
Gap is facing a fight with landlords over its plans to exit physical retail in the UK (and in mainland Europe). These plans should see it closing all of its UK and Ireland stores in July.
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Gap is facing a fight with landlords over its plans to exit physical retail in the UK (and in mainland Europe). These plans should see it closing all of its UK and Ireland stores in July.
Some property experts have dismissed the Westminster City Council plans for the revitalisation post-pandemic of Oxford Street and the surrounding areas.
The UK’s retail sales fall was worse than expected last month, official figures showed on Friday. And the Office for National Statistics called out clothing stores as the key sector that saw “strong declines”.
From Lagos to London. Ambitious premium menswear retailer David Wej is to open its first UK store as a statement of intent. “We want to bring Nigerian fashion and culture to the rest of the world starting in London”.
Westminster City Council has announced an “ambitious” plan to “reinvent the nation’s high street and boost London’s recovery” with a new vision for Oxford Street.
Recent company failures, brand sales, strategic decisions around stores and footfall declines mean that London’s Oxford Street has a bleak future in the short term.
Expect a new addition to next month’s all-digital London Fashion Week (LFW) with an extra focus on designers who are ‘Open for Wholesale’ as the pandemic restrictions continue.
It may be just a small crumb of comfort given the thousands of Arcadia staff whose jobs are under threat, but there's talk that if ASOS buys its brands, it could retain the Topshop flagship at Oxford Circus, London.
December’s official retail sales on Friday drew a line under what was a disastrous year for retailing and especially for fashion, although the month itself was relatively buoyant in the circumstances.
Selfridges weathered the 2020 storm, despite enduring the toughest retail year in decades. That’s according to company chief Anne Pitcher who admitted that it was the “most difficult” period in its 113 years.