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Mulberry will take a profit hit of around £3m as they currently operate 21 concession stands in House of Fraser. They currently employ 88 people across the UK as part of its global store and digital network. However, due to the collapse they are now expected to provide £3m for exceptional costs in the results for the...

Schuh have decided to appoint Alice Cleary as their new chief marketing officer. Cleary will be part of a strong management team that will include the likes of managing director Colin Temple. Commenting on the appointment, Temple said: “We are fortunate to have a great new dynamic that brings a wealth of experience to our business....

The Debenhams department store chain has started to roll out consultations with a large amount of staff in regards to the potential loss of at least 80 to 90 jobs.  The retailer is in currently in talks with around 200 buyers, merchandisers and other team members across several of the divisions. Regarding the current...

ARKET have opened their first store situated outside of the Greater London area, based at the Liverpool ONE shopping destination. Located on Paradise Street, the 8,600 square foot shop has opened a year after the H&M owned brand first launched in the UK in central London. Alison Clegg, director of asset management at Grosvenor Europe,...

House of Fraser have taken their website down following a dispute over payment with its warehouse operator. House of Fraser has now posted the following message on its website: “We’re currently working hard to make some improvements to the website. Don’t worry, we will be back up and running as soon as possible....

Kingfisher increased its group like-for-like sales by 1.6% in its second quarter as this year's hot summer helped boost sales. Like-for-like sales at B&Q in the UK and Ireland rose by 3.6% while sales at Kingfisher's Screwfix brand climbed by 5.5%. Véronique Laury, chief executive of Kingfisher, said: "We started our transformation...

Next has opened one of its largest UK stores to date at Intu Merry Hill. The opening follows the announcement that owner Intu plans to spend more than £100 million refurbishing the West Midlands shopping destination and building a major leisure extension there. Nick Round, regional managing director of Intu, said: “This brilliant...

Amazon's one-day delivery advertisement for Prime members has been banned due to it being perceived as misleading. The UK advertising regulator explained that it had received 280 complaints, mostly from Prime customers who reported not receiving their packages within a day. They have said the ad must not appear again in its current form and...

Sales in the John Lewis department store chain have fallen by 1.8% last week. Electrical and home technology sales edged up 0.9% in the retailer’s communications technology category. In addition, there was a 47% increase in sales of vacuum cleaners. Fashion sales rose by 0.7% led by a good womenswear performance particularly...

FatFace have increased both their sales and EBITDA in the year to 2nd June. Total sales rose by 7.4% to £238.4 million while retail like-for-like sales were up 4.9% following a strong womenswear performance. Meanwhile, EBITDA increased by 5.6% to £30.2 million. Anthony Thompson, chief executive of FatFace, said: “We’ve had a really strong...