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The New West End Company has predicted record sales over Chinese New Year this weekend thanks to an influx of Chinese tourists. Theresa May’s recent trip to China has reportedly made the UK even more appealing to Chinese tourists, who are already cashing in on favourable exchange rates and easy visa...

The embattled menswear group Berwin & Berwin (B&B) has been rescued from administration by Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) saving 800 jobs. According to Drapers, B&B, which owns brands including Lambretta, Paul Costelloe and Baumler, appointed FRP Advisory partners last week as administrators. The deal will see all existing stock, 36 concessions and...

Iconic department store Selfridges has opened what it purports to be the world’s first boxing gym within a department store. The Boxing Gym is a fully-functioning in-store boxing gym located inside the luxury retailer’s Oxford Street flagship in London, and will open until the end of the month. The gym is a...

Fashion retailer River Island has launched its first standalone kidswear store ahead of a national roll out. The new shop has opened at Intu Braehead shopping centre in Glasgow in a 3,000 square foot space near to one of River Island’s strongest performing regional stores. Intu Braehead was chosen as it...

Asda has become the latest British supermarket and the second of the Big 4 grocers to declare war on plastic by pledging to slash its own-brand packaging by ten per cent in the next 12 months. Promising to reduce plastic “wherever” it can, Asda plans to scrap 5p carrier bags in all stores...

Marks & Spencer has announced a new partnership with data science company Starcount in efforts to gain a better understanding of its customer base as part of turnaround efforts. The partnership will utilise customer data from M&S’s loyalty scheme Sparks, which currently boasts over six million members. Last month, the retailer restructured...

The parent company of luxury retailer Coach has posted a 35 per cent jump in quarterly net sales, boosted by rising sales across its brands and the recent acquisition of Kate Spade. Tapestry, the US-based owner of Coach, Stuart Weitzman and now Kate Space, raked in net sales of $1.79 billion...

Bensons for Beds has embarked on a new collaboration with furniture designer Sir Terence Conran on the launch of an exclusive new bedframe called Harper. The move marks the first time that Conran has collaborated with a bed retailer and forms part of Bensons’ new five-point strategy implemented by new group...

The Co-op is to open 10 new food stores and embark on a programme of extensions or major upgrades at a further 11 sites as part of a £15 million store investment programme across Yorkshire this year. The retailer expects to recruit around 250 new staff members in the county for...

The UK retail industry has enjoyed a month of sales growth despite facing challenging conditions during the tough period over January. The latest monthly Retail Sales Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG showed like-for-like retail sales rose 0.6 per cent in January, compared with a fall of 0.6...