All Stores and property articles – Page 72
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NewsExclusive: Fenwick back in black after sale of Bond Street store
Department store group Fenwick has reported a return to profit, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsPepco Group to open 400 new stores
Discount retailer and Poundland parent company Pepco Group have revealed their focus areas as part of its refocused strategy including the opening of 400 net new stores across the 2024 financial year.
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NewsExclusive: New Look completes £100m refinancing
Fashion retailer New Look has successfully completed a £100m debt refinancing deal as it recorded a full-year loss before tax despite an increase in EBITDA and revenue.
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NewsSøstrene Grene to open first central London store
Søstrene Grene is set to open its first store in central London as part of its ambitious UK expansion plans.
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NewsJohn Lewis poaches new property boss from Royal Mail
John Lewis Partnership has named current interim Royal Mail corporate finance director Martin Gafsen as its new director of property.
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NewsMiniso to open flagship store on Oxford Street
Chinese retailer Miniso will open a flagship store on Oxford Street as it ramps up expansion in the UK.
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AnalysisWhere THG, Jigsaw, Hawes & Curtis and Richer Sounds are investing in 2024
Store experience, digital marketing and AI will dominate investment strategies next year, say the bosses of the UK’s largest retailers in the Retail 2024 report.
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NewsUniqlo owner Fast Retailing posts surge in sales and profits ‘in all markets’
Fast Retailing, the owner of fashion giant Uniqlo, has reported a boom in both sales and profits “in all markets” as it hails its third consecutive “record annual performance”.
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AnalysisOne year on: Has Battersea Power Station sparked London’s retail revival?
As the first anniversary of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment approaches, Retail Week explores whether it has regenerated the capital’s retail revival and lived up to high expectations
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NewsHotel Chocolat swings to loss as online struggles
Hotel Chocolat has slipped into the red with revenues dropping 10%, owing to lower online and international sales.
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NewsExclusive: Arc’teryx to ‘significantly upsize’ with new UK flagship
Canadian outdoor apparel and accessories retailer Arc’teryx is opening a new flagship store on King Street, Covent Garden, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda opens first of its former Co-op c-stores
Asda has accelerated its takeover into convenience as it opens 11 sites that were formerly Co-op stores.
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AnalysisGolden quarter: The retailers hiring thousands of workers for the festive season
The retail industry is preparing for its busiest time of year as it approaches Black Friday and the festive season, which typically sees a huge increase in customer spend.
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GalleryLounge opens first physical store to ‘change the way women shop underwear’
Underwear retailer Lounge has opened the doors to its first-ever permanent store in Westfield London, White City, as it “takes the step into physical retail” after seven years of trading online.
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NewsRetail sales slow in September despite falling inflation
UK retail sales slowed in September as the “high cost of living continues to bear down on households”, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsGreggs opens first-ever cafe in Sainsbury’s
Greggs has launched its first-ever cafe in a Sainsbury’s supermarket, following on from two petrol forecourt stores earlier in the year.
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NewsMade.com to open in-store concession in Next
Next will open a Made.com concession later this year as part of its expansion plans for the online furniture business it bought out of administration in 2022.
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DataRanking: England and Wales’ shoplifting hotspots
To reveal the places hardest hit by shoplifting – and the areas where it’s seemingly safest to operate a store – Money.co.uk has extracted crime data for England and Wales, and here are the results
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GalleryInside Hoka’s first retail store in Europe
French activewear and running brand Hoka has opened its first retail store in Europe, in London’s Covent Garden.
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AnalysisWho are the new arrivals diversifying UK retail destinations?
Retail has undergone huge changes since the pandemic, which saw many shops shut their doors for good.