Christmas 2014: Amazon delivering until December 24, while Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser and Asos face capacity problems December 16, 2014 Worried you've left it too late to order Christmas presents online? You need to get your skates on if you want to avoid paying for special delivery, but some retailers are offering premium services up to the last minute. A new survey of retailers has found a number of businesses that promise to deliver [...]
Sir Philip Green and Sir Charles Dunstone’s PR Christmas toast at The&Partnership Mark’s Club party December 9, 2014 It's barely a year old, but media agency The&Partnership, headed up by adman Johnny Hornby and backed by WPP, enjoyed a starstudded, if low-key, Christmas drinks party on Monday night at Mark’s Club in Mayfair. Sir Charles Dunstone, had the chance to catch up with Arcadia’s Sir Philip Green, having partied together for Dunstone’s 50th [...]
2014 Black Friday, Cyber and Manic Mondays set to break all UK records December 1, 2014 Black Friday became a weekend-long shopping spree yesterday as consumers were set to spend about £650m during Cyber Monday. Yesterday marked another pre-Christmas internet shopping frenzy, and industry body IMRG estimated that about £451,000 was spent per minute – making it the busiest online shopping day ever and a 26 per cent increase on last year. Market [...]
Sir Philip Green shrugs off profit slide at Arcadia November 25, 2014 SIR PHILIP Green shrugged off Arcadia’s decline in full-year profits yesterday, insisting his retail empire was adapting to the “fast-changing” demands of the retail industry. The company behind Topman, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis as well as Topshop, posted a 3.4 per cent drop in pre-tax profits to £143.1m in the year to [...]
Sir Philip Green shrugs off profits drop at Topshop parent group Arcadia November 25, 2014 Sir Philip Green has shrugged off Arcadia's decline in full year profits, highlighting how the Topshop parent group is adapting to the “fast changing” demands of the retail industry. The group, which owns Topman, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis as well as Topshop, reported a 3.4 per cent drop in pre-tax profits [...]
Topshop and Rihanna return to the courts over T-shirt row November 19, 2014 Topshop may count Kate Moss and Beyonce among its friends, but as one legal battle returns to court it's unlikely to find love with Rihanna. Sir Philip Green's high street giant is challenging Rihanna in London's Court of Appeal, following a ruling last year in which Topshop was ordered to pay damages for using an [...]
Topshop comes over all destiny‘s styled October 27, 2014 Sir Philip Green and popstar Beyonce are to embark on a joint venture producing a global athletic streetwear collection under a company called Parkwood Topshop Athletic. The brand, which will include clothing and footwear, will be launching in the later half of 2015.
Harvey Nash to wine and dine energy chiefs October 27, 2014 THE ENERGY industry’s top City slickers (pun intended) are set to meet for an evening of food and fine conversation at the Harvey Nash annual Oil & Gas dinner in The Dorchester’s Orchid Room tonight. Centrica’s outgoing boss Sam Laidlaw is the evening’s guest speaker and no doubt he’ll be looking forward to meeting old [...]
Office owner Silverfleet brings in advisers to explore £300m sale or a float October 26, 2014 Silverfleet, the private equity firm which owns high street shoe retailer Office, has brought in advisers to explore the sale or float of the company. Office was bought by Silverfleet for £150m in 2010 from Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter’s West Coast Capital, but could now be worth as much as £300m, according to the [...]
MySale founders Carl and Jamie Jackson are no flash in pan September 15, 2014 Carl and Jamie Jackson: The winning team behind the website that started with the 2001 British Lions rugby tour down under Retail has always been a family affair for Carl and Jamie Jackson, the co-founders of MySale – a “flash” website where shoppers can buy countless brands at a discount for short periods of time. [...]