John Lewis sales up 6.2% last week
August 31, 2017 7:49 amSales at the John Lewis department store chain rose by 6.2% year-on-year to £83.8 million last week. Fashion sales had a strong week as a 12.8%... View Article
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M&S in talks regarding sale of Hong Kong and Macau shops to franchise partner
August 31, 2017 7:49 amMarks & Spencer has opened talks with its longstanding franchise partner Al-Futtaim regarding the potential purchase and franchising of M&S’s owned retail business in Hong Kong... View Article
Sixty per cent of former BHS stores still empty
August 29, 2017 8:16 amNew data has shown that 60% of the 160 former BHS stores are still empty one year after the retailer went into administration. The figures from... View Article
House of Fraser opens new store at Rushden Lakes
August 25, 2017 8:19 amHouse of Fraser has opened a new anchor store at the Rushden Lakes development in Northamptonshire. The shop is the department store’s first new full bricks-and-mortar... View Article
John Lewis sales up 5.7% last week
August 23, 2017 7:18 amJohn Lewis grew its sales by 5.7% last week as sales in all departments grew faster than in the same week last year. Electrical and home... View Article
Nordstrom names new chief accounting officer
August 23, 2017 7:18 amUS department store chain Nordstrom has appointed Kelley Hall as senior vice president, chief accounting officer. With more than 23 years’ experience in finance leadership, Hall... View Article
HBC appoints new chief financial officer
August 21, 2017 5:45 amHBC, the owner of the Hudson’s Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue department stores, has appointed Edward Record as chief financial officer. Due to join the business... View Article
John Lewis sales up 5.9% last week
August 16, 2017 7:24 amJohn Lewis increased its sales by 5.9% year-on-year last week as the unseasonably wet weather drove early demand for outerwear. As a result, fashion sales rose... View Article
John Lewis makes good start to second half
August 11, 2017 7:24 amJohn Lewis sales climbed by 5.5% to £77.7 million year-on-year last week to mark a good start to the department store chain’s second half. Fashion sales... View Article
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