Dalziel & Pow, the design agency who created Jigsaw’s flagship store on Duke Street, has created a new Emporium for the brand, situated at St James’s in London’s Piccadilly. Covering an area of 300 metres, the new store will house the brand’s full range of clothing, accessories and footwear for men...
Wine retailer Majestic has launched a new range of delivery options including click and collect and next-day services in time for Christmas. In addition, the group has removed its six-bottle minimum order as part of its wider transformation plan. The plan also includes improving customer service both in store and online with...
According to press reports, clothing retailer American Apparel is preparing to file for bankruptcy “as soon as the next few weeks”, having only just come out of bankruptcy earlier this year. According to anonymous sources quoted by Bloomberg, the filing is imminent following a tumultuous period for the group, including falling...
Department store Debenhams has revealed a 10.4% drop in full-year profits just days after appointing ex head of fashion at Amazon, Sergio Bucher, as its new boss. Sir Ian Cheshire, chairman of Debenhams, said: "We have delivered profits in line with market expectations, reflecting a strong performance over peak followed by...
BHS has launched its first clothing range since moving to an online-only platform in September. The range includes womenswear, menswear and kid’s, and features sleepwear, trousers, t-shirts and jeans with more lines including knitwear to be added next month. Sara Bradley, buying director at BHS, said: “Modern layering has been a...
Lingerie and swimwear retailer Bravissimo has opened its latest store at Liverpool ONE. The new 5,000 sq ft store features a retail area on the ground floor and a fittings area on the second floor. Other brands set to join the line-up at Liverpool ONE in the next few months...
Clothing retailer Joules has appointed Paul Burden as head of licensing. Mr Burden will join the business in November and will focus on building, developing and exploring licensing opportunities for the business while reporting to wholesale director, Penny Parry. Mr Burden’s previous roles include director of product licensing at Ted Baker...
Selfridges have seen a 1.9% drop in operating profits in its full year results, as investment takes its toll on margins. The department store revealed that its profits dropped to £1.52 million in the 12 months to January 31st. However, the retailer reported a record rise in gross sales up 5%...
Just days after a new managing director has been appointed to lead the company, Mark Lewis, retail director of John Lewis, has resigned. Mr Lewis will leave the department store to head up Moneysupermarket.com, but will remain in the role over Christmas to guide the retailer through the busy period, taking...
DIY retailer Homebase has seen an uplift in sales following its acquisition by Australia’s Wesfarmers, with an 8.4% increase in transactions for the quarter ended September 25th. The former Home Retail Group brand was sold to the Australian giant earlier this year for £340 million. Its brands also include K-Mart, DIY...
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