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Bakery Greggs has described its third quarter sales as “in line with expectations” with like-for-like sales increasing 2.8%. The increase has been driven with Greggs’ healthier choice of salads and yoghurts and figures show that total sales grew 5.6% in the 13 weeks to 1st October, with like-for-like sales rising 3.4%. In...

Furniture retailer ScS has seen strong progress in the 53 weeks to 30th July as its sales order intake reached its highest ever level in like-for-like sales with a 14.8% uplift. The company’s revenue grew by 14.7% to £317.3 million while gross profits rose by 17.3% to £149.1 million. EBITDA grew...

M&S has appointed David Guise as its new HR Director. Mr Guise, who spent four years in Australia’s retail sector at Woolworths, will replace Tanith Dodge who left earlier this year to join retail outlet group Value Retail. Prior to Woolworths, Mr Guise was at Home Retail Group and before that...

Antipodean activewear brand Lorna Jane has set its sights on UK expansion through a partnership with department store Debenhams. The 26-year-old brand already has one bricks-and-mortar store in London’s Covent Garden but has decided to concentrate on using concessions to expand its reach in Debenhams’ Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool One...

Upmarket lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret has opened a new 10,000 square foot flagship store on the upper level of St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff. The new store, which joins over 200 other brands in the centre, will feature the brand’s lingerie and sleepwear collections as well as showcasing its...

Fashion group Jack Wills has been bought out by Union Lifestyle Limited following the announcement that full-year profits had slipped over 40%. Union Lifestyle is itself a consortium comprising BlueGem Capital Partners – owners of London department store Liberty - and Peter Williams, the founder and current chief executive of...

Healthcare retailer Holland & Barrett is rolling out an ‘order in store’ concept to all of its 700 stores following a successful trial. The roll-out is part of a strategy to improve the brand’s omnichannel offering, having introduced a next day click and collect service in August.  It allows customers to browse...

Topshop has confirmed that it will be opening its first standalone store in Germany next month. The debut store, which will be situated in Galeria Kaufhof in Alexanderplatz, Berlin, is the first of its kind and comes three years after the idea of expansion in the German market was mooted. The...

The head of John Lewis is to leave the business in order to become the Tory party candidate for the Mayor of the West Midlands. Andy Street, who has been with the company 30 years, nine of which he has spent at the head of the company, will go up against...

Nisa has reported that trade has been boosted by strong sales in fresh produce, pushing first-half sales up by 1.1% to £666 million. In the six months to 2nd October, adjusted earnings were £4.2 million compared to £3.3 million in the same period last year. Nisa also returned to profitable growth in...