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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Apr- 2023 -21 AprilLuxury Goods
Selfridges launches ‘Worn Again’ season
Selfridges has officially launched ‘Worn Again’, a season dedicated to secondhand shopping, swapping, repairing, upcycling and trading with the ‘Reselfridges’ products and services on 20 April. Instead of the retailer’s typical offerings, Worn Again’s creative scheme aims to explore different ways to keep products in circulation for longer by dialling…
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Mar- 2023 -27 MarchNews
Changing ownership model would be ‘tragedy’, says ex-John Lewis boss
Ex-John Lewis boss Andy Street said on Sunday that it would be a “tragedy” if the retailer changed its ownership model. Speaking on BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Street said he would not think changing the model would be a good idea because “John Lewis goes beyond a shop”. It…
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6 MarchDepartment Stores
WHSmith to target stationary market with new Curi.o.city stores
WH Smith has reportedly revealed plans to open a souvenir and stationery store called Curi.o.city as it looks to fill the void left by the collapsed paperchase, according to The Times. According to the report, WH Smith will open standalone shops, one under the new fascia in Gatwick airport’s south…
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Nov- 2022 -29 NovemberAnalysis
Primark’s relationship with online shopping
As a company that has hand-waved away online shopping as unnecessary to its business model, Primark has finally relented in a small way with its recent launch of ‘Click and Collect’ for just 25 locations. Primark notoriously operates on the cheapest end of the clothing market and so has previously…
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9 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Allbirds sees Q3 profits fall despite strong revenues
US footwear retailer Allbirds, which operates three stores in London and a concession in Selfridges, has revealed its gross profits declined 4% in Q3 to $32.5m (£28.2m), down from $33.9m (£33.9m) the previous year. The decline comes despite it experiencing an uptick in revenues, up 15.9% YoY to $72.7m (£63.3m).…
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Sep- 2022 -27 SeptemberAnalysis
Could Selfridges succeed where others have failed?
UK high streets have been on the decline for many years now, having lost 83% of all department stores nationwide in the past five years alone. Unsurprisingly, the departure of these businesses has left gaps in trade within high streets. It was reported that 50 shops a day closed their…
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21 SeptemberComment
Do Royal Warrants still hold value for retailers?
British monarchs have been issuing Royal Warrants since the 15th Century. These warrants were issued over the centuries to craftspeople who supplied the Crown with everything from jewellery to tea. By the 1700s, warrant holders began displaying the royal arms on their businesses in an early example of consumer-facing marketing.…
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20 SeptemberDepartment Stores
Selfridges’ owners eye first regional UK expansion in 20 years
Central Group Europe, Selfridge’s operating company, is said to be targeting regional cities in the UK for the first time in 20 years, according to the Financial Times. The luxury department store group currently operates from Oxford Street in London, as well as one store in Birmingham and two in…
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9 SeptemberDepartment Stores
Selfridges to shut today as retailers pay tribute to Queen
Selfridges has announced that its stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham will remain closed today (9 September) as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away yesterday at the age of 96. The retailer acknowledged the temporary closure on its social media pages, alongside a statement that…
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7 SeptemberDepartment Stores
Selfridges’ new owners to redevelop Oxford Street space
Selfridges’ new owners, Central Group and Signa Holding, have announced that a redevelopment of the “underutilised” hotel, car park and mews at Selfridges Oxford Street is being assessed to create additional value. Several store transformation programmes and new developments are ongoing in multiple countries. Central Group said that store transformation…
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