Fashion retailer Quiz increased its first half revenue to £36 million from £17.2 million a year earlier after the removal of social distancing restrictions drove demand for more dressy clothing items. In the six months to 30 September, underlying EBITDA profit came in at £0.7 million compared to a loss of...
Shaftesbury has announced the official opening of a debut pop-up store in Seven Dials for Rowing Blazers, the cult American clothing brand most well-known for their irreverent take on preppy clothing. Located on 16 Earlham Street, and spanning 872 sq ft, Rowing Blazers Seven Dials represents the brand’s first bricks-and-mortar British...
Asda has today announced it will offer emergency workers with a Blue Light Card 10% off their shopping in stores throughout the Christmas period. The discount is available in all Asda’s 633 stores across the UK until January 2nd 2022 and includes food and drink, George at Asda clothing and homeware,...
The Pret Foundation has partnered with Contactless Giving Week this month to raise awareness and support cashless fundraising as it looks to help break the cycle of homelessness. The Pret Foundation supports a range of charities that are dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and homelessness and, earlier this year, over 40...
Shaftesbury has revealed that it has signed over 60 new retail, hospitality and leisure brands in London’s Carnaby, Seven Dials, Chinatown, Soho and Fitzrovia shopping districts since 1 October 2020. In a statement, the company said the signings have coincided with the rapid recovery in footfall and sales in the areas. Some...
Railpen, the investment manager for the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has announced Police, the Italian fashion accessories brand, has opened a new location in Caledonia Park, Scotland’s premier designer village. Adjacent to Hugo BOSS and Radley, Police’s new 1,500 sq ft store features Police's full range of lifestyle and apparel products....
A Coventry pet shop is under new ownership after being acquired by pet food, toys and accessories retailer Jollyes. Bannerbrook Pets, in Gramercy Park on Banner Lane, was established by entrepreneurs Steve Teasdale and Andy Gattner in 2004 as an independent pet shop. Over the years it has built up a loyal...
Asda is trialling new technology in its Stevenage store which will make it easier for blind and partially sighted customers to navigate their way around the store. To coincide with the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities, from December 3rd Asda’s flagship technology store in Stevenage will be the first...
Boohoo has chosen Manchester Arndale for the opening of its first Debenhams.com beauty store. The move follows the online fashion retailer’s acquisition of the Debenhams brand and website in January for £55 million from the department store’s joint administrators. The 7,552 square foot shop will aim to connect the online and physical...
The Armani Group has announced that it will no longer use angora wool in its collections from autumn/winter 22 onwards. Angora wool – the extremely soft wool removed from live rabbits – has been added to Armani Group’s list of excluded materials under its fur-free policy. Giorgio Armani CEO, Giorgio Armani, said:...
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