Discount retailers have become key drivers of growth in the UK retail industry, yet a common misconception is that only the grocery industry has been affected by a consumer desire to save. This is not in any way true, as budget fashion brand Primark’s... Read More
O2 Arena owners AEG Europe have this week revealed plans to establish a 100 unit designer outlet centre to neighbour the iconic entertainment venue, on the scale of market-leading Bicester Village in Oxfordshire. Talks have now begun with property firm Land... Read More
Boot brand Dr Martens is in exclusive talks with British private equity firm Permira about a £300m sale of the business. Negotiations are advanced with a sale likely to be announced in the next few weeks, sources have said. The Griggs family of... Read More
Consumer spending is on the up, with retailers enjoying a relative boom in sales after a drought-filled recession. Autumn and winter collections have now hit the shelves of the UK’s top fashion retailers, meaning that a further boost is expected as... Read More
New Look is moving away from teenage fashion and aiming at a more mature customer, as its eyes a return to pre-tax profit and a refinancing of its £1bn of net debt. Chairman Alistair McGeorge, said the fashion chain, owned by private equity groups Permira... Read More
London Fashion Week, which closed recently, crowned a fabulous summer for the capital.... Read More
Bargain hunters at discount store Primark shrugged off the distractions of the 2012 Olympic Games and went on a spending spree over the summer.... Read More
Luxury fashion house Burberry has posted a profit alert, knocking almost a fifth off its share price.... Read More
“Only six minutes to go,” shouted a man in braces, a blue geometric print T-shirt, bowtie and ankle-skimming trousers, to the mass of people who had been queuing on Regent Street in London since the early hours of the morning last Thursday.... Read More
