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Debenhams has opened its first store in Melbourne, Australia. This is the first site operated with Debenhams’ franchise partner Pepkor, which is part of the Steinhoff Group. The store spans 3,600 square metres across two floors, the store is the first of its kind for Debenhams and marks a shift away...

John Lewis’ sales fell by 4.7% year on year last week to £86.7 million as trading was impacted by unseasonably mild weather. Fashion sales were down 6.9% overall but sales of beauty, wellbeing and leisure products rose by 0.5%. There were also uplifts in sales of jewellery, lingerie and own-brand womenswear. Home...

Joe Browns is to open its first bricks-and-mortar store next week at Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre. The store will offer a range of clothes and accessories for men and women. Managing director and founder of Joe Browns, Simon Brown said: “Despite online retail booming and many high streets unfortunately struggling, the...

M&S clothing director Jo Jenkins has announced her departure from the retailer just weeks ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period. She leaves her role as director of clothing and beauty after just six months in the role, having four years at the retailer in various role including director of lingerie...

Habitat has unveiled plans to launch four more mini Habitat stores in Sainsbury’s by mid-November as it looks to create a network of regional touchpoint stores to help support its multichannel growth strategy. These will include openings within Sainsbury’s supermarkets in York, Manchester, Newcastle and London; taking the total to ten. With...

Dr. Martens has reported strong sales growth in its results for the year to March 31st. The company achieved 25% growth in group revenue to £290.6 million. Additionally, there was a 38% increase in retail revenue to £78.9 million. EBITDA was up 27% to £37.5 million in the period following investment...

Carpetright has seen its like for like UK sales edge up 0.8% in the 25 weeks to October 21st as reduced bed sales were offset by a 2.1% uplift within the flooring category. In the retailer’s Rest of Europe business, which includes the Netherlands, Belgium and the Republic of Ireland,...

Paul Smith has opened a store on Manchester’s Cathedral Street. The launch event was attended by some of the city’s most well- known faces. Speaking of the store opening, Mr Smith said: “It’s great to be in Manchester for the first time in several years. The visit has brought back many...

Realbuzz, the performance leisure and fitness brand, has opened a 1,400 square foot store at Liverpool ONE. The online retailer's new store stocks a range of trainers, apparel, accessories and nutritional supplements from brands such as Adidas, Nike, Asics, New Balance and Mizuno. In addition, the store will also aim to...

Hobbs has seen a successful turnaround as it has posted growth in its gross profits and revenues for the year to January 28th. The retailer saw its profits jump 8.7% to £76.2 million, whilst revenues jumped 9% to £119.5 million. This follows a turbulent time for the retailer which struggled to...