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Kingfisher has hired Bernard Bot as its new chief financial officer. He will join the business on October 21st, and will be appointed to the board of directors on the same day. Bot was previously in the same role at Travelport Worldwide.  Before that, hew was the chief financial officer at Aer...

Stance has opened a new flagship store in London’s Carnaby Street. The store is located in an 800 square foot unit at 45 Carnaby Street, and will sell the brands latest collections and brand collaborations. Rich Philip, marketing director at Stance, said: “We have had some great success in the West End...

Selfridges has posted yet another year of record sales.  This has been acheived by the implementation of indoor accessories, such as a skate bowl. In the 12 months until February, the department store posted £1.85 billion sales, which is a six percent increase on the previous year. The Oxford Street store has...

According to BBC News, Pizza Express has hired financial advisors ahead of a meeting with lenders to review its current debt situation. The chain has made a loss for the last two years as its operating profits were offset by high interest payments on its £1.1 billion worth of debt. Pizza Express...

H&M has opened its first store in Belarus. The opening saw over 2,000 customers on the day, with the first customer receiving a gift card worth 300 BYN after queuing outside the store from 2pm the previous day. H&M provided coffee to its customers in the morning, as well as performances from...

Browns is set to open a pop-up shop in Berlin next month in collaboration with Reference Studios.  The pop-up will be a three-day experiential-led retail, and will be open from November 14-16. It will be the third opening of a Browns Nomad pop-up, and will feature ‘a series of experiences and exclusive...

Victoria Beckham Limited has appointed Marie Leblanc de Reynies as its new chief executive.  Leblanc de Reynies has worked at the brand since May 2018 as product director and then took up the position of managing director of brand and product. Her previous experience includes roles at Printemps, Sonia Rykiel, Celine, American...

Pepco Group has appointed Trevor Masters as managing director of its largest trading brand, Pepco. The group, which also owns Poundland and Dealz, has said that Masters will take up his role in November and will be based in Poland. Masters will succeed Rob Taylor, who joined the group in 2004, and...

Superdrug’s inaugural customer experience event, Superdrug Presents, proved to be successful, with over 3,000 customers participating. The event took place over four days in September, and offered customers the chance to step into a ‘health and beauty playground’. A roster of brands, including headline sponsors Makeup Revolution and Shea Moisture offered samples...

Gant has promoted Eleonore Säll to the position of executive vice president of global brand. She will join the executive management team as the brand looks to focus on consumer insights and innovative marketing activities to strengthen its brand. Säll joined Gant in 2015 as global marketing director and has been in...