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Denim brand Ksubi to open first standalone store in London

Inside Retail

The company currently has stores in New York and Los Angeles and also sells through partnerships with retailers including End, Matchesfashion, Browns Fashion and upscale department stores Selfridges and Harvey Nichols. .

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Lining up for love: Why romance bookstores are thriving in Australia

Inside Retail

Some small outlets stocked paperback romances, as well as department stores like Big W in Australia and Walmart in the United States. Some are still operating today: Rosemarys Romance Books , which opened in Brisbane in 2002, and Ever After , which opened in Wollongong in 2003, are still going strong.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Archie Norman Archie Norman has spent the last six years overseeing food and fashion group M&S’s turnaround plan as it looks to re-establish its brand, win back consumers and return to profit. Mark Price With John Lewis in peril, could we see Lord Mark Price return to the Partnership? Sound familiar?

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Matalan CEO exits after just 18 months

Retail Gazette

Her departure comes as fellow department store John Lewis Partnership lost its group CEO Nish Kankiwala , as he reverts back to non-executive role at the group. The ex-Co-op Food boss was named CEO of the fashion retailer in March last year, as she returned to Matalan having previously been its head of finance between 2002 and 2008.

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7 retailers that have lost their CEOS in recent months

Retail Gazette

Selfridges Selfridges CEO Andrew Keith exited the department store in July, after four years at the business. The executive, who previously served as the boss of Co-op Food, was named as chief executive of Matalan last year, having returned to the fashion brand after previously serving as its head of finance between 2002 and 2008.

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Nordstrom’s Strategy for Success, 6 Key Elements

Indigo 9 Digital

Nordstrom on the other hand has weathered many tests of time and is thought to be one of strongest department stores. Nordstrom also entered into a partnership in 2019 where it began accepting returns of online orders from competitors such as Kohl’s and Macy’s. In 2002 retailers selling goods comprised 53.2% of space.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

It’s expensive when you don’t have stores. Then there are those pesky returns. How often have you bought something online, then returned it without a second thought? Take department store Kohl’s, last year its marketing costs were only 4.9% million on “refunds, returns, and discounts” in 2018. of revenue.