All Fat Face articles – Page 2
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NewsExclusive: Fat Face expands into Canada with three new stores
Fashion retailer Fat Face has made its Canada debut with the opening of three new stores and six more planned for later this year, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsFat Face becomes latest retailer to earn B Corp certification
Fashion retailer Fat Face has earned B Corp status, becoming one of just over 1,000 businesses and the largest fashion retailer in the UK to achieve the certification.
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NewsFat Face unveils sustainability partnership as it launches new range
Fashion retailer Fat Face has unveiled a partnership with environmental project the National Forest to launch a new collection in line with the International Day of Forests this March.
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NewsFat Face delivers bumper Christmas as profits climb
Fat Face reported soaring sales in the run-up to Christmas after posting an increase in profits for the first half.
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NewsExclusive: Fat Face profitability returns to pre-pandemic levels
Fashion retailer Fat Face’s pre-tax profits jumped following a record sales performance last year that helped profitability return to pre-pandemic levels.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What are retailers doing to avoid a nightmare before Christmas?
Retailers need a Christmas miracle. With unaffordable fuel bills and economic turmoil wreaking havoc on consumer confidence, the backdrop of this year’s festive season is looking closer to a Dickens novel than a winter wonderland
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AnalysisDoes size matter? How Frasers and Jigsaw are rethinking fashion flagships
Post-pandemic, a number of fashion chains have started to rethink their all-encompassing flagship outlets, opting instead for concise and more targeted stores, prioritising product focus and property diversity over scale. Others still believe that only size can deliver the wow factor
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DataRanking: The top 20 retailers to work for in the UK in 2022, according to employees
Recipe box subscription business Mindful Chef, which focuses on healthy eating, has emerged as the top retailer to work for in the UK, according to employee reviews.
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NewsTed Baker moves forward with sale as Fat Face recruits bankers
Both Ted Baker and Fat Face have made advances in their searches for a buyer.
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DataData: Number of newly appointed retail CEOs falls to lowest level in 10 years
Only 18 new retail CEOs were appointed in the UK last year, marking a 54% drop from 2020.
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NewsMarks & Spencer adds new fashion brands to online stable
M&S is to introduce six more fashion brands to its online platform as it builds its ecommerce operations.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Fat Face (Overview)
Fat Face is a multichannel lifestyle retailer offering its own brand of good quality, casual clothing, footwear and accessories. It was acquired by fashion giant Next in October 2023 for the value of £115.2m. The business is still being led by CEO Will Crumbie and is expected to continue to trade and develop its own retail store portfolio after the acquisition.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisFat Face (SWOT)
Fat Face has a strong synergy with its new owner, fashion behemoth Next. Not only are both well-established brand names with strong fashion clout and loyal retailers but Fat Face already has a relationship with Next, with the latter having sold Fat Face products on its website since 2016. Initial information on the takeover suggests Fat Face will continue to trade and operate its own stores independently of Next, while Fat Face’s online operations have the opportunity to go from strength to strength after it migrates onto Next’s Total Platform.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisFat Face (Strategy)
Multichannel development is the current focus for Fat Face, which was acquired by fashion giant Next in October 2023 for the value of £115.2m.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisFat Face (People)
Former CFO Will Crumbie stepped up to the CEO role in September 2021.
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NewsJohn Lewis adds 30 new brands to ‘modernise’ offer
John Lewis has added more than 30 third-party brands to its autumn/winter range across clothing, accessories and beauty.
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NewsSainsbury’s and Fat Face launch concession partnership
Sainsbury’s has launched a concession tie-up with Fat Face as it ramps up efforts to bring third-party retailers and services into its larger stores.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: Lessons in resilience
In the unpredictable world of retail, chief executives and Be Inspired ambassadors Liz Evans, Suzanne Harlow and Jill Ross explain why resilience is the best tool in your belt.
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NewsFat Face snaps up Drapers editor for marketing role
Lifestyle retailer Fat Face has poached the editor of Drapers to take up a new marketing and communications director role.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail's biggest hires, fires and feuds in 2018
There have been many entrances and exits in the retail sector in the past year. Here is a snapshot of 2018’s most important hires and fires.
