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It has been announced that London Designer Outlet (LDO) will be launching its first UK retail skills academy on September 29th located at Wembley Park.The academy, which is dedicated to the outlet sector will welcome 20 retailers including names such as Marks & Spencer, Nike, Gap, Superdry, Adidas and Next,...
SuperGroup has launched Superdry in China following the announcement of a joint venture in July.The launch event was held at the British Embassy Residence in Beijing and included a catwalk fashion show with local models. Sajid Javid, secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, and a number of current...
It has been announced today that in its first half of the financial year, greeting cards retailer Card Factory reported an increase in both sales and profits as it continues to open new stores in the UK.Figures show that the Card Factory’s revenue rose 8% to £161.4 million and like-for-like...
British department store House of Fraser has just announced the appointment of Julian Burnett who will take on the role of chief information officer, with effect from 5th October.Formally CIO for John Lewis, Julian Burnett has over 25 years’ experience working for consumer facing businesses. “He has a successful track...
The UK competition watchdog, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has formally cleared the way for Poundland’s takeover of smaller rival 99p Stores. The deal, which is worth £55 million, has been in the works since February and will add approximately 250 stores to Poundland’s own estate of 588 across...
The boss of BHS, Darren Topp, has said that the rebranding of the business, which has seen a new look to stores and the introduction of a food arm, will bring BHS back to its iconic status. "What we're really determined to do is to bring this brand back to its...
After the launch of the River Island’s childrenswear range Mini in 2014, the fashion retailer has seen its profits increase by 70%.Figures show that since River Island dipped its toes into the £4.6 billion kidswear market, its profits have increased to £149.1 million in comparison to £88 million last year.River...
It has been reported today (September 21st) that coffee company Starbucks has joined forces with French retail chain Monoprix, as it opens outlets in France.Starbucks are looking to open its first two outlets in Monoprix GBL, Lyon and Monoprix Beaugrenelle, Paris by the end of this year.Vice president branded solutions...
Travel operator, Virgin Holidays has announced it has launched a new concept store, with the first one opening at Bluewater shopping centre.The new store’s approach to travel retail has been designed to arouse the customers’ senses with tastes of the world’s best holidays and its scents.Other features that are included...
John Lewis saw its sales climb by 5% year-on-year last week as trade was boosted by the cooler weather and continuing momentum from the retailer's Bank Holiday campaign.Stores achieving the strongest growth included Sheffield, Exeter and Leicester while online sales grew by 17.5%.Sales in fashion were up 8.7% overall with...
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