Selfridges chief quits in surprise move for struggling retailer July 30, 2024 The chief executive of Selfridges has unexpectedly quit, having been in the job since the start of the pandemic. Andrew Keith, who joined in 2020, will leave the company that owns the famous flagship London store to pursue new ventures in Autumn this year. He has been operational as CEO for three-and-a-half years, having been [...]
Saudi Arabia’s PIF seeks to up Selfridges stake to 50 per cent July 21, 2024 Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has made a bid to up its stake in Selfridges to 50 per cent for a cash price of £1m.
Kiss from a rosé: how the pink drink won our hearts July 9, 2024 There may once have been a certain snobbery surrounding rosé wine but now it's serious business – and seriously good
How failing my first internship became the secret to my success July 8, 2024 Entrepreneur Max Ottignon can still remember the embarrassment he felt the day his line manager told him things were no longer working out.
Selfridges opens newly revamped beauty and skin wellness hall June 7, 2024 The iconic London destination for all things fancy, Selfridges has just opened a completely revamped beauty and skin wellness hall.
Oxford Street: Vacancy rates back to pre-Covid levels as Euros and Olympics to give London a tourist boost June 5, 2024 Just two per cent of units across Oxford Street are now either vacant or let to “low quality” retail units, in the latest signal recovery is underway at London’s biggest shopping district.
Moncler: How posh puffer jacket maker is looking to navigate an uncertain world June 3, 2024 The UK arm of Moncler, the luxury puffer jacket maker, is targeting a "solid growth trajectory" amid an "uncertain and unpredictable" global macro-economic and geopolitical landscape.
Why we need an ambassador for London May 13, 2024 London is the greatest city in the world, a mayor and a Lord Mayor aren’t sufficient to sing its successes on the international stage, says Eliot Wilson Two mayoral elections in three years have left London politics rancorous, mean and bitterly divided. The postponement of 2020’s election due to Covid-19 was inevitable, and, with a [...]
Selfridges to make redundancies at London HQ and hits out at ‘absence of a tax-free shopping’ May 9, 2024 Luxury department store Selfridges is to make around 70 redundancies at its London head office.