Tom Bottomley
Hospitality reopening spurs UK high street double-digit footfall growth
Footfall across all UK retail destinations rose by +10.6% for the week 5-11 July, which is more than double the growth of the previous...
Patrick Grant’s Cookson & Clegg manufacturer gets Made Smarter support
Blackburn-based clothing manufacturer Cookson & Clegg – owned by fashion designer and co-presenter of The Great British Sewing Bee TV show, Patrick Grant, has...
Ace & Tate eyes future growth with €14m investment
Dutch eyewear brand Ace & Tate has secured a €14m investment to advance its European growth – focusing on retail expansion, new technology and...
Pitti Connect digital platform to launch 16 July
The launch date of Pitti Immagine’s digital platform Pitti Connect, covering all of the organiser’s 2020 summer fairs - including Pitti Uomo 98, Pitti...
Online retail sales up 33.9% in June despite stores reopening
According to the latest data from IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, online retail sales growth skyrocketed by +33.9% year-on-year (YoY) in June – a...
Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy protection as it seeks buyer
Iconic American men’s outfitter Brooks Brothers filed for bankruptcy court protection from creditors on Wednesday 8 July, 2020, as it continues its search for...
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to withhold rents for the foreseeable future
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to withhold rents until trading “reaches a level” envisaged.
According to a letter seen by...
Retail industry overlooked in VAT cuts
The retail industry has not been included in the "Summer Economic Update" revealed by chancellor Rishi Sunak today, which granted a VAT cut for...
BRC says chancellor must get public spending to save retail
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is advising “swift action” in the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s "Summer Economic Update" today - to boost...
350 redundancies to come at Pentland Brands and Boxfresh to “hibernate”
Pentland Brands has pencilled around 350 redundancies as part of a global strategic review which will also see it “hibernate” its Boxfresh brand, as...
Belstaff announced as official outfitters of OGC Nice football club
British heritage brand Belstaff has signed to become the official outfitting partner for French football club, OGC Nice, which is managed by former Arsenal...
Klarna reveals why online shoppers decide to “buy or bail” on...
Buy now and pay later service provider Klarna, in association with leading software-as-a-service ecommerce platform BigCommerce, has released new data from a report highlighting...
