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Shoe Zone trims profit guidance

Shoe Zone has cut its full year profit guidance as it continues to experience cost pressures due to higher than usual shipping costs. Further to its... View Article
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Elemis opens first standalone store

Elemis opens first standalone store

02 July 2024 by Angela Beevers

Beauty brand Elemis has chosen London’s Covent Garden for the opening of its first-ever standalone store. Situated at 23 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, the 1,000... View Article

Virgin Wines makes three key appointments to drive growth

Virgin Wines makes three key appointments to drive growth

02 July 2024 by Angela Beevers

Online wine retailer Virgin Wines has made three senior management appointments to help drive growth. Danny Cooper and Gareth Beaty have been hired for the respective... View Article

Gunwharf Quays to host ‘Tree of Pride’ this month

Gunwharf Quays to host ‘Tree of Pride’ this month

02 July 2024 by Angela Beevers

Gunwharf Quays is hosting a ‘Tree of Pride’ this month to celebrate the Portsmouth Pride event. The designer outlet centre will also be inviting shoppers to decorate... View Article

Jollyes launches partnership with National Foundation for Retired Service Animals

Jollyes launches partnership with National Foundation for Retired Service Animals

01 July 2024 by Natalie Fresen

Nuneaton welcomes new Jollyes Store with a heartfelt mission Nationwide pet retailer Jollyes has opened its first store in Nuneaton, marking the occasion with the launch... View Article

The Perfume Shop unveils experiential store in Belfast’s Castle Court shopping centre

The Perfume Shop unveils experiential store in Belfast’s Castle Court shopping centre

01 July 2024 by Natalie Fresen

The Perfume Shop has had a scent-sational new addition as it opens the doors to another new and improved experiential store in Castle Court Shopping Centre,... View Article

Mango opens first Mango Teen store in UK

Mango opens first Mango Teen store in UK

01 July 2024 by Angela Beevers

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Spanish fashion retailer Mango has opened its first Mango Teen shop in the UK as a first step in the international... View Article

Boots managing director Sebastian James to step down

Boots managing director Sebastian James to step down

01 July 2024 by Angela Beevers

Boots‘ managing director Sebastian James is to step down to take up a new role in the healthcare sector. He has worked with the health and... View Article

Ann Summers to launch Knickerbox.com, the ultimate ‘House of Underwear’

Ann Summers to launch Knickerbox.com, the ultimate ‘House of Underwear’

01 July 2024 by Angela Beevers

Ann Summers Group is to launch a new online marketplace called Knickerbox.com as it looks to create the ultimate “House of Underwear.” The new offering will... View Article

Smiffys sold to Ad Populum after falling into administration

Smiffys sold to Ad Populum after falling into administration

01 July 2024 by Angela Beevers

The Smiffys  fancy dress retailer has been sold to  Ad Populum after falling into administration. R.H. Smith & Sons (Wigmakers), which traded as Smiffys, appointed Jane... View Article

Scamp & Dude continues retail expansion with new Cambridge store

01 July 2024 By Angela Beevers

Fashion brand Scamp & Dude is to open its fifth UK store in Cambridge this month. Located in the city’s Grand Arcade, the 1,150 square foot... View Article

A day in the life of …. Ebony Quow, Lead People Business Partner. JD Sports

29 June 2024 By Natalie Fresen

Ebony Quow is an accomplished HR professional with a diverse background in talent acquisition, development, organisational development (OD), and a passion for DE&I (Diversity, Equity, and... View Article

Nespresso and Change Please partner to tackle homelessness with immersive experience

29 June 2024 By Natalie Fresen

Nespresso  in collaboration with social enterprise Change Please, has launched an immersive experience at Outernet London to raise awareness about homelessness. This week-long event, aims to... View Article

Marks & Spencer to launch repair service to give quality clothes another life

28 June 2024 By Angela Beevers

Marks & Spencer is to launch a new clothing repair service that customers can access online. The news comes as the retailer unveils its new circularity... View Article

Music Magpie revenue declines in increasingly competitive second-hand market

28 June 2024 By Angela Beevers

Music Magpie has reported a drop in revenue for the six months to 31 May as it faces an increasingly competitive second-hand market. Group revenue came... View Article

Lanvin Group appoints new artistic director

28 June 2024 By Angela Beevers

Lanvin has appointed Peter Copping as artistic director. He will join the business as creative lead for its womenswear and menswear collections in September. A British... View Article