The biggest annual date in the Christmas marketing calendar, the new John Lewis advert, was unveiled to great fanfare earlier this month. The story is about a young boy excitingly planting a seed to grow a Christmas tree and instead finds himself confronted with a giant Venus flytrap. The unruly carnivorous plant doesn’t fit the…

This year’s Black Friday is on track to be the “busiest ever” as shoppers shake off cost-of-living woes to make the most of festive deals, spending data has revealed. Nationwide Building Society said that sales volumes on Friday show people have been making more purchases than this time last year. By midday, customers had made 3.22…

Tommy Mallet has left the eponymous footwear brand he founded in 2015, revealing on his Instagram account that he is “fully starting from scratch”. According to Mallet Footwear Ltd company accounts, Mallet, birth name Tommy Fordham, resigned from his position as Director on 31 October 2023. On the same day, Christopher Stephenson re-joined the company…

The Government’s failure to improve product standards and consumer rights is preventing shoppers from saving big through greener choices as Black Friday arrives, campaigners have warned. Green Alliance conducted research into the barriers facing UK consumers from finding bargains while shopping sustainably ahead of the international discount event today, 24 November. It comes as the…

Fashion and homeware retailer Joe Browns is opening its first store in its home city of Leeds at the White Rose Shopping Centre on 2 December 2023. The 3,000 sq ft store will showcase “the very best the retailer has to offer” across womenswear, menswear and home, carrying some 400 lines. It marks the retailer’s…

John Lewis is launching health clinics within its shops in the latest move to expand its offering in the face of tough retail trading conditions. The deparrtment store has teamed up with diagnostics firm Randox Health to set up the clinics, providing full-body health checks to identify early signs of health issues. Customers will be…

Luxury fashion brand Stella McCartney has appointed Amandine Ohayon as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 December 2023. She will succeed Gabriele Maggio, who will step down next month to “pursue other opportunities” after joining the business in October 2019. Ohayon joins Stella McCartney from luxury bridalwear brand Pronovias, where she most recently served…