Australian natural skincare group Jurlique has announced that it will be opening its first store in the UK on London’s Oxford Street. The award-winning brand will occupy two storeys of Oxford Street’s Park House building for both a shop and its European head office, due to open in early November. Jurlique...
According to a new report, millions of first-time shoppers flocking to budget retailers have helped boost their revenues by nearly a fifth to £4.9 billion. The latest Nielsen retail performance data indicates that Poundland and B&M saw a 17% rise in sales in the year to July, challenging the ongoing and...
The John Lewis department store chain will be recruiting over 3,500 temporary staff members to fill roles across the retail and distribution sections of its business ahead of the busy Christmas trading period. The retailer will be recruiting for roles in a number of departments including the John Lewis Christmas Shop, gift food and...
Dobbies Garden Centre has appointed Andrew Bracey as its new chairman. Bracey is a founding partner of Midlothian Capital Partners which together with Hattington Capital recently acquired Dobbies from Tesco for £218 million. Chief executive of Dobbies, John Cleland, said: “Andrew has many years of experience in retail and has a...
Jimmy Choo, the luxury footwear retailer has announced that it saw its revenue increase by 9.2% at reported currency and 3.8% at constant currency in its first six months. Figures show that total revenue got to £173.1 million and adjusted EBITDA rose 12.8% to £31.3 million. Other figures show that operating...
New research has shown ASOS comes at the top of the list for organic Google searches for men and women’s fashion. The search, done by MediaVision, showed that ASOS beat 2000 popular search terms including high street department stores such as Debenhams, House of Fraser and John Lewis, as well as...
The Body Shop is continuing its expansion with a new store set to open in Chile. The beauty retailer, which has stores in 65 countries already, is set to make presence in Santiago’s Plaza Egaña Mall this month - a shopping centre that has been praised for its sustainability. Paul Kimberly, The...
Since being bought by Wesfarmers, DIY retailer Homebase has reported an increase of 7.5% in sales. Having purchased the company in February this year for £340 million, the Australian retail business has since invested £60 million into what it called Homebase’s “poor and confusing offer”. Head of Wesfarmers’, John Gillam, said: “The...
It has been announced that childrenswear retailer Mothercare has launched a new website for its customers as part of its digitally-led strategy. The new site, with its new features and fresh look is aiming to help customers by making browsing, searching and purchasing quicker and easier. Figures show that UK online sales...
In light of how its beauty department is now out-selling fashion, John Lewis has announced that it is investing £9 million in its beauty halls in key stores. Makeup, perfumes and face creams have continued to perform well for the company and have been attributed to the rise in footfall which...
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