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Waitrose keeps the nation guessing with two-part ‘whodunnit’ Christmas ad

Waitrose has unveiled the first instalment of its Christmas advert – Sweet Suspicion, A Waitrose Mystery – as part of  its festive campaign. Featuring an all-star cast,... View Article
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Aesop to open first store in the north of England

Aesop to open first store in the north of England

06 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

The Aesop luxury skin care brand is to open its first store in the north of England at Victoria Leeds. Situated in County Arcade, the 753... View Article

Morleys appoints Allan Winstanley as chief executive

Morleys appoints Allan Winstanley as chief executive

06 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

The Morleys chain of department stores has appointed Allan Winstanley as its new chief executive. Due to take up his role in January 2025, he will... View Article

ATM Management announces The ATM Group

ATM Management announces The ATM Group

05 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

AT Management is delighted to announce the formation of The ATM Group, operating across the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, and South Africa. This expansion combines the... View Article

Asos looks ahead to profitable growth as it posts full year loss

Asos looks ahead to profitable growth as it posts full year loss

05 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Asos has reported a full year loss and decline in revenue but insists it has laid the foundations for profitable growth as it continues to implement... View Article

Sosandar signs licensing agreement with Next for homewares range

Sosandar signs licensing agreement with Next for homewares range

05 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Women’s fashion retailer Sosandar has signed a licensing agreement with Next for the development of a Sosandar homewares range. The news follows the success of the... View Article

Mango continues US expansion with new store opening in Washington DC

Mango continues US expansion with new store opening in Washington DC

05 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Mango has strengthened its presence in the US with the opening of a new store in the city of Washington DC. The move follows the launch... View Article

Landsec submits plans to transform Lewisham Shopping Centre

Landsec submits plans to transform Lewisham Shopping Centre

05 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Landsec has submitted a hybrid planning application to transform Lewisham’s 1970s shopping centre and to add residential spaces to the scheme. The company said the plans... View Article

Dalton Park hails strong uplift in sales

Dalton Park hails strong uplift in sales

05 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Dalton Park Outlet, the largest outlet shopping destination in the North-East, has reported a significant increase in sales. In the year to date, the scheme’s total... View Article

Harvey Nichols appoints Kate Phelan as creative director

Harvey Nichols appoints Kate Phelan as creative director

04 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Harvey Nichols has appointed Kate Phelan to the newly created role of creative director. Reporting to chief executive Julia Goddard, she will be responsible for the retailer’s... View Article

Sainsbury’s extends Aldi Price Match to convenience stores

04 November 2024 By Angela Beevers

Sainsbury’s has announced that it has become the first UK grocer to extend an Aldi Price Match initiative into convenience stores. The retailer said the offering... View Article

Primark to open first store in Texas next month

04 November 2024 By Angela Beevers

Primark is to open its first store in Texas next month as it continues its US expansion. Spanning 37,000 square feet, the shop at La Plaza... View Article

Currys launches Black Friday promise that no product will have been cheaper in last six months

04 November 2024 By Angela Beevers

Currys has implemented a minimum standard rule that no Black Friday deal will have been cheaper at any point in the last six months. The move... View Article

Schuh reports strong increases in turnover and profit

04 November 2024 By Angela Beevers

Having filed its accounts for the year to 3 February 2024, Schuh has reported strong increases in turnover and profit. The Genesco owned footwear retailer saw... View Article

Fenwick reveals its 2024 Christmas windows ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’

04 November 2024 By Angela Beevers

Fenwick’s flagship store in Newcastle has unveiled its eagerly awaited Christmas windows, delighting onlookers with a heart warming, whimsical twist on the classic “Twelve Days of... View Article

Comment: Bring back paper-based catalogues

01 November 2024 By Glynn Davis

Something disappointing dropped through my letterbox the other week. The renowned curer of salmon, East London-based H. Forman & Son, dispatched a letter announcing that it... View Article

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