Latest data from retail expert Springboard reveals footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +3.3% last week from the week before. Footfall also rose in all three destination types. However,
My Little Green Wardrobe is a new website selling children’s clothes and apparel sourced from sustainable and ethical brands only. Each independent children’s brand has been hand-picked and vetted to
British fashion and luxury goods retailer Browns has introduced Browns Kidswear, an edit it has titled ‘Honey, I Shrunk The Fashion’. Alongside its curated seasonal offering for grown-ups, Browns Kidswear
Earlier this spring, H&M launched a global initiative to support today’s role models - kids. The new initiative aims to find and empower role models making progress on social equality,
Retail expert Springboard is forecasting UK footfall will rise by +19.7% this week following ‘Freedom Day’ today, as Covid restrictions such as face coverings and social distancing are no longer
London-based baby and kids’ brand, Fabric Flavours, has opened a new two-storey concept store in Hampstead, North West London. Customers can now shop the brand’s full collection in-store, which includes signature
Nursery and childrenswear retailer Mamas & Papas is stepping up its international growth after signing new overseas partnerships across Central and Eastern Europe. The Huddersfield headquartered company, which designs and manufactures
Knowledge, time and fear are the key barriers preventing the 72% of UK independent retailers that aren't active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook; despite 66% of
After over a year of social distancing measures, new research suggests the enforced shift to digital gifting caused by Covid-19 is here to stay, with gifting through online channels skyrocketing
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is calling on the Government to provide more support for indie businesses forced to close if staff have to self-isolate. Following the Prime Minister's recent
Luxury retailer Harvey Nichols has selected its Leeds store as one of several across the country to stock the company’s first-ever range for children. Leeds will stock 25 kidswear brands and over 700 different
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is supporting this weekend's Independents' Day UK with a special membership offer. Bira is offering three-months' free membership to retailers who sign up between 2-5
Sports retailer Decathlon UK has opened a concession store at Tesco’s Culverhouse Cross supermarket near Cardiff. This is Decathlon’s first store opening in Wales, as the company continues to expand
After seeing increased consumer demand when stores reopened in April, Clarks Kids has launched six brand new shop-in-shops. The spaces are located at John Lewis stores throughout the UK as
The team behind Local Rewards is searching for 3,600 people around the UK to become champions of their local high street. The search is being launched in the run-up to
The John Lewis Partnership is introducing new support for working families by becoming the first UK retailer to launch six months’ equal parenthood paid leave. Plus, two weeks’ paid leave
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) welcomes the Government’s agreement to extend its rent moratorium into March 2022. The extension, announced on 16 June, follows extensive lobbying from Bira, which met with
Organic and ethical babywear retailer Hugo & Me has launched a search for Britain’s cutest cover model. As well as becoming the new face of Hugo & Me, the modelling
Over eight in ten (84%) online shoppers would stop using a retailer after a bad returns experience. That’s according to new research from Klarna, which highlights the power of returns
Kathryns, a Liverpool childrenswear boutique and third-generation family business, has reopened following a ram raid in February. The attack saw criminals use a car to enter the front of the
Retailers looking to optimise their ecommerce offerings must reassess their approach to personalisation and ensure they are not pursuing a “one-size-fits-all” strategy, according to global ecommerce platform provider Kooomo. Kooomo advises
