Boohoo boss jumps to the defence of fashion chain’s founder before AGM

Boohoo boss jumps to the defence of founder in wake of sweat shop scandal before fast fashion chain’s AGM By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 15 June 2021 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 15 June 2021 The boss of Boohoo has launched an impassioned defence of the fast fashion chain’s founder as … Read more

Ex-Debenhams boss says he’s not to blame for the chain’s demise

Ex-Debenhams boss says he’s not to blame for the chain’s demise after his tenure left it loaded with more than £1bn of debt Rob Templeman, 63, was CEO of Debenhams for eight years until 2011.  He denied the sale-and-lease-back of 23 stores contributed to the firm’s demise  It owed £700 million to creditors when it … Read more

Fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger fall into administration

Fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger fall into administration with more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops under threat The two companies were put into administration after a two-week deadline  Jaeger runs 76 stores and concessions across the UK, and has 347 employees  Cardiff-based clothing chain Peacocks has 4,369 staff across 423 stores in UK … Read more

Furious independent traders call for clampdown on major chains

Furious independent traders have called for a clampdown on major chains like Ryman and The Range for selling ‘non-essential’ items during lockdown while smaller firms have closed.  Thousands of retailers were forced to shut alongside pubs and restaurants on Thursday when England was plunged into a four-week lockdown in a bid to stop the spread … Read more

High street chains Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home collapse into administration

High street chains Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home collapse into administration with the loss of 866 jobs and closure of 64 stores A total of 64 stores under the Edinburgh Woolen Mill and Ponden Home fascias They will remain permanently closed while remaining stores continue to trade Bosses at EWM’s other brands were granted … Read more

Drug dealers are hit by covid as lockdown disrupts their supply chains, survey says

Drug dealers are hit by covid as lockdown disrupts their supply chains with three in ten users claiming prices have increased, survey says Global Drug Survey found access to illegal drugs in UK decreased in lockdown The study of 1,173 Britons found 29 per cent said drugs were more expensive 49 per cent of cannabis … Read more

Big store chains hope for Christmas cheer amid Covid chaos

Big store chains hope for Christmas cheer amid Covid chaos: Fears ‘rule of six’ law is likely to depress demand for gifts and clothing By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 17 September 2020 Britain’s biggest store chains are pinning their hopes on a bumper … Read more

Bloody scenes as Muslims flagellate themselves with chains and blades during procession in Peshawar 

Bloody scenes as Muslims flagellate themselves with chains and blades during procession in Peshawar GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING Photos taken on the streets of Peshawar, Pakistan show a group of Shiite Muslims completing self-flagellation  For Shiite Muslims involved in the ritual, it is believed that self-flagellation washes away all of their sins The procession marked Ashura … Read more

Asos asks brands to reveal supply chains in wake of sweatshop scandal

Asos calls for clothing brands to reveal their supply chains in wake of Boohoo sweatshop scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 Asos has demanded greater transparency from brands which want to sell their clothes on its site, following an industry-wide … Read more

High streets prepare for manic Monday as chains such as Primark and John Lewis prepare to reopen

Britain’s high streets are preparing for a manic Monday as some of Britain’s biggest chains have revealed their plans to throw open their doors once again and kick-start town and city centres across the country in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. Major high street retailers such as Primark, John Lewis, and JD Sports are … Read more