Selfridges
This coverage explores Selfridges’ operations and strategy within the UK retail landscape, focusing on store developments, brand collaborations, product launches, sustainability initiatives, and leadership decisions. Reporting provides insight into how Selfridges maintains its position as a premium retail destination — supporting executives, managers, and professionals involved in luxury, department store, and experiential retail.
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Oct- 2018 -1 OctoberGovernment
New West End Company calls for £5bn business rate reduction
The New West End Company, which represents retailers in London’s West End has called for a £5bn reduction in business rates, financed by a 1% tax on online retailers. This week’s Conservative Party conference has seen representatives of the organisation lobbying for the reduction. Businesses across the West End will…
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Sep- 2018 -14 SeptemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis Oxford Street flagship sees business rates rise 57% in a year
John Lewis’ flagship on Oxford Street, London is expected to see its business rates tax rise from £12.68m to £19.91m up 57% compared with last year’s revaluation. According to real estate advisor, Altus Group, the Oxford Street store alone will pay £41.04m in business rates over the four years of…
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Aug- 2018 -3 AugustDepartment Stores
Selfridges open ‘Christmas Shop’ four months before the festive period
Selfridges has opened its ‘Christmas Shop’ four months before the festive period, with the department store claiming the decision was made to appease overseas visitors with whom the range is popular. The shop is expected to be fully stocked by September with over 4,000 items, including souvenir pencils priced at…
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Jun- 2018 -12 JuneComment
Fast Fashion: The global battle
The fast fashion landscape is a crowded space. Spend a couple of minutes on a train platform, browsing Instagram, scrolling through Twitter or watching YouTube and the vast array of adverts, celebrity endorsers, vloggers and other assorted brand affiliates makes it clear that a fierce battle for the wallets of…
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8 JuneAdvice
Rebranding the high-street – the experience way
“Britain’s ‘doomed’ high street to see 100,000 shops close by 2022 unless action taken now” read one national media headline recently. Another article reported that the number of store openings on Britain’s high streets has fallen to a seven-year low, driven by the growth of online shopping and a shift…
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May- 2018 -9 MayDepartment Stores
The Rolling Stones to launch Selfridges pop-up
Iconic UK rock band The Rolling Stones have announced they will launch a pop-up shopping experience in Selfridges stores across the UK. The store will be open from 14 May to 3 June and will sell new merchandise as the band’s No Filter tour reaches Britain on 22 May. The…
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Apr- 2018 -19 AprilHigh Street
Debenhams profits plummet by 84%
Debenhams has announced that its pre-tax profits fell by 84% to £13.5m after the ‘Beast from the East’ temporarily closed 100 stores. The department chain also saw its like-for-like sales fall by 2.2% for the 26 weeks to 3 March, attributed to a “challenging UK market background”. Revenue also decreased…
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Mar- 2018 -27 MarchOnline & Digital
ASOS to host modern slavery event at House of Lords
ASOS is co-hosting an event at the House of Lords today (27 March) with Baroness Lola Young, co-chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion, to identify and address shared risks in the apparel sector. The 2.5-hour meeting, set to be attended by senior representatives from ASOS’…
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