Month: October 2020
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Oct- 2020 -26 OctoberHigh Street
Mike Ashley considers Jaeger bid
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is reportedly considering the acquisition of “heritage” fashion brands Jaeger, Austin Reed and Jacques Vert from…
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26 OctoberOnline & Digital
Hut Group raises forecast amid ‘strong’ trading period
The Hut Group has announced that group revenue soared by 38.6% to £378.1m in the three months ended 30 September…
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23 OctoberNews
Waitrose cuts prices across own-label products
Waitrose has announced it is lowering the prices of over 200 of its most popular own-label products by an average…
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23 OctoberCoronavirus
Liverpool leaders call on public to support local retailers
Liverpool’s business leaders have called on everyone across the region to “unite and support local”, in a bid to help…
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23 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Gap considers closure of all European stores
Gap has launched a strategic review for its European business that may result in the possible closures of company-operated stores…
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23 OctoberEconomy
UK retail sales grow for fifth month in a row
Retail sales in the UK have risen for the fifth consecutive month, despite the introduction of the tiered lockdown system,…
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22 OctoberCoronavirus
Sunak extends Covid scheme to pay up to half of wages
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced increases to the Job Support Scheme, which will now see the government pay up to…
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22 OctoberNews
Travis Perkins like-for-like group sales decline 3.4%
Travis Perkins has reported its total like-for-like group sales declined 3.4% in Q3 compared with the same period last year,…
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22 OctoberClothing & Shoes
TM Lewin owner eyes Jaeger bid
The owner of menswear retailer TM Lewin is reportedly considering a bid for Phillip Day’s embattled retail brand Jaeger. According…
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22 OctoberOnline & Digital
Sky set to open first retail stores
Sky has announced it is launching its first ever bricks-and-mortar retail shops across the UK, in a bid to “bring…
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