Edinburgh
This coverage focuses on retail activity in Edinburgh, including store openings and closures, investment initiatives, local consumer trends, and regional trading performance. Reporting highlights how retailers tailor strategy, site selection, and marketing to the city’s unique economic, cultural, and tourist landscape — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals overseeing retail operations in Scotland’s capital.
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Oct- 2020 -16 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Edinburgh Woollen Mill to shut 50 stores, 600 jobs at risk
Phillip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) is reportedly set to shutter 50 of its stores, placing around 600 jobs at risk, as it begins its restructuring process. According to The Telegraph, the majority of the closures will take place in its Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Peacocks chains and will…
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9 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group calls in administrators
Philip Day’s EWM Group, owner of retail brands Edinburgh Woollen Mills, Peacock’s and Jaeger has announced it is to appoint administrators to conduct a review of the business. In an update the group said it is “responding to the harsh trading conditions caused by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic…
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Sep- 2020 -21 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Philip Day considering sale of Peacocks and EWM
Retail tycoon Philip Day is reportedly considering the sale of his retail chains Peacocks and Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) and has appointed FRP to seek out interest in the businesses. According to the Sunday Times, Day appointed FRP after receiving an unsolicited enquiry for Peacocks last month. The two chains…
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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustOnline & Digital
Online returns hotspots revealed by Royal Mail
Royal Mail has revealed the areas in the UK where customers have returned the most amount of items from online orders from purchases made during lockdown. The group saw a 25% increase in returns traffic against last year, as consumers “reflected on some of their hastier purchases”. St Albans was…
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Jul- 2020 -30 JulySupermarkets
Aldi to create 1,200 new jobs by end of the year
Aldi is set to hire 1,200 new employees by the end of the year as it pushes ahead with plans to open an average of one new store a week between now and Christmas. The supermarket, which currently has more than 890 stores and employs around 35,000 people across the…
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13 JulyCoronavirus
Debenhams to reopen all remaining stores in Scotland
Department store Debenhams is to reopen nine stores in Scotland from today (13 July), following the “successful reopening” of its first six stores last week. Stores in Ayr, Dumfries, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth reopened on Monday 29 June. Whereas those in Aberdeen, Dundee, East Kilbride, Falkirk, Inverness, Leith, Livingston,…
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9 JulySupermarkets
Asda launches home delivery partnership with Uber Eats
Asda has announced its partnership with Uber Eats to offer customers “greater flexibility” and access to its products. The trial, which launches this week from stores in Leeds (Pudsey) and Birmingham (Barnes Hill), offers customers a choice of over 300 Asda own-brand products and branded everyday items for delivery including;…
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Apr- 2020 -27 AprilCoronavirus
Homebase reopens 20 stores
DIY retailer Homebase has revealed it has reopened 20 of its stores across the UK after it was deemed an essential service. In March, Homebase was classified as an essential retailer by the Government, meaning that its stores could continue trading. However, it said that with the safety of its…
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17 AprilCoronavirus
Covid-19: EWM introduces pandemic clauses into Bonmarché leases
Edinburgh Woolen Mill (EWM) is reportedly introducing pandemic clauses into any new Bonmarché leases it is due to sign with landlords, after its owner Phillip Day bought the firm out of administration last year. According to Retail Week, the new clauses mean EWM can agree on new Bonmarché store leases…
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Feb- 2020 -21 FebruaryHigh Street
Phillip Day’s Peacocks acquires Bonmarché
Embattled high street retailer Bonmarché has been sold to Peacocks, part of Phillip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM). According to Drapers, Peacocks has acquired around 200 stores and is in talks with landlords or whether it can acquire the remaining sites. Bonmarché has a store count of around 270.…
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