The importance of retail at railway stations in the UK came into even sharper focus over the festive period as key train stations saw rising product retail sales, despite the weak trading conditions during the period.
The “optimisation” of the French inventory clearance specialist's “geographical footprint,” announced after the recent share capital increase, is under way in Germany, Poland and the UK, sources told FashionNetwork.com.
Mountain Warehouse is forecasting record annual profits after seeing sales rise 12% to £84.7m in the 13 weeks to 6 January.
The American outdoor brand has announced it is joining the likes of Sweaty Beatty, The North Face and Puma on London’s Carnaby Street in early 2019.
In-the-spotlight Superdry has named a new creative chief as it seeks to turn around its business and fight off an attempt by co-founder Julian Dunkerton to return and change the firm’s strategy.
Fresh from announcing plans to launch its COS chain in Iceland later this year, Swedish fashion retail giant H&M has just said that it will debut its Scandinavian women’s fashion brand Monki in the country as well.
Analysts have said recent decisions by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) suggest it won't shy away from intervention, and some conditions it could apply may prove too costly to make a deal worthwhile.
Topshop owner Arcadia could reportedly close 100 locations in its vast stores empire as leases on the shops come to an end by late 2020. That would follow more than 200 closures that have happened since 2016.
A downturn during December dented first-half figures at David Jones. But even though consumers reined-in their spending, the firm's online sales continued to rise fast.
UK consumers will spend £10 billion more ordering goods via their smartphones and tablets this year, adding up to a total of £25 billion, a new consumer survey shows.
