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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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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Aug- 2022 -19 AugustM&A
Central Group and Signa Holdings complete Selfridges acquisition
Central Group and Signa Holding have completed the acquisition of Selfridges Group from the Weston Family in a deal that is thought to be worth around £4bn. Following the news of the acquisition in December 2021, Selfridges Group portfolio, which comprises 18 stores under four banners in three countries, namely…
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12 AugustClothing & Shoes
Topshop founder Sir Ralph Halpbern dies aged 83
Sir Ralph Halpern, the founder of Topshop who was described as a driving force behind British retail in the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 83. Halpern began his career as a trainee at Selfridges, and would later go on to become “one of the most high-profile…
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May- 2022 -6 MayNews
Retail M&A deal value doubles in Q1 2022
The first quarter of 2022 saw 18 deals completed across the retail sector, the second-highest quarterly level since the start of the pandemic, according to new analysis from Grant Thornton UK’s quarterly retail sector M&A report. The £1.5bn announced deal value over the period was more than double that of…
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