Valerie
This coverage examines Valerie London’s strategy, product development, and brand positioning within the UK fashion retail market. Reporting includes insights into its womenswear collections, marketing campaigns, sustainability initiatives, and leadership vision — offering retail professionals an understanding of how the brand combines self-expression and authenticity to engage customers in the premium fashion sector.
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Nov- 2024 -8 NovemberAdvice
Valerie: The liquid supplement startup for perimenopausal women
Having launched in September, Valerie is set to revolutionize the way women approach health during the stages of menopause. Olly Johnson, co-founder, draws from both a career in health-focused retail and a deeply personal motivation for this venture. “Valerie exists to empower women and to take back control of their…
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Nov- 2020 -25 NovemberNews
Patisserie Valerie partners with Sainsbury’s
Patisserie Valerie has partnered with Sainsbury’s in a deal that will see 250 stores stock its goods ahead of the Christmas period. According to The Telegraph, the baked goods will be sold in its supermarkets from 2 December. The deal is a first for the brand, which became entangled in…
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Aug- 2019 -13 AugustFeatures
Mike Ashley’s high street monopoly
Over the past two years retail tycoon Mike Ashley has been treating the UK high street as his very own personal Monopoly board. However instead of desires to develop houses and hotels on his newly acquired property, Ashley has the grander vision of ‘saving the UK high street’ and turning…
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Feb- 2019 -14 FebruaryHigh Street
Mike Ashley’s business profits tumble
Profits at the holding company that contains Mike Ashley’s business empire plummeted in 2017, attributed to the fall in value of the pound and the poor performance at Newcastle United. Accounts filed at Companies House for the financial year ending April 2017 revealed profits at Mash Holdings fell from £227.7m…
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11 FebruaryHigh Street
18,722 retail jobs lost or at risk since Christmas day
Some 18,722 retail staff, 400 every single day, have either been made redundant or have had their jobs threatened since Christmas day, according to new data from real estate data service Altus. Oddbins, Patisserie Valerie, Greenwoods, Chapelle, tReds and HMV have all entered administration, with the music and film retailer…
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8 FebruaryEconomy
61% of Brits worried high street will disappear in 10 years
Consumers are worried the high street is going to be lost completely due to the current store closures in the news, research by commercial brokers KIS Finance has revealed. A survey of 1,000 consumers in the UK, found 61% of Brits are worried the high street will disappear in the…
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4 FebruaryHigh Street
Mike Ashley acquires Sofa.com
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has acquired Sofa.com for a “nominal sum”, adding yet another business to his growing portfolio of high street retailers. According to a report by Sky News, the acquisition will enable Ashley to add further Sofa.com concessions to the House of Fraser (HoF) chain he bought…
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1 FebruaryHigh Street
ScS ends Sofa.com talks paving way for Mike Ashley
ScS has ended its interest in acquiring rival furniture retailer Sofa.com stating it is “no longer in discussions”, leaving Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley in prime position. Both Mike Ashley and ScS had expressed interest in acquiring Sofa.com. However ScS today (1 February) said in an update: “The group confirms…
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Jan- 2019 -30 JanuaryHigh Street
Mike Ashley and ScS in competition over Sofa.com
Both Mike Ashley and rival furniture retailer ScS have expressed interest in acquiring Sofa.com. ScS has confirmed via a statement its interest in Sofa.com which was put up for sale last month. It said: “The group confirms that ScS Group is in discussions regarding a potential acquisition of the business…
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Mar- 2018 -12 MarchEconomy
Quarter of major UK retailers likely to suffer ‘financial distress’
A new study of over 1600 larger UK retailers with total assets of £5m or over by Company Watch, a financial analytics firm, found over a quarter were financially vulnerable to rises in interest rate costs this year. Company Watch compares the financial strength of companies using its unique H-Score…
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