Blossoming retail and restaurant district Seven Dials will see the launch of new male beauty retailer Beast in a 1,400 sq ft store on Earlham Street. The store itself will trade from the ground floor, with the rest of the building used for the company’s ecommerce operations. This is the first...
Toys R Us has announced that it is to offer a dedicated shopping hour throughout its stores on the morning of Sunday 6th November for parents and carers of children with autism. The ‘quiet hour’ will feature reduced lighting, no in-store music and autism-friendly signage. “Holding such events has given our...
Due to a decline in iPhone and computer sales, Apple has experienced a decrease in like-for-like sales and profits in its last quarter. According to Apple’s fourth quarterly update for the period ending September 24th, the company brought in $46.9 billion (£38.3 billion) in sales and $9 billion (£7.3 billion) in...
Fashion retailer Missguided will be launching a new refer-a-friend scheme this week. Working with Mention Me, Missguided will be giving customers a platform where they will have the opportunity share their positive experiences of the brand as it looks to drive new customer acquisition. This means that when Missguided's customers talk about...
After opening a concession in Selfridges London two months ago, Smartech is set to expand its consumer tech retail hub with the opening of a new concession in Selfridges, Manchester Trafford Centre. The store will launch on November 5th. Smartech said the Manchester store will offer the same experience as its...
Vodafone has been hit with a £4.6 million fine by Ofcom for "serious and sustained breaches of consumer protection rules". The fines come from two earlier investigations into Vodafone, which has 20 million mobile customers in the UK. Ofcom said Vodafone had misinformed pay-as-you-go customers, charging them for top-up credits but...
Tesco chairman, John Allan, has warned that food price hikes will be “likely” due to Brexit. Speaking on BBC Radio Four’s today program, Mr Allan said that if the value of the sterling did not recover, inflation would rise by 2% and food prices would be a part of that. Mr Allan...
The John Lewis Partnership announces today that Paula Nickolds will be appointed managing director for John Lewis. Ms Nickolds joined the Partnership in 1994 as a graduate trainee in John Lewis Oxford Street. She held a number of senior roles before joining the John Lewis management board as Buying & Brand...
Fashion group Monsoon Accessorize has hired Elaine Deste, formerly of O2 Telefonica, as its new FD ahead of a restructure that will see the two brands separate. The move will affect just over 140 stores which are dual-branded and is part of a wider five-year strategic overhaul initiated by chief executive...
Carpetright has announced that its UK like-for-like sales decreased 2.9% in the 25 weeks to 22nd October, leaving its full year profit expectations unchanged. Carpetright has however revised its full year guidance of a drop in gross profit percentage to between 150 and 200 basis points, driven by increased sourcing costs...
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