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Daniel wellington has opened a new 357 square foot store at Cambridge’s Grand Arcade shopping centre. It joins a host of brands to open at the Grand Arcade centre, with the likes of Levi’s, Gant, Castle Galleries, TM Lewin, Phase Eight, The White Company, Swarovski and Pandora all opening recently. Daniel Wellington...

Nike has opened a new store in New York called House of Innovation 000. The new store is located in a 68,000 square foot unit on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street.  It contains a floor which is stocked using local data and re-stocks based on what customers want. ...

Holland & Barrett has named John Walden as its new chairman.  Walden’s previous roles include managing director of Home Retail Group. More recently, Walden has been a non-executive director Holland & Barrett after the company was acquired by L1 Retail in 2017. Stephan DuCharme, managing partner of L1 Retail, said: “I am...

House of Fraser will be closing a further four stores, all based in major shopping centres. The closures will be in Lakeside, Metrocentre, Norwich and Nottingham, and will all begin in the New Year. Mike Ashley has said that the closures are due to the landlord, Intu Properties, failing to reduce rent...

John Lewis has continued tradition by releasing a heart-warming Christmas advert. This year the advert features Sir Elton John singing his hit song ‘Your Song’. The John Lewis advertising team went through 300 scripts before finding the one that will capture the nation’s hearts and kick start the Christmas shopping period during...

John Lewis suffered a sales decline of 8.3% year-on-year last week due to unusually mild weather for this time of year, and also the fact that it was price matching a competitor this time last year. Sales of women’s accessories were up by 11% in the week due to strong performance...

Superdrug’s new store in Biggleswade will feature a ‘Beauty Studio’ and nail bar that will offer a range of treatments. The new store will be located at the A1 Retail Park and will offer shoppers an range of beauty products, as well as everyday toiletries and Christmas gift items. The store will...

Peacocks is latest retailer to switch to biodegradable carrier bags in order to help minimise its environmental footprint. Peacocks, who has more than 500 stores in the UK, claim that it is the ‘first affordable high street fashion chain’ to provide shoppers with the bag made from bio-degradable plastic, which are...

B&M has posted a pre-tax profit uplift of 32.5% to £115 million in the first half of its financial year. Group revenue increased by 16.1% to £1.56 billion, with UK revenue rising by 7.1% in the 26 weeks to the 29th September. Group adjusted EBITDA increased by 13.5% to £131.8 million and...

Tim Horntons has signed its first franchise partner in the UK and Ireland. Graeme and Lisa Tobias will become the first partners to franchise the brand in the UK and will open their first drive-thru site in Stenhousemuir in Scotland by the end of the year.  They plan to open a...