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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Sep- 2024 -25 SeptemberHealth & Beauty
Boots partners with Just Eat for beauty and healthcare deliveries
Just Eat has announced a new partnership with Boots to deliver on-demand beauty and healthcare products. The announcement marks the first time Just Eat has partnered with a pharmacy-led retailer. The initial launch is being rolled out across major cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Customers in…
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3 SeptemberLuxury Goods
Watches of Switzerland on track to deliver FY25 guidance
Watches of Switzerland has stated that trading for the first 18 weeks of the financial year has been in line with its expectations and that the group is on track to deliver its FY25 guidance as it makes progress against its Long Range Plan. Demand for its key luxury brands,…
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Aug- 2024 -29 AugustNews
Strathberry appoints new MD as it targets £100m revenue
Edinburgh-based luxury brand Strathberry has appointed Martin Byrne as managing director as the brand targets £100m revenue in a continued expansion. Byrne, who brings a wealth of experience from leading roles in high-end consumer brands, will join the company in November, working closely with founders Guy and Leeanne Hundleby to…
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28 AugustClothing & Shoes
Moss opens in Caledonia Park
Menswear brand Moss has opened a new shop at Scotland’s designer outlet village Caledonia Park. The brand, which recently dropped “Bros” from its branding, has opened a 2,984 sq ft unit at the shopping destination, bringing its full ready-to-wear collection of tailoring and casualwear to the outlet. An expert team…
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Jul- 2024 -26 JulyNews
Deliveroo partners with The Perfume Shop to boost retail offering
Deliveroo is partnering with the UK’s fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop to expand its “Deliveroo Shopping” offering. The partnership will launch in the coming months and will initially be available from 21 stores covering London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh. This partnership comes as the UK fragrance sector…
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24 JulyDIY
Tapi confirms Carpetright store closure locations
The full list of 218 Carpetright stores set to close following the company’s acquisition by Tapi has been confirmed. Tapi has acquired the company’s IP as well as two warehouses and 54 of its stores saving 308 jobs. However, the details of the deal mean that 1,018 jobs across the…
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23 JulyFeatures
Case study: TBCo wraps up streamlined operations with Brightpearl
Key facts Fast-growing homeware and fashion brand and certified B-Corp, founded in 2014, operating across a Shopify webstore, physical store and wholesale Live on Brightpearl in just three months, in time for Black Friday peak 82 workflows automated – saving time, boosting efficiency and allowing teams to focus on growth-critical…
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18 JulyDepartment Stores
Dunelm FY profits ahead of expectations amid strong Q4
Dunelm has revealed it expects profits for the full year to be ahead of expectations after it saw a strong end to Q4. The homewares retailer has seen its total sales for the year grow 4% to £1.7bn driven by volume despite a “challenging consumer environment”. PBT is now expected…
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10 JulyHigh Street
EWM, Bonmarche and Peacocks return to profitability
The owners of Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM), Bonmarche and Peacocks, have revealed that all three brands have returned to profitability. Purepay Retail said that Bonmarche and EWM delivered turnover of £195m for the year to February 2023, while operating profit increased to £8.07m, up from a loss of £19.3m the…
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5 JulyHigh Street
Taylor Swift and Euros boost footfall amid damp June
Taylor Swift’s UK tour and the Euros helped strengthen footfall during a very wet June as total UK footfall decreased by 2.3% in June (YoY), up from -3.6% in May, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). On a segment basis, high street footfall decreased by…
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