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This coverage focuses on retail activity, trends, and developments in London, a central hub of the UK retail industry. Reporting highlights flagship store openings, property developments, regional economic factors, consumer behaviour, and strategic moves by both international and domestic brands. Tailored for retail executives and managers, it offers insights into operating and competing in one of the worldโs most dynamic retail markets.
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Apr- 2019 -1 AprilHigh Street
Cambridge named UKโs โleading retail locationโ for second time
Cambridge has again been named as the UKโs leading retail location according to a list scoring Britainโs best and worst retail centres. The university city topped a list of 1,000 retail centres, compiled by strategic retail property consultancy, Harper Dennis Hobbs (HDH). The HDH 2019 Vitality Index determines the retail…
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Mar- 2019 -18 MarchLuxury Goods
Links of London on โverge of collapseโ
British jewellery brand Links of London is on the verge of collapse, according to reports. The Times said the jeweller, which has around 350 stores, is now working with Deloitte, and has looked into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to cut rents and close stores, putting 500 jobs at risk.…
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18 MarchPeople Moves
Moss Bros appoints Joules CEO as new director
Menโs fashion retailer Moss Bros has appointed Colin Porter as its new non-executive director, effective 18 March 2019. According to the retailer, Porter will become chairman of the company following its AGM in May 2019, when, as part of the boardโs succession planning, the current chairman, Debbie Hewitt, will retire…
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15 MarchClothing & Shoes
Inditex to merge Zara with Zara Home
Inditex is to merge Zara and Zara Home, despite growing the Zara Home brand since 2003. Integration plans have already been implemented in some locations, including St Petersburg, London and Madrid while the brandsโ websites will continue to trade separately. For the meantime Zara Home will continue to trade as…
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13 MarchClothing & Shoes
Sergio Rossi opens flagship in London
Shoe and handbag brand, Sergio Rossi, will be opening its newest store on Londonโs Mount Street, Mayfair. The 100 sqm retail space will be its flagship with an aim to โperfectly summariseโ the identity of the brand. The store concept has been created by architect Marco Costanzi and a collection…
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12 MarchFeatures
Kabooki: The โemptyโ pop-up shop
Last month Kabooki, the company behind the Lego Wear license, launched a limited edition collection for adults at a playful pop-up in London, however instead of a shop with rails full of clothing, nothing was inside except plain white walls and some Snapcode – a sort of QR code for…
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11 MarchHigh Street
Feb footfall signals 15th month of decline
Footfallย fellย by 2% in February, a significant decline comparedย withย the previous year,ย whenย it fell by 0.2%, andย marks the fifteenth consecutive month of decline. According to the BRCโs figures it was also the weakest February in five years. High street footfall was found to have declined by 1.9%, marking seven consecutive months of weakening…
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5 MarchM&A
Sports Direct offers ยฃ139m for Findel
Mike Ashleyโs Sports Direct has announced it has made a ยฃ139m bid for home shopping company, Findel. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning (5 March), Sports Direct said it intended to purchase the remaining shares in Findel for 161p per share, a 1p reduction on the…
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4 MarchClothing & Shoes
Former Debenhams and John Lewis director to launch own brand
Jo Hooper, a former womenswear director at John Lewis and Debenhams is set to launch her own clothing brand. Named Nrby, the new brand will launch with a pop-up store in Londonโs Belgravia area according to reports by Drapers with a website said to be launched later this week. Nrbyโs…
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Feb- 2019 -28 FebruaryAnalysis
How can small businesses prepare for Brexit?
Unfortunately one of the most significant problems regarding Brexit is the uncertainty. It was in 1973 that the UK, along with Denmark and Ireland, joined the European Economic Community – as the EU then was. This was a time when the political, cultural and economic landscape was vastly different. As…
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