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Revenues up but losses double at Selfridges’ parent company

Cambridge Retail Group Holding, alongside its UK and European subsidiaries Selfridges, Ireland-based Brown Thomas Arnotts and the Netherlands’ de Bijenkorf, has filed its financial statements for the year to 3 February 2024, with department stores and online retailing at the core of its activities. There was some positivity in the report, with...

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Jigsaw expands presence in Ireland with Brown Thomas

British womenswear brand Jigsaw has partnered with department store chain Brown Thomas to expand its presence in the Irish market. Jigsaw’s womenswear collection is now available as a concession in the Limerick and Blanchardstown branches of Brown Thomas, as well as online at brownthomas.com. The partnership aims to enhance Jigsaw's presence in...

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Irish retailers brace themselves as ex-Hurricane Ophelia makes landfall

London - A number of Irish retailers and businesses will remain closed on Monday following a red weather warning as the country braces itself for what is said to be the worst storm in 50 years. A severe weather warning is in place for today from 6 am to 12 am as former Hurricane Ophelia hits, with retailers including Dunnes Stores, Arnotts and...

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Irish retailer Brown Thomas enjoys 60 percent jump in profits

“Our business is only about level with last year. But it’s all to play for in the run-up to Christmas,” summed up Stephen Sealey, managing director of Brown Thomas, the results of the company. The upscale Irish fashion retailer enjoyed a strong fiscal year 2015, with sales rising by 11 percent and underlying profit increasing by more than 60...

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Selfridges taps Chris May for new role

British department store group Selfridges has tapped Chris May as its first group business development director. May, who is the former business development director at Chanel, is set to take on his new role at Selfridges on December 1, when he will be reporting to Paul Kelly, group managing director. In his new role, May will offer support to...

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Selfridges injects 300 million pounds into Oxford Street flagship store

Department store group Selfridges has revealed plans to inject 300 million pounds into the renovation of its London flagship store, located on Oxford Street. The group's iconic flagship store currently reports over 20 million local and international visitors per year and aims to increasethat number by 10 percent with its renovation plans. The...

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Brown Thomas to refurb Dublin store

Irish department store group Brown Thomas is planning to invest up to 9 million euros next year to refurbish the ground floor of its flagship store on Grafton Street in Dublin. The group, which operates four department stores across Ireland, is going to spend the money on revamping the accessories department, as well as add a new beauty hall....

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Brown Thomas goes Multi-Channel

Luxury department store Brown Thomas has announced plans to launch their first e-commerce website, which will also be available via mobile platform by the end of November. Part of the Selfridges Group, the company stated that they will be working closely alongside with Onstate and Venda, e-commerce building experts to create a premier sites for...

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Brown Thomas to launch revamped store

Brown Thomas, the luxury Irish department store, will unveil its refurbished Dublin flagship store next week. The department store is will house a new menswear department and "behind-the-scenes spaces" utilised to increase retail floor space, reported The Sunday Business Post. There will also be luxury jewellers on the ground floor, where...