Berlin
This coverage examines retail developments and trends in Berlin, providing insights for UK retail executives, managers, and brand professionals. Reporting includes store openings and closures, innovative retail concepts, consumer behaviour, investment activity, and the performance of domestic and international retailers in the city. The analysis helps professionals assess opportunities, challenges, and lessons from Berlin’s dynamic retail environment.
-
Feb- 2025 -17 FebruaryDepartment Stores
John Lewis partners with Rough Trade to introduce vinyl records
John Lewis has partnered with music retailer Rough Trade to introduce a selection of vinyl records in stores and online. The new vinyl assortment is a curated selection of old and modern classics including albums from artists including Nirvana, Radiohead and Marvin Gaye. The selection also includes more modern artists…
Read More » -
Jan- 2024 -29 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Hela Apparel Holdings acquires Focus Brands
Sri Lankan clothes manufacturer, Hela Apparel Holdings, has announced its acquisition of Focus Brands, a brand management company in one of its key markets. The acquisition comes as Focus Brands currently holds exclusive licensing agreements for the design and distribution of a number of major names, including Ellesse and Nautica…
Read More » -
Jul- 2023 -13 JulyLuxury Goods
Watches of Switzerland profits jump 23% to £155m
Watches of Switzerland has posted a 23% increase in profits to £126m, up to £155m, for the year ended 30 April 2023. The increase comes amid a 25% increase in revenues to £1.5bn compared with £1.2bn in 2022. For the UK and Europe specifically the retailer posted revenues of £890m…
Read More » -
Aug- 2022 -15 AugustClothing & Shoes
Zalando to cut back marketing spend instead of job cuts
Co-founder and co-chief executive of Zalando, Robert Gentz, has told the Financial Times that the company’s stall in internet shopping is just “a blip” and that the company aims to avoid mass job cuts by cutting its marketing spend instead. The FT reported that the European fashion retailer’s competitors, which…
Read More » -
Jun- 2022 -14 JuneLuxury Goods
Zalando acquires majority stake in Highsnobiety
Zalando has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Highsnobiety, the “influential” global fashion and lifestyle media brand. Highsnobiety will reportedly act as a strategic and creative consultant to Zalando following the move, and founder and CEO, David Fischer, will retain a minority stake in the business. The two…
Read More » -
Nov- 2021 -8 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Asos opens new £90m warehouse, creating 2,000 new jobs
Online fashion retailer, Asos, has announced the opening of its new £90m fulfilment centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire which will serve customers in the UK and in over 150 countries around the world. The facility at Fradley Park will employ 2,000 people over the next three years. It is being managed…
Read More » -
Oct- 2021 -27 OctoberProperty
Ikea to open in former Topshop Oxford Street site
A new Ikea store is set to open its doors in the heart of London with a new location at Topshop’s former Oxford Street site. The new store is planned to open in autumn 2023, and will have a focus on home-furnishing accessories, with a full range available to buy…
Read More » -
Jan- 2020 -22 JanuaryHigh Street
WH Smith travel division drives revenue growth
WH Smith has announced it delivered a “good performance” over the Christmas trading period, with total revenue up 7% for the 20 weeks ended 18 January. Total revenue was also up 19% in the group’s travel business, with like-for-like revenue up 3%. The retailer said its UK travel arm saw…
Read More » -
Aug- 2019 -5 AugustComment
Spotlight: Retailers defying the high street doom and gloom
Joules British clothing retailer Joules has continued to defy the high street gloom over the past two years, and so far has not buckled under the pressures of ‘brexit uncertainty’ and the shift in consumer tastes and trends. Originally established as Joule & Sons in 1977 by Ian Joule, the…
Read More » -
May- 2019 -8 MayAdvice
Why shopping centres must now focus on experience
The traditional shopping centre model is currently undergoing a seismic shift. I’ve no doubt that those centres that will thrive in the coming decades will employ an entirely customer centric experiential model. As the line between retail and leisure becomes increasingly blurred, shopping centres will need to evolve from being…
Read More »
- 1
- 2