Clothing brand White Stuff has seen annual sales increase by 10% to £144.6 million, boosted by expansion in the UK and abroad as well as online. In the year ended April 30th, retail sales increased 6.5% overall, with a 17% increase in online which now accounts for 26.6% of all...
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has appointed Richard Baker as chairman to replace Sir Charlie Mayfield when he steps down in September after a two year term. Mr Baker is currently on the board of the retail trade association and is also chairman of furniture retailer DFS and Costa parent company...
It has been announced that Alan Williamson will be joining the Co-operative Group’s electrical business as head of marketing. Mr Williamson, whose previous roles include digital director at Netflights.com as well as marketing and e-commerce roles at Shop Direct, Bupa, Thomas Cook and Citi Bank, will be reporting to James Holland...
Queensgate shopping centre in Peterborough has revealed that fashion brand H&M will be upsizing to a 35,000 sq ft space and this will be its regional flagship store. The shopping centre will also benefit from confectionery retailer Hotel Chocolat opening a store. Opening on 28th July, H&M will now be located...
It has been reported that Manor Walks shopping centre in Northumberland could grow larger after the acquisition deal for £78 million. Arch who purchased the 442,802 sq ft shopping centre from London based firm Hammerson, includes a nine-screen cinema complex, three car parks, Sainsbury’s and Asda, three office blocks as well...
Partnering with Max Group, SPAR International is planning to open 60 branded multi-format stores in Mongolia by 2020. This was agreed with a signing ceremony that took place in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar where Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited. Figures from last year show that global retail sales reached €33 billion...
It has been confirmed that 26 My Local stores have been sold out of administration, saving 372 jobs, which will transfer to their respective new owners. Partner at KPMG and joint administrator at My Local, Mark Orton, said: “From the outset of our appointment, there has been strong interest shown in...
A new study from British Land and Verdict has revealed that 89% of all UK sales still involve physical stores in some way and that two thirds of all non-grocery online sales are from bricks-and-mortar retailers. According to the report, True Value of Retail, the majority of all UK retail sales...
Budget clothing retailer Primark has continued its US expansion with the opening of two new stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This brings the company’s total store count in the US to five, with another five in the pipeline for Burlington and Braintree, both in Massachusetts, in East Rutherford, New...
Footwear brand Hotter has made two key appointments to boost its plans to expand across new platforms. Hotter announced that it has appointed Victoria Betts, formerly marketing and trading director of fashion brand Missguided, as its first director of omnichannel and former Clarkes wholesale manager Adam Marsden as head of wholesale. It...
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