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H&M to increase UK return fees

Swedish fashion giant H&M is joining the widening group of retailers increasing their return fees in a bid to tackle alleged abuse of the policy. From February 3, 2025, the company will be increasing its fee on returned items from 1.99 pound to 2.95 pounds, which will be deducted from refunds made by all UK customers. The fee will not be applied...

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Prices drop in first week of January but deflation eases

The first week of January showed “early signs of what is to come” in the way of shop prices, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Helen Dickinson, said in the organisation’s latest report. For the period 1 to 7 January, 2025, shop price deflation was at 0.7 percent, above deflation of 1 percent in the previous month and...

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Stone Island opens flagship store in Paris

The chief executive officer of Stone Island, Robert Triefus, has announced the inauguration of the Italian brand's new flagship store in Paris. As revealed on Triefus' LinkedIn account, the store is located at 223, rue Saint-Honoré, in the first arrondissement of Paris, and covers an area of more than 1,750 square metres. Housed inside a...

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Victoria’s Secret to open ‘premier’ store in East Midlands

Lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret is preparing to open a “premier” store in Derbion shopping centre, in the UK’s East Midlands. Under a 10-year lease, the 5,712 square foot space will be an expansion on the brand’s existing format, which currently sits within Next, moving it into its own individual unit. The new location, which comes as part of...

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German retail experts plan new department store in Luxembourg

A new department store is planned for Luxembourg, with Engelhorn CEO Fabian Engelhorn and former Reischmann managing director Peter Eberle involved in the project. Eberle, who has been a partner at the consulting agency Bold & Expert since the beginning of the year, announced the 5,000 square metre (approximately 53,820 square foot) store on the...

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Shoppers are feeling the January blues

In a sobering assessment of Britain's retail landscape, the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) opinion consumer confidence survey reveals a nuanced picture of economic anxiety. Consumer confidence has taken a significant hit, with expectations for the state of the economy plummeting to a new low of -34 in January, a marked decline from...

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Bloom Perfumery triples Covent Garden presence

London independent perfume retailer Bloom Perfumery has relocated within Covent Garden, opening a larger store within The Yards due to the brand’s “significant growth and popularity”. Bloom Perfumery has relocated from Langley Court to 4 Slingsby Place, tripling the size of its previous store to accommodate "the influx of visitors the store...

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Fanatics confirms London flagship will focus on trading cards

Fanatics, the digital sports platform and provider of licensed sports merchandise, has confirmed that its London flagship opening will focus on sports and entertainment trading cards. The store, located on Regent Street in London, will open in spring and be operated by the company’s Fanatics Collectibles division. It will mark Fanatics...

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Skechers opens world's first Performance Flagship store in Canada

Footwear and apparel brand Skechers has opened its first-ever Performance store in Canada. A new retail format offering customers an immersive experience, the store includes half-courts where customers can try out the brand’s latest products across several categories, including basketball, running, golf, soccer, and pickleball. An experiential...

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Emma Lewisham expands presence in the US with Credo Beauty

Emma Lewisham, the luxury clean beauty skincare brand from New Zealand, has launched in Credo Beauty, the largest clean and sustainably minded beauty assortment in North America across colour, skincare, haircare and fragrance. The move will see the rapidly rising skincare brand being stocked across all 15 Credo Beauty stores across the US and...

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Alice + Olivia opens debut denim pop-up on Madison Avenue, NYC

Alice + Olivia has opened its first-ever denim pop-up store in Manhattan, New York City. Opening its doors on January 17, the Jean Bar is adjacent to the brand’s existing store at 755 Madison Avenue and offers Alice + Olivia’s newest denim collection, including exclusive styles. Alice + Olivia interior of debut denim bar in NYC Credits: Georgia...

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UK retailers show resilience despite December headwinds

Non-food retailers demonstrated unexpected strength in December 2024, despite overall retail sales declining 0.3 per cent month-on-month, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. The sector posted a 1.1 per cent increase in sales volumes, driven by a particularly strong performance in clothing, which saw a 4.4 per cent rise....