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From swoosh to stumble, can Nike regain its stride?
Since its inception 60 years ago, Nike has long dominated the sportswear market, fuelled by innovative products, global reach and out-of-the-box marketing. But in recent years its chokehold on the...
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Selfridges and Snapchat launch AR locker room for summer of sport
Selfridges has teamed up with Snapchat to introduce an augmented reality (AR) locker room to the retailer’s Oxford Street store, in celebration of the summer of sport. The pop-up, which launched this...
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In pictures: Selfridges unveils ‘Champion Sports Bar’ in latest brand takeover
Selfridges London has partnered with athletic brand Champion to open the doors to the ‘Champion Sports Bar’ to celebrate this summer of sport. The brand has transformed the Harry Gordon’s Bar &...
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Interview: Gymshark’s Ben Francis –‘I want to be a globally iconic brand’
Since launching in 2012, Gymshark has captured the hearts, minds and wallets of fitness obsessed consumers across the globe with its practical products and community-centric approach. As the gymwear...
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Tala secures £5m investment to fuel US expansion
Activewear brand Tala has secured £5m in funding to help fuel its international expansion. The business said it planned to use the investment from Pembroke VCT to target the US market following...
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In pictures: Selfridges unveils 40ft climbing column for summer of sport
Selfridges has unveiled a new 40ft climbing column outside its Oxford Street store, set to remain open for six weeks. The column, based on Edward Mews, has been designed in reference to the famous...
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Selfridges: Saudi Arabia looks to up stake to 50%
Selfridges investor, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), is looking to up its stake from 10% to 50% following the collapse of the department store’s co-owner Signa. The Saudi wealth fund...
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Selfridges CEO steps down
Selfridges CEO Andrew Keith is to exit the department store after four years at the business. Keith, who was elevated from managing director to CEO last year, is leaving to “pursue new ventures”, WWD...
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Viral make-up brand Morphe closes all UK stores
Morphe has closed all its standalone stores across the UK as it shifts it focus to wholesale and online, Retail Gazette can reveal. It is understood that the make-up business, which was once the...
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Exclusive: John Lewis restructures shop floor teams in customer service push
John Lewis is planning to increase the amount of staff working on its shop floor as it unveils a multi-million pound investment into store technology. The department store told staff today (13 August)...
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Kurt Geiger pulls in record profits despite luxury slowdown
Luxury footwear brand Kurt Geiger pulled in record profits bucking the trend of weak demand across the wider market. The footwear brand saw profit hit £40m for the year to February, as shoppers...
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M&S urges Angela Rayner to approve flagship overhaul plans
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner is being called to approve plans by M&S to scrap its Oxford Street flagship. Rayner is currently reviewing the controversial proposals, which were previously...
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Selfridges debuts Savage X Fenty shop-in-shop in new partnership
Selfridges is launching a partnership with lingerie brand Savage X Fenty online and in the retailer’s Oxford Street store. The collaboration, which marks the brand’s first physical sales location in...
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Burberry exits FTSE 100 after share price plummet
Burberry has been demoted from the FTSE 100 following its September quarterly review following its share price fall. The luxury fashion house will join the FTSE 250 Index, with the changes due to take...
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Never Knowingly Undersold is back – and so is John Lewis
New John Lewis boss Peter Ruis has made quite the statement by bringing back its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price promise, two years after the department store scrapped it. The first major move since...
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Sosandar expands retail footprint with UK store openings and Irish launch
Fashion brand Sosandar will expand into Ireland with an in-store launch at Arnotts, Ireland’s largest department store following the opening of its first two standalone stores in the UK. The launch at...
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Selfridges boosts retail media offer as it launches sponsored products
Selfridges has teamed up with adtech firm Criteo as it introduces sponsored products on its website for the first time. As part of a new two-year partnership, Criteo will also power the luxury...
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Fenwick bolsters leadership team amid ‘challenging’ enviroment
Fenwick has brought two new senior executives to its team as it eyes “an exciting new period of growth” despite sales falling and losses widening. The department store has named Susan Gordon as its...
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Selfridges: Saudi Arabia snaps up 40% stake in department store
Selfridges has a new shareholder after Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund snapped up the stake once held by the collapsed Austrian firm Signa. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 40% of...
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In pictures: Fenwick reopens revamped beauty hall at Newcastle flagship
Fenwick has unveiled its newly revamped and upsized beauty hall at its Newcastle flagship. The space now spans across 26,000 sq ft, and features two new enlarged atriums, 56ft of facade windows looking...
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