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Fashion students’ collection showcased in Soho pop-up

Two London College of Fashion (LCF) students have brought a collection of unique printed clothing and accessories to a pop-up store in the heart of Soho... View Article

Consumer confidence edges up in December

Consumer confidence has edged up this month but remains subdued ahead of Christmas. GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index has risen by two points to -17 in December... View Article

Pets at Home reports strong rise in festive spending on cat products

New data from Pets at Home has revealed that festive spending on pets is up 4% year-on-year. However, cats have emerged as the clear winners with... View Article

LVMH names new chief executive of Bulgari

LVMH has appointed Laura Burdese as chief executive of Bulgari, effective from 1 July. Burdese has worked with LVMH Group for nearly ten years, starting off... View Article

Footasylum partners with Apparel Group to drive Gulf expansion

Footasylum has entered into a strategic partnership with Apparel Group to accelerate its expansion across the Gulf region. Under the agreement, Footasylum will partner with the... View Article

Mamas & Papas hails ‘record’ Black Friday trading

Mamas & Papas has reported record sales over the Black Friday trading period. The retailer delivered a 10% increase in UK retail sales across stores, concessions... View Article

Currys posts strong first half growth

Currys has reported a strong uplift in first half profit as trading in its second half remains in line with expectations. In the six months to... View Article

Morleys appoints new chief executive

Morleys Department Stores has appointed Ray Clacher as its new chief executive He will succeed Allan Winstanley who will be stepping down at the end of... View Article

Comment: Emergence of second-hand natives

Younger generations are often given a bad rap by older cohorts but one behavioural characteristic for which they should be applauded is their embrace of buying... View Article

Pepco Group hails success of new strategy

Pepco Group, the owner of the Dealz and Pepco, has reported an 8.7% uplift in revenue to €4.5 billion for the year to 30 September. The... View Article

Boots expands on-demand delivery to 500 stores

Boots has expanded its on-demand delivery offering to 500 stores. The move follows a surge of on-demand orders from thousands of customers on Christmas Eve last... View Article

Mango launches new kids and teen capsules made with post-consumer recycled fibres

Mango has launched two new capsule collections for Mango Kids and Mango Teen that are made using post-consumer recycled fibres. The move is part of an... View Article

Greggs appoints new non-executive director

Greggs has appointed former Mothercare chief financial officer Richard Smothers as an independent non-executive director. Due to take up his role on 1 February, he will... View Article

Greggs opens ‘Bitesize Greggs’ at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet

Greggs has opened one of its new ‘Bitesize Greggs’ stores at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. The smaller format was launched at Sevenoaks Railway Station in November... View Article

Pandora completes chief executive transition

Pandora has announced that its chief marketing officer Berta de Pablos-Barbier will become its new chief executive on 1 January. As confirmed back in September, de... View Article

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Conversation with… Toby Brittan, co-founder of Whites Beaconsfield

Here we speak with Toby Brittan (pictured right), co-founder and chief executive of Whites Beaconsfield, about the brand’s rapid rise, its phenomenal success on TikTok Shop,... View Article

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