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It has been reported that Sports Direct has purchased an upmarket west London gym. The retailer already owns 30 gyms outside of London, however the new Printworks Health Club & Spa based in Olympia will have a sauna, beauty spa and a 20 metre swimming pool. Mike Ashley who leads the company...
Women’s fashion chain Jane Norman has launched a new discount outlet website; more than a year after the company closed its stores. The launch of JaneNormanOutlet.com will allow customers to purchase items with up to 70% off the original price. The fashion retailer went into administration in June 2014, resulting in the...
Supermarket giant Tesco will be delivering free mince pies to help homes around the UK get into the festive spirit. Around 1,000 packs of mince pies will be delivered by the Mince Pie Man which will range from Tesco Finest to Free From to cities including London, Newmarket, Nottingham, Aylesbury and...
UK retail sales dropped by 0.4% on a like-for-like basis in November from the same month last year. According to the figures in the monthly shop price monitor released by the British Retail Consortium and KPMG, total growth was below the three-month average of 2% and the 12-month average of 1.7%. While...
It has been reported that Costa has introduced a new food-led concept store in Central London called ‘Costa Fresco’ where it will sell products such as salads, cakes, porridge, quiches and pastries in a bid to attract more sales. Costa’s global director of brand & innovation, Carol Welch, said: “We really...
Homebase has appointed Ewan McMahon to be its retail operations director reporting to managing director Echo Lu as part of its Leadership Team. He will take up the position as of December 7th. Ewan McMahon will bring 25 years of retail experience to Homebase. He started on the shop floor as...
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it will stock vinyl albums as part of a trial following the success selling the latest Iron Maiden record in the summer. Tesco will include artists such as Coldplay, David Gilmour and George Ezra as well as more classic artists like Bob Marley, The Beatles,...
Sports retailer JD Sports has announced that in the 26 weeks to 1st August trading continued to be strong as the company saw increased like-for-like sales everywhere including Europe. Figures show that due to demand JD Sports achieved a massive 82% in first-half profit, as well as a rise of over...
Retailers are due to see the “biggest change in a generation”, with business rates in London and the South East increasing by up to 415% according to a report from commercial property agency Colliers International. According to the study, 76 of the UK’s main towns and cities will see business rates...
It has been announced that sports retailer Adidas is to open a flagship store at 425 Oxford Street, opposite Selfridges in London’s West End. The 43,000 sq ft building will involve an extension and reconfiguration of the lower five floors of a 10 storey building and if plans are all approved...
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