Mothercare
This coverage focuses on Mothercare’s business activities and strategy within the UK retail sector, including store operations, brand repositioning, licensing arrangements, and financial developments. Reporting provides insights into management decisions, market challenges, and the retailer’s efforts to remain relevant in the parenting and nursery goods market — supporting executives, managers, and professionals monitoring family-focused retail.
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Feb- 2020 -25 FebruaryComment
The changing face of retail in the age of digitisation
Retail: the 2020 snapshot It’s no secret that high street retail in Britain has been struggling for the past decade. Since the collapse of Woolworths in 2009, it has been clear that something, somewhere, has been going very wrong on the Great British high street. In fact, currently it is…
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17 FebruaryHigh Street
West country vacancy rates hits double-digits in 2020
The west country has seen the largest increase in retail vacancy rates in the UK, rising from 9.6% in 2016 to 11.2% in 2020, according to new data from Usdaw. The trade union said in the past decade the number of people visiting high streets in the west country dropped…
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryHigh Street
10,000 retail jobs lost in 2020
Almost 10,000 retail jobs have been lost in 2020 amid a “torrid” start to the new year, according to the Centre for Retail Research. The research group revealed that 9,949 jobs have been lost in the first three weeks of 2020, amid store closures at Debenhams, GAME, HMV, Arcadia and…
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24 JanuaryComment
Why retailers need to take sonic branding seriously
Retail is undergoing something of a paradigm shift. This is a sector that faces unprecedented challenges as it adapts to the ever-changing shopping habits of consumers. Last week’s ONS data revealed that UK retail sales fell in December by 0.6%, making it the fifth consecutive month in which retail sales…
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23 JanuaryPeople Moves
Mothercare CEO steps down
Mothercare has announced that Mark Newton-Jones has stepped down as CEO of the retailer, effective today (22 January). He will continue as an executive director until July 2020, as the group works to complete its “transformation plan”. Newton-Jones also agreed to act as a non-executive director following this. The group…
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Dec- 2019 -10 DecemberHigh Street
Mothercare losses widen amid declining sales
Embattled retailer Mothercare has reported statutory losses before tax of £21.2m in its half-year trading update, amid declining worldwide sales. For the 28 weeks to 12 October 2019, worldwide sales decreased by 8.4% to £452.3m, and international retail sales were also down 5.3% in constant currency. The retailer’s net debt…
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4 DecemberHigh Street
Clintons saved from administration
Clintons has been saved from administration after the Weiss family regained control of the business through a new entity. Will Wright and Steve Absolom from KPMG, who were appointed joint administrators, sold the brand and its assets to Esquire Retail Limited – a holding company for the Weiss family. The…
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Nov- 2019 -27 NovemberPeople Moves
Wilko appoints Chris Martin as non-executive director
High-street chain Wilko has announced the appointment of Chris Martin as non-executive director. Martin is currently the chief executive of Musgrave group. He joined the Musgrave main board in 2003. Under his direction, the business has “focused strongly on partnering with entrepreneurial retailers and innovative food suppliers to develop the…
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18 NovemberComment
Mothercare: what was its formula for failure?
Last week it was announced that Mothercare, a constant of the British high street for over 50 years, had become the latest retail casualty — with all of its 79 stores set to close. But what went wrong for the maternity and baby brand? Mothercare is one of many brands…
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11 NovemberHigh Street
Clintons could close up to 66 stores
Greeting cards retailer, Clintons, has revealed plans to shut one in five of its UK stores, and is looking to find cheaper rent on over 200 of its shops. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Clintons is looking to close 66 of its 332 stores and also wishes for the rent…
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