River Island

River Island owners prepare rescue plan amid tough market conditions

High street fashion brand River Island has reportedly appointed advisers from PwC to draft a restructuring plan amid tough trading…

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Northern Ireland’s Abbey Centre sold to new owner for £59m

Abbey Centre in Northern Ireland has been sold by NewRiver to The Herbert Group of Companies in an off market…

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Today’s news in brief-22/4/25

Marks & Spencer has apologised to customers after a technical glitch disrupted contactless payments and click-and-collect services over the Bank…

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Matalan secures £25m in funding for store and digital transformation

Matalan has announced that it has secured an additional £25m of funding from its anchor investors Invesco, Tresidor, Man Group…

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Today’s news in brief-10/3/25

WH Smith is nearing a decision on the sale of its high street business, with two bidders, Alteri Investors and…

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Matalan appoints former N-Brown executive as CCO

Matalan has announced the appointment of ex-N Brown chief executive Sarah Welsh as its new chief product, brand and commercial…

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Bershka and Pull&Bear to open at Glasgow’s Silverburn

Bershka and Pull&Bear have selected retail and leisure destination Silverburn to open their first Glasgow stores. Bershka will take the…

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Eldon Square appoints new centre director

Eldon Square, the shopping and leisure destination in Newcastle, has appointed Helen Cowie as centre director. As the investment programme…

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Stradivarius to open new store at Metrocentre

Stradivarius has signed to open a new store at Metrocentre, marking the brand’s first location in the North East. Stradivarius…

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Today’s news in brief-11/2/25

Fast fashion giant Shein has scrapped plans to open a UK warehouse in the Midlands, initially intended to support its…

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