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Urban Outfitters is to open a new pop-up store for summer dress shopping on London’s King’s Road. Due to launch on 27 April, the shop will be attached to sister brand Anthropologie’s store on a historical site that was once a billiards hall. The 275 square foot space will showcase Urban Outfitters’...

M&Co announced new closures across the country in April after it went into administration earlier this year. The high street retailer said that it was going to close its 170 UK stores and although the fashion retailer’s brand and intellectual property were sold to Peterborough based AK Retail Holdings, the group...

John Lewis has announced an expansion of its children’s fashion business, as it looks to significantly grow its share of the UK market. According to Mintel, the kids’ clothing market will be worth £7.3bn by 2027 – up from £6.8bn in 2022. While John Lewis currently holds a 16% share of the...

Pandora has increased its hourly pay for its UK and Ireland store employees by up to 14%. The pay increase, which came into effect earlier this month, is the third by the jewellery retailer in the past year. As a result, employees in London have seen a 10% pay increase to £11.95...

Quiz saw its group revenue increase by 17% to £91.7 million in the year to 31 March after it benefited from more customers visiting its stores. Sales in UK stores and concessions climbed by 43% to £45.5 million in the period while online sales rose by 12% to £29.8 million. Meanwhile, international...

Superdrug and Savers are introducing a series of new wellbeing benefits to ensure employees feel financially supported throughout 2023. The health and beauty retailers will also be helping staff to maintain their physical and mental wellbeing with the introduction of new apps and health discounts. Through the use of Wagestream’s financial...

Asda has announced that its hourly paid store staff will be able to request a paid day off on the 8 May Bank Holiday to enable them to participate in the ‘Big Help Out’. In addition, over 380 Asda Community Champions across the UK will be arranging litter picks in places...

Dr. Martens has lowered its profit guidance as it reported that full year revenue increased by 10%, or by 4% in constant currency.  Meanwhile, fourth quarter revenue rose by 6% but was flat in constant currency. This followed strong direct-to-consumer sales led by retail growth of 36%, or 28% in constant...

Superdry has withdrawn its full year profit guidance and is considering a potential equity issue to strengthen its balance sheet. This could be up to 20% of the company’s issued share capital. Due to a challenging trading environment, Superdry has withdrawn its existing profit guidance of ‘broadly breakeven’ for its full year....

Dunhill has appointed Simon Holloway as creative director. Holloway has joined the business from fellow Richemont brand James Purdey & Sons where he held the same role and laid the foundations for a growing clothing and accessories collection. Earlier in his career, he worked with Agnona and Ralph Lauren. In a statement, Richemont...