Menswear brand Hawes & Curtis has partnered with the Prince’s Trust, HRH The Prince of Wales’ youth charity to create a range of shirts, cufflinks, ties and pocket squares. The proceeds of the sales will go towards funding the Trust, which helps young people get into work, education and training. Hawes &...
Flower delivery empire Interflora has announced the launch of a new range of services including Sunday and evening delivery slots. The group is also trialing a pilot scheme which allows customers to book dedicated two-hour delivery slots between 8am and 6pm. Lyn Davies, director of Interflora Consumer, commented: “Over ten years ago...
It has been reported that fashion and homeware retailer Next has seen a drop of 1.5% in its first half profits, prompting a possible price increase next year and mirroring a similar statement from fellow fashion retailer FatFace. Figures show that profit dropped £342.1 million in the six months to July,...
Fashion retailer FatFace has revealed mixed full year financial results, which has prompted the company to warn that prices will increase in the next year. The figures show that sales rose 7.4% to £220.7 million in the 52 weeks to May 28th whilst online sales rose 20.6%, accounting for 18.1% of...
Women’s magazine Grazia has teamed up with property investment company Shaftesbury to launch a satellite office on Carnaby Street for London Fashion Week. The collaboration, which coincides with the publication of a special LFW issue of the magazine, will feature fashion and beauty masterclasses, live trend edits and daily fashion and...
A new report has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 new cutting-edge fashion retail roles will be needed in the UK fashion sector in the next five years to help it keep up with the digital revolution transforming the industry. The study by Fashion Retail Academy and OC&C Strategy Consultants suggests that...
It has been announced that the re-opening of Bracknell’s high street shopping precinct, Lexicon has been pushed back until autumn 2017. Responsible for the regeneration of the precinct, costing £240 million is The Bracknell Regeneration Partnership (BRP), who has stated the reason for the delay is so they can revise their...
Shopping centre Westfield Stratford City will be celebrating five years of trading this week. Since it opened, the East London venue has seen 220 million shoppers, whilst bringing in £5 billion in retail sales. Situated opposite Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the centre has attracted around 30 UK-first stores and concepts for...
The John Lewis Partnership has seen profits plummet, as a competitive retail market and asset write-downs in its traditionally volatile first half put pressure on its figures. Pre-tax profits fell 14.8% to £82.4 million for the six months to July, but including a £25 million charge for the write-off of sites...
The boss of fashion chain Whistles Jane Shepherdson has resigned after eight years at the head of the company following a buyout. Her role will be taken over by the existing team, including brand director Helen Williamson, managing director Justin Hampshire, and creative director Nick Passmore. Ms Shepherdson will be “continuing to...
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