Browse all articles

Supermarket chain Waitrose has opened a new store at London’s Kings Cross. The new branch and cookery school, based in the Grade-II-listed Midland Goods Shed sees the completion of the redevelopment of King’s Cross.Waitrose have three cookery schools in the UK, with two situated in London, the first one opening...

Two top fashion brands, Michael Kors and Hugo Boss have announced that they will be opening flagship stores at the Cabot Circus shopping centre in Bristol. Victoria Secret, another international brand has also taken a space.The new stores will be close to Gant, Harvey Nichols and Apple, with the new...

Department store John Lewis has seen a rise of 6% in sales year-on-year last week, partly due to the success of its autumn fashion range.Stores that saw the biggest increase in sales were Exeter with an increase of 18.6%, Knight & Lee with a 13.5% increase and Stratford with an...

Vintage clothing retailer Beyond Retro has opened its 10th store today, September 25th.The new branch is situated in the Arkaden Shopping Mall in Sweden’s Gothenburg and is the largest Beyond Retro store to date. The store spans 600 square metres across two floors and houses a range of vintage clothing...

Sportswear company Nike has seen profits leap ahead of analysts’ expectations as strong sales in China belied a slowdown in the country’s economy. Despite China heading towards its weakest growth in 25 years, Nike reported a profit of $1.18 billion (£775 million), up 23% from a year earlier, in the three...

Menswear retailer Scotts, who is owned by JD Sports has expanded their fashion offering for the youth market with the launch of a new standalone store called Scotts Jnr.The store is situated in Halle Square in Manchester’s Arndale Centre, and stocks clothing and accessories from top brands including C.P. Company,...

Supermarket Sainsbury’s has launched a search for a UK town, city or borough with a population of 15,000 to 300,000 to become the test bed for some of the “most innovative ideas to cut down on food waste”. The selected town/city/borough will receive a £1 million investment in the first...

Argos is looking to hire over 9,000 staff to cover its busy Christmas period this year. They will start on a three month contract, however some positions may become permanent if the vacancies are available. Argos is looking to recruit 1,000 drivers to deliver goods and 8,000 to work in over...

It has been reported that department store House of Fraser has seen like-for-like sales rise 6.5% and a 30.8% rise in online sales.Figures show that online retail currently represents 17.5% of the department stores sales in comparison with 14.2% in 2014/2015, as House of Fraser continues to innovate as part...