"High Street Dreams High Street Dreams is a BBC television documentary series first aired in 2010 based around the development of products to sell in High Street shops and Supermarkets. The 4 episode show was aired on BBC One and BBC HD in the United Kingdom on Monday nights at 21:00. The first episode was aired on 10 May 2010 which saw The Singh Family and Muddy Boots try to find success in the food industry. Jo Malone and Nick Leslau helped them understand what they needed to do to be ready to pitch to a national retailer. The Singh"
"generation stores in 2008. In February 2010, Superdrug became a BUAV approved retailer, joining several other high street chains in pledging its own brand products will be free from animal testing. All Superdrug own label products carry the leaping bunny cruelty free logo. This does not, however, cover products made by other brands sold in the store. During 2010, Superdrug went into partnership with sister company The Perfume Shop by trialling shop in shop concessions. The partnership was tried in eleven stores of Superdrug, including; Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Bury, Glasgow, Westfield London and Kensington High Street. In January 2018, Superdrug"
"Britain by The Telegraph Donna Ida is also a Patron of Jeans for Genes and raises at least £20,000 for them each year Ida was also short listed for the WGSN Global Fashion Awards for Breakthrough Brand or Retailer 2011. Donna Ida Donna Ida is a women’s jeans store created by Donna Ida. Originally from Australia, Donna owns a string of London denim boutiques and runs clinics to help women find jeans that fit. Donna decided to open her own boutique with an emphasis on customer service and advice after experiencing poor service buying jeans in department stores. The first"
"store and one larger rebranded Woolworths store. Both stores stock a similar range of products. The same situation occurs in Napier whereby there are two Countdown Stores directly across the road from each other. In terms of branding, the pre-existing Countdowns (Countdown stores existing before the initial rebranding) generally still retain the old style logo (although some have been updated) but the rebranded Woolworth/Foodtown stores have been updated to display the new style logo. On 10 December 2012, Countdown launches its first Countdown branded in-store Pharmacy. On 3 November 2014, Countdown began selling low-cost travel and life insurance through a"
"licenses originally granted by Unilever remained in existence. On 6 July 2011 the company launched two collections of egg pendants, including a dozen high jewellery egg pendants. These were the first to have been made by a Fabergé reunited with the family since 1917. In November 2011 Fabergé was being sold in the Fine Jewellery Room at Harrods in London's Knightsbridge and later in the month Fabergé opened its own boutique on Grafton Street in the heart of London's Mayfair. In May 2012 Fabergé opened its own boutique on New York's Madison Avenue. In 2012, Brian Gilbertson's and a related"
"with the new High and Mighty look. The online fashion retailer N Brown announced plans in June 2018 to close all 20 of its high street stores in the UK. The stores, trading under the names High & Mighty, Jacamo and Simply Be, have now closed with the loss of 270 jobs. High and Mighty (clothing) High and Mighty is a clothing retail chain for tall and/or wide men in the United Kingdom. After having been family-owned for more than fifty years, it was sold to mailorder group N Brown in September 2009. The company was founded in Hull in"
"criticised Lush and Body Shop for implying that some cosmetics on sale elsewhere in Britain were still tested on animals, despite an EU-wide ban coming into force in 2013 (for which Lush had campaigned) which made it illegal to sell toiletries and make-up in the EU which had been tested on animals anywhere in the world. The following year it was criticised for insensitivity when it stocked a new product, ""Lavender Hill Mob"" – a brand of incense inspired by the 2011 London Riots, featuring a graphic of a burning building. Controversy arose when it was noted that this effort"
"January 2013. In June 2011, the company launched its first TV ad campaign, which aired across UK digital channels including ITV2, E4, More4 and Sky News. Aurum Holdings is the UK’s largest luxury jeweller and owns retailers such as Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb and Watches of Switzerland. It purchased the company in 2014. In April 2017, the company began selling sunglasses from designer brands including Ray-Ban, Nike and Emporio Armani. In March 2011, the company partnered with Casio to raise relief funds for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. In September 2016, the company worked with Guess watches and the"
"opened as Poundstretcher after Instore plc was acquired by the Crown Crest Group. In September 2012, the group had 400 stores in the United Kingdom. In September 2009, Poundstretcher's new branding was revealed. A new logo and slogan was created, entitled; """"Poundstretcher: Look What's New Instore!"""" and; """"Welcome To The Original Value Store"""". Larger stores are now called Poundstretcher Extra. Since 2011, the slogan is """"every penny counts..."""" In May 2011, the company bought Alworths. On 6 February 2012, Poundstretcher acquired 20 stores from the UGO chain, after it was placed in administration. In September 2012, it was announced that"
"its first store under the Superdry name in Covent Garden in London in 2004. Under Theo Karpathios, a nationwide then global expansion of Superdry took place. The business floated on the London Stock Exchange in March 2010. Dunkerton appeared in the ""Sunday Times"" Rich List 2010, and was estimated to be worth £180m. The company issued a profits warning and placed its store opening plans under review in February 2012; the share price quickly dropped by 18%. On 22 October 2014, it was announced that Dunkerton stepped down as CEO of Superdry and was replaced by Euan Sutherland, the ex-CEO"
"2017 movie ""Wonder Woman"" as the shop where Steve Trevor takes Princess Diana to give her a more contemporary appearance to blend in. Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom, operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. The flagship store on London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and opened 15 March 1909. Other Selfridges stores opened in the Trafford Centre (1998) and Exchange Square (2002) in Manchester, and in the Bullring in Birmingham (2003)."
