The British fashion designer, Paul Smith, has promoted his Head of Men’s Design Simon Homes as his first Creative Director.Simon Homes, who has been with the business since 2004, will be responsible for all ready-to-wear, footwear and accessories collections, and will also oversee the Paul Smith brand.Paul Smith will still have...
Toys “R” Us has announced that it is hosting an exclusive store browsing event for World Autism Awareness Week for families that are affected by autism.The event will be held on Sunday 29 March where families can look around the stores’ toys and games in a much quieter and calming...
It has been announced that Primark is to open a new store at York’s Monks Cross Shopping Park which will cover 57,600 square foot and employ 222 staff.The three units that Primark are taking over were occupied by Laura Ashley, Sports Direct and Marks & Spencer, however Laura Ashley and...
Retailers saw online sales rise by 6% year-on-year in February, thanks to shoppers purchasing health and beauty products, lingerie, and gifts for Valentine's Day.The IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index revealed that online sales had been slow compared to February 2014, when there was a rise of 18%. February’s 6% rise...
Ryanair says it hopes to offer flights between Europe and the US in the next five years. Destinations will include New York, Boston, Chicago and Miami from London Stansted, Dublin and Berlin in Europe.The Irish airline currently depends on flying full planes short distances, however, transatlantic flights are considerably more...
The government has announced that the national minimum wage will be increased by 20p an hour to £6.70 from October, which will help more than 1.4 million workers and is the biggest real-terms increase in seven years.As well as adults wages increasing, young workers will also benefit from an hourly...
After reporting that like-for-like sales dropped for a fifth consecutive quarter, Sainsbury’s said that it expects the market to “remain challenging”.Figures released today showed that stores that have been open for up to a year saw sales drop 1.9% excluding fuel and 3.9% including fuel, due to the supermarket taking...
A blogger and model was told by a recruitment company that she should take her braids out if she wanted to get a job. Simone Powderly was scheduled to attend an interview for a high-end brand through recruitment agency Elite Associates but was asked to take her hair out of braids...
The British Retail Consortium has welcomed the announcement that the Government will examine the structure of the current business rates system.The review will report its recommendations in time for the budget in 2016, promising to overhaul the current system, which has been in place since 1988.Danny Alexander, chief secretary to...
According to research from PwC and the Local Data Company, 987 high street stores closed in 2014 – three times the amount in 2013.The report also showed that opticians and travel agents saw net falls, however drinks and food outlets thrived, along with leisure stores.Categories which saw more shops opening...
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