Champion
This coverage explores Champion’s strategy and performance in the UK retail market, offering insights for executives, managers, and brand professionals. Reporting includes store openings, wholesale partnerships, marketing campaigns, product launches, leadership updates, and its positioning within the sportswear and lifestyle apparel sector. The analysis helps professionals assess Champion’s growth plans, consumer engagement, and competitive approach.
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Jan- 2026 -2 JanuarySupermarkets
Lidl GB welcomes record Christmas as December sales rise 10%
Lidl GB has recorded its ever biggest Christmas trading period, with sales rising 10% year- on-year in the four weeks to Christmas Eve, as more households shopped with the discounter.The retailer reported turnover of more than £1.1bn over the period, with Monday 22 December marking the busiest day for sales.…
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Dec- 2025 -8 DecemberSupermarkets
Iceland boss to be appointed Labour peer
Iceland chairman Richard Walker is set to be appointed to the House of Lords as a Labour peer, according to reports from the BBC. Walker left the Conservative Party in 2023, and was later seen at the launch of Labour’s manifesto for the 2024 general election. Labour party sources told…
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Nov- 2025 -21 NovemberShopping Centres
Frasers acquires Braehead shopping centre for £220m
Frasers Group has acquired the 1.1 million sq ft Braehead shopping centre from SGS UK Retail in a £220m deal. The purchase adds one of Scotland’s largest retail destinations to the group’s holdings and forms part of its wider expansion strategy. The transaction follows a restructuring and refinancing of SGS…
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11 NovemberComment
Flexible working: the new norm retailers can’t afford to ignore
Flexible working changed during the pandemic and for many it offered a newfound sense of balance. But five years on, flexibility is under pressure. Across the sector, “return-to-office” mandates are on the rise. John Lewis is one example, now requiring its commercial teams to spend “at least three days a…
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Oct- 2025 -29 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Holland and Barrett chief joins Retail Trust board
Holland and Barrett has revealed that its chief executive, Anthony Houghton, has been appointed a non-executive director and trustee of the industry charity, Retail Trust. News of the appointment follows Houghton’s recent promotion to group chief executive at the health and wellness retailer, which he joined in 2018 as group…
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14 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Champion unveils new retail concept at Manchester Arndale
Manchester Arndale has announced that Champion has signed a 10-year lease to open a new 1,980 sq ft concept store within the centre. The arrival of the athletic apparel brand’s first concept store follows a series of recent lettings at Manchester Arndale, including Arc’teryx, Alo Yoga, XtraFit and ProDirect, reflecting…
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9 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Fred Perry FY profits rise 12.5% to £14m despite fall in turnover
Fred Perry has seen its operating profits rise by 12.5% to £13.93m in the year to 31 December 2024, despite a fall in gross profit from £76.9m to £75.3m. During the period, the British clothing retailer reported a 5.4% rise in profit before tax to £17.1m compared with £16.3m in…
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3 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo opens biggest Scottish store in Glasgow
Uniqlo has officially opened its largest Scottish store at the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow. Spread across two floors on Argyle Street, the new store is the Japanese fashion retailer’s second Scottish outlet following the opening of its Princes Street store in Edinburgh last year. It is the 23rd site…
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Sep- 2025 -26 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Columbia and New Era to open new stores at LDO
London Designer Outlet (LDO) in Wembley Park has announced that Columbia and New Era are the latest brands to join its line-up. Columbia has taken a 2,210 sq ft unit on a 10-year lease and is set to open this autumn. The US-based outdoor brand sells clothing, footwear and equipment…
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Jul- 2025 -30 JulyPeople Moves
British Garden Centres names Amy Stubbs as managing director
British Garden Centres has announced the appointment of Amy Stubbs as managing director alongside her father, Charles Stubbs and uncle, Robert. Amy, who has grown up actively involved in the UK’s largest family-run garden centre group, will work with the senior leadership team to develop the long term vision, strengthen…
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