The White Company
This coverage examines The White Company’s strategy and performance in the UK retail market, offering insights for executives, managers, and brand professionals. Reporting includes store openings and refurbishments, marketing campaigns, product launches, leadership changes, and the brand’s positioning within the premium home and lifestyle sector. The analysis helps professionals assess The White Company’s growth plans, customer engagement, and competitive approach in UK retail.
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Dec- 2023 -13 DecemberNews
Rituals becomes latest retailer to join Victoria Square
Rituals has become the latest retailer to join Victoria Square as the retail and leisure destination in Northern Ireland completes over 10 leases from international and national brands in the past 12 months. Located on the lower ground floor next to Ted Baker, Rituals new 3,530 sq ft store will…
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4 DecemberNews
Majestic bolsters property team with two new roles
Majestic, the specialist wine retailer, has made two key appointments in its property team as the business gears up to accelerate its “ambitious” store opening plans. The retailer has created two new roles – director of estates and acquisitions, and director of format development and new store operations – as…
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Sep- 2023 -6 SeptemberNews
John Lewis appoints former River Island CEO to board
John Lewis has announced the appointment of Will Kernan as non-executive director of the partnership board, to be effective from 12 September. Kernan will succeed Nish Kankiwala, who took the role of partnership’s chief executive officer in March 2023 after being non-executive director on the partnership board for two years. …
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Aug- 2023 -8 AugustPeople Moves
Neptune appoints Will Kernan as chairman
British interiors and lifestyle brand Neptune has appointed Will Kernan as its chairman. Kernan joins Neptune’s senior leadership team to closely support CEO Aalish Yorke-Long in executing exciting plans to lead the brand into its next stage of growth. It said Kernan has “extensive” retail experience, and will continue in…
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Jul- 2023 -26 JulyNews
Caramella pop-up store to debut in Liverpool One
Merseyside fashion brand Caramella is taking over a pop-up shop on Peter’s Lane in the heart of Liverpool One for the first time since the brand launched. Caramella was created in 2017 by Mollie-May Cartwright, and is now a fashion brand with over 280,000 followers on Instagram. Specialising in fashion-forward…
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Jun- 2023 -8 JuneHigh Street
The White Company begins search for new London stores
The White Company has launched a search for five new London stores as part of its plans to expand, Drapers has reported. The news comes as a few UK retail property agents have been sent a list of locations that the retailer would like to open stores in, including Blackheath,…
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May- 2023 -19 MayFeatures
Heal’s flagship refurb is ‘a step towards commercial viability’
With Habitat having been acquired by Sainsbury’s early on in 2021 and seeing how Next also bought the scraps leftover from Made.com’s administration process for £3m at the end of last year, it’s does not come as a surprise to hear that GlobalData forecasts a 2.8% dip in the furniture…
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Jan- 2023 -26 JanuaryDIY
The Cotswold Company appoints three to leadership team
Furniture and homewares brand, The Cotswold Company has announced the appointment of Jim Sharp as chairman, Matt Pollington as chief marketing officer, and Mike Ellis as director of merchandising. Sharp has built his career at Schroeder’s and Jimmy Choo, having chaired several high-growth digital brand-led retailers such as Seraphine, Feelunique,…
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Aug- 2022 -23 AugustPeople Moves
M&S strengthens womenswear team with two appointments
Marks and Spencer has welcomed Emma Fox as its new head of buying for womenswear and will join in October later this year. Fox will report to Maddy Evans who was promoted to director of womenswear earlier this year. She joins from The White Company where she was head of…
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Jun- 2021 -11 JuneAnalysis
Bringing brick-and-mortar retail into the digital age
In April, we saw UK retail sales surge as non-essential stores across England opened for the first time after months of ongoing lockdown restrictions. In a week, high street footfall doubled. In fact, shoppers were spotted queuing from 7 am outside brands such as Primark, Zara and TKMaxx in preparation for the highly anticipated high…
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