Made.com
This coverage examines Made.com’s role and trajectory within the UK retail market. Reporting covers store operations, online strategy, product launches, marketing campaigns, financial performance, and leadership changes — all analysed for their implications on growth, brand positioning, and customer engagement. Content is tailored for retail executives, brand managers, and professionals in the home and furniture retail sector.
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Feb- 2025 -3 FebruaryOnline & Digital
Trouva halts trading as it explores sale of business
Online marketplace Trouva has halted trading while it explores the possibility of selling the business, Sky News has reported. According to Sky, the owner of Trouva Project J is now working with accountancy firm RSM to find a buyer. This would be the fourth sale for the business in less…
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Nov- 2023 -1 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Next lifts FY profit guidance despite autumn sales drop
Next has raised its full-year profit guidance for the fourth time this year, despite weekly sales falling by 7% in September due to the unusually warm weather. However, the retailer’s recent Q3 results showed that sales bounced back once colder weather came in last month, increasing by 16% and 11%…
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Oct- 2023 -23 OctoberFeatures
How the FatFace deal lines up with Next’s aggressive acquisition strategy
This year has been a year full of big mergers and acquisitions and October has continued in that vein. The latest of these acquisitions has come in the form of Next’s £115m takeover of lifestyle brand FatFace. This deal is the latest in a long line of acquisitions by Next…
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12 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief-12/10/23
Next is reportedly in the final stages of acquiring clothing brand FatFace in a deal worth over £100 million. This move follows Next’s recent acquisitions, including a majority stake in Reiss, the brand name and assets of Cath Kidston, and the acquisition of Made.com. The group also has investments in…
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12 OctoberDepartment Stores
Next nears £100m FatFace takeover deal
Next is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire FatFace as part of its latest takeover move, in a deal that is said to be worth more than £100m, according to Sky News. According to Sky, Next is now putting the “finishing touches” on a deal to acquire the clothing brand,…
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Aug- 2023 -8 AugustPeople Moves
Neptune appoints Will Kernan as chairman
British interiors and lifestyle brand Neptune has appointed Will Kernan as its chairman. Kernan joins Neptune’s senior leadership team to closely support CEO Aalish Yorke-Long in executing exciting plans to lead the brand into its next stage of growth. It said Kernan has “extensive” retail experience, and will continue in…
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Jul- 2023 -3 JulyNews
Retail insolvencies rise by 56% to record high
The number of retail business insolvencies jumped 56% in the past year to hit 1,942, up from 1,243 in 2021/22, and the highest levels in at least a decade, new research from international law firm RPC shows. Despite the challenges faced by the sector, the insolvency of financially weaker retail…
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May- 2023 -19 MayFeatures
Heal’s flagship refurb is ‘a step towards commercial viability’
With Habitat having been acquired by Sainsbury’s early on in 2021 and seeing how Next also bought the scraps leftover from Made.com’s administration process for £3m at the end of last year, it’s does not come as a surprise to hear that GlobalData forecasts a 2.8% dip in the furniture…
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Mar- 2023 -29 MarchClothing & Shoes
Next acquires Cath Kidston for £8.5m with job losses expected
Next has agreed to acquire the brand name, domain names and intellectual property of Cath Kidston for £8.5m, with job cuts expected as the group is wound down and its remaining stores close. The group said the cathkidston.com domain will be licenced back to the administrators for a period of…
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28 MarchClothing & Shoes
Next eyes Cath Kidston acquisition
Next is reportedly in advanced talks to rescue the Cath Kidston brand, in a move that would further expand its portfolio following the acquisitions of Joules and Made last year. According to Sky News, a deal could be closed as early as today (28 March), though some sources told Sky…
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