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Mulberry has posted a drop in first half sales after trading was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Group revenue declined by 29% to £48.9 million in the six months to 26 September after the majority of the retailer’s stores were forced to close during Covid-19 lockdowns. However, online sales surged by...

Abercrombie & Fitch is to close its flagship stores in London, Munich and Paris by the end of January. All three closures will be well ahead of the stores’ lease expirations. The brand will also be shuttering its Brussels, Madrid and Fukuoka stores in early January when the leases expire. This...

Patisserie Valerie will see its cakes go on sale in 250 Sainsbury’s stores this month as part of a new tie-up with the supermarket. According to The Telegraph, the range will include 14 of Patisserie Valeries’s best-selling products. Patisserie Valerie chief executive James Fleming said: “Both Patisserie Valerie and Sainsbury’s are...

J.Crew Group has promoted Libby Wadle to the position of chief executive. In her new role, she will be responsible for J.Crew and J.Crew Factory but will also continue with her current leadership responsibilities for the group’s Madewell business. She has replaced Jan Singer who has left to “pursue other...

Holland & Barrett is to open a new London store at Angel Central in Islington. Due to launch on 3 December after the current Covid-19 lockdown lifts, the new shop will be a relocation from the retailer’s previous Angel store and will be bigger at 1,389 square feet. Antony Houghton, group...

Halfords is to create 1,100 temporary roles in the lead-up to Christmas. The company said the positions will be service related roles in its retail stores. Halfords has experienced a big increase in demand for cycles over the past few months. In its interim results last week, the retailer said like-for-like...

Morrisons has given its Edgbaston store a makeover to make it part-supermarket and part-fresh food takeaway. In the new ‘Market Kitchen’ section of the store, meals are freshly made by a team of chefs to enable customers to have their breakfast, lunch or evening meal made-to-order while they shop for...

Furniture Village is set to open two new stores on Boxing Day, the shops in Leicester and Crawley will be the retailer’s first new openings since 2017. The 24,000 square foot store in Leicester will be situated at Fosse Park while the Crawley store at County Oak will be slightly larger...

Cake Box, has said it has made a sustained recovery since the height of the coronavirus pandemic when its stores were closed for six weeks. In the six months to 30 September, EBITDA edged up 0.5% to £1.98 million, although pre-tax profit fell by 4% to £1.66 million. Meanwhile, the company’s...

The TJ Hughes department store in Middlesbrough has been issued with fines totalling £17,000 by its local council for breaking lockdown rules. The store was also given a prohibition notice by Middlesbrough Council for failing to close under Covid-19 regulations. The store has voluntarily complied with the notice and closed its...