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Launched just five years ago, MMUK Man is now set to open its first bricks-and-mortar store; meaning the UK will see its first ever men’s only makeup store. The products have been available online since launch but the brand has quickly increased in popularity after ASOS took on 10 of the...

Ted Baker grew its retail sales by 4.6%, or 5.1% at constant currency, in the 13 weeks to November 11th despite “challenging” trading conditions in some of its markets. This helped total revenue to climb by 7.3%, or by 8% in constant currency, in the period. Online sales rose by...

New figures have revealed that London’s West End has continued to attract new brands with 65 new stores being opened since January 2017. The data from New West End Company, the Business Improvement District for the area, reveal that this was up from 52 openings for the whole of 2016. Driven...

Card Factory grew its total sales by 6.7% in the nine months to October 31st as it opened 38 new stores across the UK. The company said a strong first half sales performance continued in the third quarter, driven mainly by growth in lower margin non-card categories. Card Factory's chief executive,...

Game Digital has posted a full year loss after it struggled against a "challenging" UK market. In the year to July 29th, the company made a pre-tax loss of £10 million compared to a profit of £1.1 million in the previous year. Group transaction value fell by 2.4% to £891 million...

A new £1.4 billion Westfield shopping centre has been given the go ahead in Croydon, South London and is set to create 7000 jobs. The project, which will start in 2019, is a joint venture between the local council, the Croydon Partnership, the Greater London Authority and London Minister Greg...

The number of shops facing closure has dropped to its lowest level since 2010. According to research compiled by the Local Data Company for PwC, an analysis of 67,521 chain stores (accounting for those with more than five national outlets) across 500 town centres in Great Britain showed that there...

IKEA has increased its UK total sales by 5.8% to £1.814 billion in the year to August 31st. This marks its sixth consecutive year of growth. The retailer has also said that it has grown its market share by 0.5% to bring it one step closer to its ambition of...

Nisa members have voted in favour of the Co-op Group’s offer to buy 100% of the business for up to £137.5 million. Members voted 75.79% in favour and 24.21% against the Co-op’s offer. The offer requires clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority which is expected around the end of...

Birkenstock is to open its UK flagship store on Neal Street in London's Seven Dials this autumn. The shop will be Birkenstock’s first brand-owned flagship store in the UK and will cover 1,100 square feet over two floors. It will stock the company’s collection of comfortable sandals for men, women...