Retail
- BusinessAOL
Oasis and Warehouse collapse hitting 2,000 workers
Struggling fashion chains Oasis and Warehouse have collapsed into administration as the latest high street names to fail during the coronavirus lockdown. Around 2,000 workers across 92 stores and 437 concessions are affected, although
2-min read - BusinessAOL
Timeline: The death of the UK's high street
Mothercare has become the latest UK retailer to feel the pressure of the recent downturn affecting the high street. The baby product business has announced plans to appoint administrators for the UK retail arm after years of tumbling sales and
1-min read - HealthYahoo Life UK
Primark fans camp outside to guarantee entry to 'largest ever store' in Birmingham
It comes complete with a beauty studio, barbershop and Disney cafe.
- BusinessAOL
Mike Ashley slams Debenhams administration as ‘national scandal’
Mike Ashley has called the administration of Debenhams a "national scandal" and called for the process to be reversed after the retailer's lenders seized control. The so-called pre-pack administration wipes out the stakes held by
3-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Life UK
Zara's new logo isn't a hit with shoppers: 'You forgot the spaces'
"Seriously, what the hell???"
- EntertainmentYahoo Finance UK
Why Louis Vuitton's parent company bagged a hotel chain
Louis Vuitton's parent company LVMH bagged itself a deal on Friday, buying the global hotel group Belmond for $2.6bn.
- EntertainmentThe Independent
'It's just disgusting': Ted Baker alleged forced hugs causes outrage
Staff at Ted Baker have called for an end to the “forced hugging” that they claim is endorsed by the company’s founder and chief executive, Ray Kelvin, 62, arguing that it fosters a workplace culture in which sexual harassment goes unchallenged. An online petition to “scrap” the unusual practice also accuses Kelvin of making “sexual innuendos at staff” and “stroking people’s necks” and has garnered more than 2,300 signatures. The fashion chain has denied allegations of such misconduct in a sta