London’s West End to contribute £11bn to UK GDP by 2020
December 5, 2016 7:38 amLondon’s West End is set to become the first shopping district in the world to generate £11 billion annual turnover by 2020 according to New West... View Article
Department Store News
TK Maxx owner appoints Jackwyn Nemerov to board
December 1, 2016 8:23 amTK Maxx owner TJX Companies has elected Jackwyn Nemerov to its board of directors. Nemerov was president and chief operating officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation from... View Article
John Lewis reports strong start to Black Friday
November 25, 2016 10:48 amJohn Lewis has reported that early indicators suggest that this year’s Black Friday is on course to be one of its busiest ever shopping periods. It... View Article
John Lewis sales down 2.6% last week
November 23, 2016 7:19 amIn the week before Black Friday, the John Lewis department store chain saw its sales decrease by 2.6% year-on-year. The retailer attributed last week’s fall to... View Article
John Lewis sales edge up 1.8% last week
November 16, 2016 8:32 amIn the week that John Lewis launched its Buster the Boxer Christmas advertising campaign, like-for-like sales grew by 1.8% year-on-year. The cold weather boosted fashion sales... View Article
Debenhams appoints Space NK founder to board
November 16, 2016 8:32 amDebenhams has appointed Space NK founder Nicky Kinnaird as a non-executive director. The department store is looking to benefit from her expertise in the beauty sector.... View Article
Harrods unveils new Grand Entrance Hall
November 16, 2016 7:00 amHarrods has unveiled its new Grand Entrance Hall and escalators following a year-long £20 million investment project. With the project led by Martin Illingworth, Harrods’ director... View Article
John Lewis sales topped £100 million last week
November 3, 2016 7:41 amJohn Lewis saw its sales top £100 million for the first time this year last week. The retailer achieved sales of £102.8 million which as an... View Article
BHS unveils first clothing range
October 28, 2016 8:00 amBHS has unveiled its first clothing range following its relaunch as an online only retailer in September. The collection is starting with a small number of... View Article
