UK

Toys ‘R’ Us to Add 30 New UK Shop-in-Shops via Expanded Partnership with WHSmith

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops…

Reports: Amazon Faces a 6-Day Worker Strike in April and a Class Action Lawsuit in the UK

Amazon associates at a UK warehouse reportedly plan to strike for six days in April in a dispute over pay, according to…

Amazon Faces Strikes in the UK and Germany as Workers Seek Higher Pay

Amazon is facing labor challenges outside the U.S. as workers at a Coventry, UK warehouse become the first in that country to…

Amazon Uses UK as Testing Ground for Brick-and-Mortar Formats

Slowly but surely Amazon is taking its brick-and-mortar act “across the pond,” opening several different types of physical stores in the UK….

Report: Selfridges Seeks $5.5B Sale as UK Department Stores Continue to Struggle

Selfridges’ owners have launched a formal auction to sell the department store chain, which has been valued as high as £4 billion…

Gap to Close all 81 UK Stores, Seek Franchise Partners for Other European Markets

Gap will be shuttering all 81 of its stores in the UK and Ireland by the end of September 2021 as part…

Amazon Reportedly Planning First ‘Go’ Store In UK

Amazon has opened seven cashierless Amazon Go stores across the U.S., and now the company is reportedly planning its first store across…

Staples Sells Majority Stake In European Business

Staples is selling a controlling interest in its European operations to an affiliate of private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management for $53.6…

House Of Fraser CEO Joins List Of Departing Executives

House of Fraser CEO Nigel Oddy has resigned from his position at the UK department store after less than two years. According…

American Apparel Places UK Stores In Third-Party Administration

In another troubling turn for the retailer-for-sale, American Apparel has placed its 13 UK stores in administration, a process in which a…

47% Of UK Retailers Expect Higher Holiday E-Commerce Sales

This year, UK retailers are expecting consumers to virtually fill their stockings more than ever before: 47% anticipate an increase in online…

Banana Republic Makes Its ‘Brexit.’ Will More Fashion Brands Follow?

Staples isn’t the only retailer experiencing brick-and-mortar malaise in the UK. Gap will shutter all eight of its UK Banana Republic stores…

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