Wednesday snapshot: other news in brief
Other latest news in brief on BHS, Lema and Hawes & Curtis…
Retail Acquisitions, the new owner of BHS, has appointed Darren Topp as the store chain’s interim chief executive.
The move follows the departure of Richard Price who is leaving the business to lead Tesco’s F&F clothing brand.
Hawes & Curtis owner Touker Suleyman has been appointed to the panel of Dragons’ Den.
The founder of the British menswear brand will join the 13th series of the popular show, sitting alongside long-standing Dragons Deborah Meadon and Peter Jones as well as recently appointed panellists Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham.
Lema, the Italian furniture brand, has opened its first company-owned flagship store in London’s Kings Road.
Designed by Piero Lissoni, the store houses the consumer collection Lema Casa and the Lema Contract collection for architects and designers.