"minutes.The fashion retailer had agreed to host the pop-up with Penguin, to help launch the book Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies) with products for sale supporting the UN charity Girl Up. Topshop Topshop (originally Top Shop) is a British multinational fashion retailer of clothing, shoes, make-up and accessories. It has around 500 shops worldwide – of which some 300 are in the UK – plus online operations in a number of its markets. Its current CEO is Ian Grabiner, and it is part of the Arcadia Group, which is controlled by Sir Philip Green. Topshop started as a"
"to London. Anderson began his career working as a visual merchandiser for Prada, working for Manuela Pavesi. He launched his own menswear collection shortly after in 2008. His first collection under the JW Anderson label received critical acclaim. In 2010, Anderson received sponsorship from the British Fashion Council's Newton committee and subsequently produced his first catwalk collection at London Fashion Week. The rising success of Anderson's JW Anderson label allowed him to secure a second NewGen sponsorship and led to a collaboration with high-street retailer, Topshop in 2012. The collaboration was a collection of limited-edition items, known as the JW"
"Street in autumn-winter 2010, worn by celebrities including Holly Willoughby, Natalie Imbruglia and Courtney Love. In January 2011, Daisy Lowe, daughter of Pearl confirmed that she was designing swimwear for spring to summer 2011. Currently, they have not signed with either Pearl or Daisy Lowe. Branded as ""Peacocks London"", Peacocks has more than 200 franchise outlets outside United Kingdom, in Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Kuwait, Malta, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates. Peacocks (clothing) Peacocks is a fashion retail chain based in Cardiff, Wales. The chain is a part of the group"
"High and Mighty (clothing) High and Mighty is a clothing retail chain for tall and/or wide men in the United Kingdom. After having been family-owned for more than fifty years, it was sold to mailorder group N Brown in September 2009. The company was founded in Hull in 1956 by tailor Bernard Levy, as a mailorder company. The company's first store was opened in Edgware Road in London in 1959 as Northern Outsize Menswear, soon followed by several more stores. The company changed its name to High and Mighty in the 1970s, and in 1979 it opened stores in New"
"Trinity Walk Trinity Walk is a shopping centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. England. Opened on 6 May 2011, Wakefield Council describe it as ""the most important City Centre development for more than 20 years."" Trinity Walk is 500,000 sq ft partially enclosed shopping centre with over 55 stores and 1000 car parking spaces, with access from Wakefield’s inner city ring road (A61) and the main bus station. The centre contains major stores, including an 8,500 m² Sainsbury's and a 9,000 m² Debenhams, and retailers Next, New Look, Top Man Topshop and H&M and Pandora. The centre recorded its record year"
"and Disney Store headquarters. In early June 2011, Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney announced that Disney Stores would open two Disney Baby Stores, one on each coast while indicating Gelndale had already been chosen. Disney Consumer Products had reached out to new mothers and new born through Our365 company by giving a Disney Cuddly Bodysuit as a part of the hospital sample goods. This is a part of a larger push across the Walt Disney Company as Disney Junior block launched a new series in 2011, while the 24-hour Disney Junior cable channel launched in 2012. On September 6,"
"Wellworths outlets in 1996. This was to distinguish from larger Wellworths stores which were acquired by Safeway Stores (Ireland), a joint venture between Fitzwilton and Safeway (UK). In due course, the Wellworths name was entirely dropped. SuperValu previously operated supermarkets in larger Roches Stores locations under the name ""SuperValu at Roches Stores"" for many years. Superquinn was bought by the Musgrave Group, parent of SuperValu in 2011. In August 2013 it was announced that all Superquinn stores would be rebranded to SuperValu with all the existing stores eventually changed to SuperValu by February 2014. As a result, SuperValu became the"
"old Greenhill School – the site of which is now occupied by Marks & Spencer. St Anns (shopping centre) St Anns is a shopping centre in London Borough of Harrow, which is located between St. Anns Road and College Road of Harrow Town Centre, opposite Harrow On The Hill Station. The shopping mall was officially opened by Diana, Princess of Wales on 18 November, 1987. St Anns is home to over 40 high street brands including H&M, Primark, M&S, Boots and WHSmith along with a dedicated food court on the second floor. Many buildings were demolished to make way for"
