Fashion Retailer Bank To Expand

Up-and-coming UK fashion retailer Bank has announced plans to expand from its current 20 stores to 50 over the next five years. The company, with stores currently located in the midlands and the north, has been encouraged by strong trading, as well as customer response to a new store format developed for the retailer by designers Dalziel and Pow.

Bank's sales more than doubled in the its last financial year, with managing director Damian Scarlett also announcing a 10% increase in like-for-like sales over the 13 weeks to May 1.