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Oct- 2023 -17 October
Arne opens pop-up shop at Liverpool One
Arne, the popular online men’s and women’s contemporary clothing and footwear brand, has officially welcomed customers to its second bricks-and-mortar activation at Liverpool One. Bringing its lucrative online brand to a physical format for the second time, Arne occupied a 3,500 sq ft unit in Liverpool One, from 14 to…
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17 October
THG maintains guidance following steady Q3
THG has maintained its full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance after welcoming its best quarterly revenue performance in the last year. Q3 revenues were still down by 4.4% against the prior year, but its performance improved each month in the quarter. The group also returned to positive constant currency revenue growth…
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17 October
Grocery sales stabilise helped by supermarket loyalty scheme discounts
Total Till sales at UK supermarkets experienced sustained growth (+9.1%) in the last four weeks ending 7 October 2023, according to new data released today by NIQ. This growth, although slightly down from +10.1% growth in the previous month, is in line with retail food inflation (+9.9%). Volume sales also…
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17 October
Fred Perry reports record year as profits surge
British heritage brand Fred Perry has reported a “record year” as its profit before tax increased by 34% to £15.6m for the 12 months to 31 December 2022. Its revenues also increased by 20.8% year on year to £135.7m. Fred Perry said that 2022 saw a more stable year after…
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17 October
Frasers Group acquires Germany retailer SportScheck
Frasers Group has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Signa Retail Department Store Holding GmbH to acquire SportScheck, one of the leading sports retailers in Germany. The acquisition will enable Frasers to grow its presence in Germany, one of the biggest sports markets in Europe and…
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17 October
Shoe Zone revenues rise 6.1% in FY23 despite store closures
Shoe Zone group revenues rose by 6.1% to £165.7m in the year ended 30 September, despite the retailer trading out of 37 less stores than in FY22. The group attributed the increase to strong H2 trading, particularly in peak summer and its key back to school period. As a result,…
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16 October
Today’s news in brief-16/10/23
Next has finalised the acquisition of FatFace for £115.2m, with a portion of the payment made in cash and the remainder in Next’s shares. Following the transaction, Next will hold 97% of the equity, while FatFace’s management will retain 3%. FatFace will continue to operate autonomously with its own board…
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16 October
Covent Garden welcomes 16 new retail brands in six months
Shaftesbury Capital has signed 16 new retail brands across its Covent Garden estate in the last six months, cementing the area as one of central London’s leading retail destinations. Recently HOKA, the running shoes and apparel brand, and Balibaris, the international menswear label, opened their first ever retail location in…
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16 October
Aldi to open 12 new stores before Christmas
Aldi has revealed that it plans to open 12 additional stores across the country before the end of the year. The supermarket, which opened its 1,000th UK store in Woking last month, will be opening one new store a week between now and the end of the year. New stores…
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16 October
Former JD boss Peter Cowgill considers retail return
Former JD boss Peter Cowgill is reportedly considering a return to retail after being approached by a private equity firm to head up a menswear brand. According to The Telegraph, Cowgill has been approached to take over luxury menswear brand Mainline, which is currently owned by his former employers JD…
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