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Burberry has appointed Gianni Versace head Jonathan Akeroyd as its new chief executive. Due to take up his role on 1 April, he will succeed Marco Gobbetti who is leaving the luxury brand on 31 December 2021. He will report directly to the board of directors and Burberry chair Gerry Murphy,...

Woking Shopping, which comprises the Peacocks Centre and Wolsey Place, has announced the opening of independent refill shop, Bare + Fair, in a 1,454 sq ft ft store at 52 Peacocks Centre.  Bare + Fair offers customers the opportunity to reduce their plastic waste by buying everyday household items using their...

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has announced that global fashion retailer, New Look, has relocated from its temporary store on Upper South John Street to a new 20,000 sq ft flagship retail space at 19 South John Street, renewing the brand’s long-standing commitment to Liverpool ONE.   New Look first entered Liverpool ONE...

Selfridges’ billionaire owners are in talks with Qatar about a potential £4billion sale that would see the world-famous department store change hands for the first time in nearly two decades. The deal would see Qatar take ownership of a second London department store, after buying Harrods in 2010 through its sovereign...

Bensons for Beds has embarked on a new recruitment drive as part of plans to grow the business and accelerate its transformation plans. The bed retailer is looking to hire around 180 people nationwide to fill vacancies across its UK stores, four distribution centres, its head office in Accrington, and its...

New figures have revealed that footfall in UK retail destinations edged down 0.7% last week from the previous seven day period. According to figures from retail footfall specialist Springboard, the number of visits to high streets remained flat, but footfall in retail parks and shopping centres declined by 1.5% and 1.6%...

The Very Group has increased its full year sales and profits after boosting its group customer numbers by 7.6%. In the year to 3 July, group revenue climbed by 13% to a record £2.32 billion while group pre-tax profit came in at £81.7 million compared to £48.4 million in the prior...

Halfords has appointed Virgin Active’s Jo Hartley as its new chief financial officer. Due to join the business in mid-April 2022, she will succeed Loraine Woodhouse, who has announced her intention to retire from a full-time plc role. Hartley has been working as group chief financial officer at Virgin Active since 2015....

Gary Barlow will become the latest celebrity to enter the world of wine when his own brand makes its retail debut this weekend. The Take That frontman developed the range of organic Spanish red and white wines with celebrity wine supremo Paul Schaafsma of distributor, Benchmark Drinks. Made in collaboration with Peninsula...

Holland and Barrett has announced plans to close all its store in the UK and Ireland on Saturday 25th December and Sunday 26th December 2021, as a thank you to colleagues for their efforts during the pandemic. Over 5000 colleagues across the UK and Ireland, including the distribution centre, have been...