New Look
This coverage explores New Look’s strategy and performance in the UK retail sector, focusing on store operations, product development, marketing campaigns, financial results, and leadership decisions. Reporting highlights how New Look responds to changing consumer trends and competitive pressures — providing insight for executives, managers, and professionals in fashion, merchandising, and retail operations.
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Apr- 2020 -1 AprilPeople Moves
New Look appoints Stuart MacKenzue as non-executive director
New Look has announced the appointment of Stuart MacKenzie to its board of directors, as a non-executive member, amid the coronavirus outbreak. Mackenzie first joined New Look in 2015, where he held the role of non-executive chairman and became a non-executive director in 2017. As a board member, Gnodde also…
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Mar- 2020 -25 MarchHigh Street
New Look asks landlords for three-month rent holiday
High street fashion retailer New Look has asked its landlords for a three month rent holiday as it looks to reduce costs during the coronavirus outbreak. In a trading update, the retailer revealed a series of measures focused on preserving cash, maximising liquidity, managing working capital. The measures include: Significantly…
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Feb- 2020 -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 -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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Dec- 2019 -13 DecemberHigh Street
New Look appoints Nigel Oddy as new CEO
High street retailer New Look has appointed Nigel Oddy as its new chief executive officer. Oddy joined the retailer in April and held the role of its chief operating officer. He was also the chief executive of House of Fraser, having spent seven years at the department store holding various…
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Nov- 2019 -12 NovemberClothing & Shoes
New Look losses narrow despite ‘ongoing uncertainty’ hitting sales
New Look has reported that its losses narrowed to £11.2m during its half year results despite “ongoing uncertainty” impacting sales. The fashion retailer registered the statutory loss in the 26 weeks to 28 September compared with a loss of £41.9m in the same period last year. Total revenues reached £523.8m…
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Jul- 2019 -23 JulyAdvice
How Chinese consumers meet ‘Brand Britain’
Francis Fukayama is most famous for writing ‘The End of History’ at a time when history was just re-starting but in 1995 he wrote another book called ´Trust’, which I think is more important. It describes how trust glues a country together and talks of China as a low-trust culture…
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4 JulyHigh Street
Superdry appoints former John Lewis and New Look CFOs
Fashion retailer Superdry has appointed Helen Weir and Alastair Miller to its board as non-executive directors, taking the role of senior independent director and chair of the audit committee respectively. Weir was most recently CFO of Marks and Spencer, a role she held from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this…
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2 JulyAnalysis
How to make the most of empty retail spaces
Earlier in this month, The Times reported that the number of vacant shops on UK high streets rose by more than 7,500 last year, fuelled in part by store closures from large retailers such as Mothercare, New Look and House of Fraser. Debenhams then announced that it will downsize at…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JuneClothing & Shoes
New Look reports £522m loss amid cost saving efforts
Fashion retailer New Look has reported a statutory loss before tax of £522.2m in its full year results for the 53 Weeks to 30 March 2019. This was compared to the previous year’s loss of £190.2m, however the company said this was “principally driven” by £423.3m goodwill and brand impairment…
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