River Island
This coverage explores River Island’s performance and strategy in the UK retail market. Reporting includes store openings and closures, product collections, marketing campaigns, e-commerce developments, and leadership changes — all evaluated for their impact on brand growth, sales performance, and customer engagement. The content is tailored for retail managers, fashion brand executives, and professionals navigating mid‑market apparel retail.
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Jul- 2020 -20 JulyClothing & Shoes
UK retailers call for ‘urgent action’ to end labour exploitation
A number of fashion retailers including Asos, Missguided, River Island and M&S have called on the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, to take “urgent action” to address exploitation in the UK’s fashion supply chain. Retailers including George at Asda, Joules, Matalan, Morrisons, Mountain Warehouse, N Brown, Next and The Very Group,…
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May- 2020 -5 MayAdvice
Supermarket Peep: a glimpse at UK shopping behaviours in the now
As we sit in our make-shift offices, attempting to keep a work-life balance and ponder where we will go on our permitted once daily exercise, it’s hard to walk past the local parade of shops or high street and not wonder when or even if normality will ever be the…
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Mar- 2020 -27 MarchClothing & Shoes
River Island shuts distribution centre
River Island has announced the temporary closure of its distribution centre in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The fashion retailer said that the move would help to protect its teams and “make sure they can do the right thing to keep their families and community safe”. The group said…
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Feb- 2020 -14 FebruaryHigh Street
Frasers Group backs BRC’s calls for government review of business taxes
Frasers Group has backed the campaign by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and 52 other retailers calling for the government to take urgent action on business rates. In a letter to now former chancellor Sajid Javid, which was signed by retailers including Debenhams, Harrods, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Primark…
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Dec- 2019 -20 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Fiona Firth appointed managing director of Net-a-Porter menswear
Fiona Firth has been appointed as managing director of Mr Porter, the menswear arm of online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter. Firth was buying director of the division since April 2016, where she delivered “exceptional campaigns that have redefined the luxury menswear e-commerce experience”. During her tenure, she has helped launch exclusive…
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Nov- 2019 -4 NovemberHigh Street
New flagship River Island store opens in Grosvenor Shopping Northampton
Fashion retailer River Island has opened a new flagship store in Grovesnor Shopping Northampton. The announcement comes from LGIM Real Assets (Legal and General), which revealed that the new unit will operate over 11,000 sq ft, with two trading levels of space. Following the centre’s refurbishment in 2015, this development…
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May- 2019 -29 MayHigh Street
WHSmith ranked worst retailer in Which? Survey
WHSmith has finished bottom of Which?’s annual UK high street shops survey rankings of more than 100 shops, while specialist retailers came out on top. The annual survey of more than 7,700 Which? members looked at the bricks-and-mortar shops offering the best in-store experiences. WHSmith finished with a customer score…
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Nov- 2018 -13 NovemberClothing & Shoes
John Lewis, M&S and Next sign anti-slavery agreement
Retailers John Lewis, M&S, New Look, Next, River Island and Shop Direct have signed a joint agreement to combat labour exploitation in UK textiles manufacturing. The Apparel and General Merchandise Public and Private Protocol commits signatories to work together to eradicate slavery and exploitation in textile supply chains. The retailers…
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Jul- 2018 -26 JulyShopping Centres
Intu issues rental growth warning, CEO to leave
Intu Properties has warned of lower rental income growth for the full year and also announced that CEO David Fischel is to step down. In its half-year results for the period ending 30 June Intu reported like-for-like net rental income rose by 1.3% at the lower end of its previous…
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Jun- 2018 -8 JuneClothing & Shoes
Poundland to make history with fastest roll out in retail
Poundland’s fashion brand, PEP&CO, will trade across the UK and Republic of Ireland from more than 300 locations by the end of June, a year since it first started its ‘shop-in-shop’ roll out. Poundland’s upcoming openings in Milford Haven, Edgware, Wallsend and Naas in the Republic of Ireland expect to…
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