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More than 150 former staff who lost their jobs when Philip Green’s Arcadia empire collapsed are set to launch a legal battle over their redundancies. Asos last week announced its £330million takeover of stock in Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands – but not the shops. Countless ‘disgusted’ employees were officially told they’d lost … Read more
Restaurant and retail workers are sharing the best, pettiest revenge they’ve had on rude customers, from crop dusting them to switching their espresso to decaf. TikTok user Darron Cardosa posed the question on the app this weekend, asking other users: ‘What’s something you’ve done to a customer after they’ve been rude to you?’ Dozens have … Read more
Changing the retail guard: Online fashion pioneers come of age with landmark takeovers, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 Boohoo’s takeover of the Debenhams brands and platform, together with the exclusive talks by Asos to buy Sir Philip … Read more
Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more
Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: How retail has defied the odds with some firms doing splendidly By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 22:22 GMT, 12 January 2021 The pandemic is throwing up the unexpected when it comes to the economy. Ben Broadbent notes that 2020 may be the weakest … Read more
Retail mogul Philip Day strikes deal to rescue Edinburgh Woollen Mill with 1,453 jobs and 246 stores saved By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 22:19 GMT, 12 January 2021 The owner of Edinburgh Woollen Mill has secured a deal to rescue the brand The … Read more
Anger and confusion today arose over new lockdown restrictions which mean garden centres can stay open, but non-essential retail stores are being forced to close. Thousands of chain and independent retailers have for a third time been ordered to shut their stores across England amid rising Covid infection and death figures. But some shop owners … Read more
Food products that could be affected by the French travel ban Industry insiders warned that there are several products most at risk of shortages. This is because these products are typically imported from the Continent at this time of year. These include: Salad leaves Citrus fruit Broccoli Cauliflower Shellfish suppliers also warned their products could … Read more
The troubled Arcadia Group and Topshop/Topman appeared before a judge today accused of allowing the death of a 10-year-old boy in one of their stores through unsafe practices. The court heard how the retail empire owned by Sir Philip Green and its child company, which plunged into administration at the end of last month, could … Read more