Liberty
This coverage delivers business-focused reporting on Liberty’s performance and strategy within the UK retail sector. Reporting includes updates on store operations, financial performance, product developments, and leadership changes. Analysis addresses Liberty’s expansion of own-brand offerings, including the launch of the LBTY beauty line, and the appointment of Beverley Devonish as the new store director for its London flagship. Additionally, insights into Liberty’s international growth, particularly its longstanding relationship with the Japanese market, are provided. This information supports retail executives, brand managers, and professionals overseeing luxury retail operations and strategic planning.
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May- 2022 -12 MayHigh Street
Bloom & Wild unveils first ever retail pop-ups
Bloom and Wild has announced it will host a series of pop-up shops for the first time, available from 26 May to 10 July. The pop-ups will be located across London, Bristol and Edinburgh, and they will allow customers to purchase both botanical items and homeware. Following the concept of…
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Aug- 2021 -5 AugustHigh Street
Astley Clarke to open flagship London store this Autumn
British jewellery brand, Astley Clarke has announced that it will debut its first UK flagship store at Seven Dials’ Monmouth Street, London, this Autumn. Spanning just over 900 sq ft, the jeweller’s first bricks and mortar home will stock fine and demi-fine elevated jeweller. Founded in 2006 by Bec Astley…
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Jul- 2021 -16 JulyLuxury Goods
Liberty London swings to £12.6m loss in FY21
Liberty London has swung to a management EBITDA loss of £12.6m for the 52 weeks ended 30 January 2021, following profits of £14.4m the previous year. While the group’s Great Marlborough Street flagship was closed for almost six months during the financial year, Liberty claimed that its online operations “benefitted…
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Jul- 2019 -22 JulyM&A
Bluegem sells 40% stake in Liberty London
Private equity firm Bluegem has sold its 40% stake in the British brand and flagship department store Liberty London. The deal which is worth £300m was initiated after a secondary recapitalisation led by Glendower Capital, a global secondary private equity manager. Bluegem acquired Liberty back in 2010 when the department…
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Feb- 2019 -13 FebruaryDepartment Stores
Liberty London ‘could be sold for £300m’
The owner of Liberty London has reportedly brought the luxury department store to market for a potential £300m price tag. According to Sky News, private equity firm BlueGem Capital Partners – the store’s largest shareholder – is said to be looking to offload its share in the department store and…
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