Barbour
This coverage examines Barbour’s operations and strategy in the UK retail market, offering insights for executives, managers, and brand professionals. Reporting includes store openings and refurbishments, wholesale and concession activity, marketing campaigns, leadership changes, and the brand’s positioning within the premium outerwear and lifestyle sector. The analysis highlights Barbour’s approach to growth, heritage branding, and customer engagement in a competitive retail landscape.
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Jul- 2023 -25 JulyShopping Centres
Frasers owner makes £50m bid for Leeds shopping centre
Mike Ashley, the owner of Frasers Group, has bid almost £50m to acquire Junction 32 off the M62 near Castleford, on the outskirts of Leeds, in his latest foray into the world of retail property, The Times has reported. This comes as the shopping centre is being sold by Landsec,…
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May- 2023 -24 MayLuxury Goods
Barbour names UK&I managing director
Barbour has announced the promotion of Paul Wilkinson, the brand’s global marketing, commercial and managing director in the US, as the new managing director for the UK and Ireland, according to Drapers. Wilkinson replaces Ryan Llewellyn-Pace, who departed the brand earlier this March. According to Drapers, Llewellyn-Pace will be heading…
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Apr- 2021 -8 AprilClothing & Shoes
Barbour sees pre-pandemic profits fall 8.4%
Global lifestyle brand J Barbour and Sons saw its profits fall 8.4% year-on-year to £28.5m for the year ended 30 April 2020. This occurred despite the group’s turnover increasing from £225.2m in FY 2019 to £242.8m the following year. Barbour also saw its operating profit decrease £3.3m to £35.1m during…
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Feb- 2021 -9 FebruaryDepartment Stores
John Lewis Partnership introduces more than 50 fashion brands
John Lewis Partnership has announced it will be introducing more than 50 new fashion and beauty brands as part of its plans to continue modernising its fashion offering. Last week, the group launched high street brand Mango across its womenswear, shoes and accessories. Additionally the company revealed it will be…
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberPeople Moves
Barbour appoints Nicola Brown as head of womenswear
British fashion retailer Barbour has appointed Hobb’s head of design, Nicola Brown, as its new head of womenswear. She will join the brand on 9 December, according to Drapers. Brown joined the team at Hobbs in 2011, as senior womenswear designer, before being promoted in 2016 as head of design.…
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Jan- 2018 -10 JanuarySupermarkets
Aldi and Lidl ahead in the ‘supermarket space race’
Insurgent discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl have revealed large-scale land grabs for 2018, having submitted a combined total of 128 planning applications for new stores across the UK. The proposals are mainly for smaller convenience stores, designed to satisfy local demand and tap into the consumer move away from the…
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