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The Original Factory Shop explores strategic options

23 December 2024 by Angela Beevers
The Original Factory Shop has called in advisors to explore its options after failing to find a buyer. The move follows current owner Duke Street Capital... View ArticleView Article
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Furniture Village opens first store in Scotland

Furniture Village opens first store in Scotland

23 December 2024 by Angela Beevers

Furniture Village has opened its first store in Scotland at Edinburgh’s Straiton Retail Park. The 25,780 square foot space  has a ground floor and mezzanine where... View ArticleView Article

Key Features and Benefits of E-Commerce Platforms in Retail

Key Features and Benefits of E-Commerce Platforms in Retail

20 December 2024 by Emina Demitri-Watson

The benefits of e-commerce platforms go far beyond simple cost savings. These platforms offer essential e-commerce features that can help retailers streamline operations, increase sales and... View ArticleView Article

The Body Shop back in profit under new leadership

The Body Shop back in profit under new leadership

20 December 2024 by Natalie Fresen

The Body Shop, the iconic cosmetics and skincare retailer founded by Dame Anita Roddick, has reportedly returned to profitability just three months after being rescued from... View ArticleView Article

N Brown’s £191m deal to take the company private gets FCA approval

N Brown’s £191m deal to take the company private gets FCA approval

20 December 2024 by Natalie Fresen

N Brown Group’s proposed £191 million take-private acquisition, led by Non-Executive Director and fourth-largest shareholder Joshua Alliance, has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),... View ArticleView Article

Tesco customers donate 1.9 million meals through Winter Food Collection

Tesco customers donate 1.9 million meals through Winter Food Collection

20 December 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Tesco stores across the UK have been overwhelmed by the generosity of customers during Tesco’s Winter Food Collection, with an incredible 1.9 million meals’ worth of... View ArticleView Article

Quarterly retail sales increase by 10% at Network Rail stations

Quarterly retail sales increase by 10% at Network Rail stations

20 December 2024 by Angela Beevers

Network Rail Property has announced that total retail sales climbed by 10%, or by 6.3% on a like-for-like basis, from July to September across its portfolio of... View ArticleView Article

Comment: When pubs meet retail

Comment: When pubs meet retail

20 December 2024 by glynn-davis

Many readers will know about my dual interests of retail and hospitality and it has therefore been very pleasing to find the increased blurring of the... View ArticleView Article

Cornish Bakery hails

Cornish Bakery hails "runaway success" at Milton Keynes

20 December 2024 by Angela Beevers

Cornish Bakery has hailed the “runaway success” of its new outlet in Milton Keynes. The company said its 65th bakery has exceeded all expectations by taking... View ArticleView Article

John Lewis granted Royal Warrant by King Charles

John Lewis granted Royal Warrant by King Charles

20 December 2024 by Angela Beevers

The John Lewis department store has been granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as supplier of household goods and furnishings to His Majesty King Charles III.... View ArticleView Article