Fiona Firth, ex-River Island menswear buying director has been snapped up by Mr Porter as its new buying director. Starting in April and reporting into Toby Bateman, managing director, Ms Firth brings a wealth of experience having previously worked at Harvey Nichols for 17 years as its menswear head of buying...
Europe’s leading designer outlet brand, McArthurGlen, has announced a major a new multi-million pound international advertising campaign in collaboration with Universal Music. This coincides with the 21st anniversary of the brand’s first designer outlet in Europe and marks the launch of McArthurGlen’s Spring/Summer 16 collections, was directed by renowned fashion photographer...
Clothing brand FatFace is to upscale its Bluewater store, doubling the floorspace to 7,753 square feet. Robert Moore, acquisitions manager at FatFace, said: “FatFace enjoys huge popularity at Bluewater, largely due to our brand being very closely aligned to Bluewater’s guests. Upsizing into a new statement store has therefore been a...
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has announced an annual pre-tax profit rise of 20%, boosted by its international performance. In the year to 30 January, total group revenue rose by 17.7% to £456.2 million while retail sales climbed by 13.5% to £348.4 million. Sales in the UK and Europe rose 8.9%, although...
It has been reported that Walmart-owned Asda is to cut 750 jobs across stores and head office as part of its ongoing cost-saving initiative. According to reports in the Guardian, the Project Renewal plan will see the closure of staff canteens in stores as well as additional services such as photo...
Estée Lauder has announced the launch of a new campaign aimed at the new generation of social media-savvy customers. The Estée Edit, which will be sold through Sephora in the US and Canada, is headlined by influencers and models Kendall Jenner and Irene Kim. Juliet Carnoy, marketing manager at visual marketing...
It has been reported that three Waitrose stores will be trialing a ‘scan as you shop’ mobile app to try and make checking out easier for customers. The trial will take place in shops in Meanwood, Milngavie and Clapham Common as shoppers will be able to scan the items barcode using...
Online retailer ASOS has been ranked top in a digital customer experience study, assessing every part of the digital experience from the homepage, to purchasing items and after sales care. The study which covered the festive trading period, ranked ASOS top due to its “inspirational” homepage and “exceptional” site navigation and...
Unemployment in the UK has fallen by 28,000 between November and January to 1,68 million according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The unemployment rate was 5.1%, lower than for a year earlier (5.7%) as it remained at a decade-low rate. Meanwhile, the employment rate is 74.1%,...
Drinks firm Fever-Tree has said that global demand has boosted its profits to £16.8 million in the year to December 31st 2015, up from £2.5 million the year before. Executive deputy chairman Charles Rolls said that the success of the firm was due to customer demand for premium mixers to complement...
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