store in Southend, due to concerns about the safety and welfare of pedestrians in the wake of downsizing public footpaths to accommodate vehicles. Southend’s councillor for culture, tourism, and economy stated that she was disappointed in the...
Bosses at the Colchester based Turner Rise Retail Park have submitted plans for a new gym to go in addition to the two new stores to be added to the location. The three new units are expected to provide 80 new jobs in the community if the plans go ahead,...
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