"notable people, including The Duchess of York. In 2016, a Gala was held by Chopard and hosted by Naomie Harris. The Duchess of York was again in attendance. In April 2016, the campaign held its first Lady Garden 5k, which took place in Battersea Park, London. Since 2015 onwards, various fashion icons and companies have designed accessories and clothing to promote the Fund and its campaigns. It notably signed an agreement with the retailer Topshop to sell Lady Garden hoodies during Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. In early 2017, Marloe London also designed a scarf for the Gynaecological Cancer Fund.. The"
"many stores including Stem florist, Parchment, La Senza, Game, Warehouse and Clinton Cards. However Abercrombie & Fitch Co brand Hollister and Cath Kidston have opened stores in 2012. Upmarket department store chain John Lewis opened a new department store in a small expansion to the centre. It opened on 12 October 2012. Criticism has been recognised by the media about the use of tracking technologies employed by the centre to provide near real-time location data of mobile phones within the complex. The system was provided by the retail metrics firm Path Intelligence in 2008, and gathers data by intercepting TMSI"
"are sold for £1, giving them an advantage over single-priced competitors such as Poundland and Poundworld. Since September 2012, some stores have also been selling National Lottery goods. During the period 2008 to 2016, the retailer underwent a significant store expansion, increasing their outlets from 20 to over 500 throughout this period, with at least one new store opening every week as of 2016. The business operates 500 high street and out of town stores across the United Kingdom as of 2019, as well as 49 stores under the Jawoll and HAFU brands in Germany. In June 2014, the business"
"its head offices to the largest unit in Yorkshire's main warehousing and distribution base. It also opened an overseas office in Shanghai during this period. In October 2013, Poundworld partnered with the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity, which it had already supported during 2013's Great Daffodil Appeal. To date, the company has raised in excess of £900,000 to help care for those (and their families) living with a terminal illness. In November 2013, Poundworld opened its first multi-price retail store, in Walsall, under the name Bargain Buys. Bargain Buys was originally named (and briefly traded as) Discount UK, with the"
"and starred Brazilian model Emanuela de Paula and Spanish actor Jon Kortajarena. Africa Asia Europe Oceania Next plc Next (), styled as next, is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer headquartered in Enderby, Leicestershire. It has around 700 stores, of which 519 are in the United Kingdom, and over 200 across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in the United Kingdom, having overtaken Marks & Spencer in early 2012 and 2014. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The"
"the U.S. and Canada in Brent Cross, London. In December 2008 Hollister Co. opened its second store in the UK in Westfield London and a third at the upmarket Bluewater shopping centre, Kent, UK. Further more, after the success of the UK HCo. stores in London, the first Hollister store outside London was opened on May 14, 2009 in WestQuay Shopping centre in Southampton, its fifth UK store was opened in Milton Keynes at the beginning of 2010. There are also Hollister stores in Sheffield's Meadowhall shopping centre, Norwich's Chapelfield shopping centre, Birmingham's Bull Ring, Manchester's Trafford Centre mall, Solihull's"
"to all Asda stores, after initial trials began in some London area stores in 2012. Following the takeover by Walmart, several ""Asda Walmart Supercentres"" have been opened, creating some of the largest hypermarkets in the United Kingdom. Since 2006, all new Supercentres have been solely branded as ""Asda Supercentre"" without the Walmart branding. The first Supercentre with a sales area of opened in Patchway, Bristol in the summer of 2000. The first Scottish Supercentre opened in Livingston, in 2001. The Bletchley, Milton Keynes Supercentre which opened in November 2005 is currently the largest Asda Supercentre with a net sales floor"
"in social causes and public service. In Summer 2011, the company entered into a long-term partnership with the Not For Sale organization and launched a T-shirt line whose profits go toward combating human trafficking. Later that year, AllSaints released a short documentary titled ""Voices of the Cloth"" intended to promote British design and manufacturing. The company currently sponsors eight scholarships in MSc International Fashion Marketing to the Glasgow Caledonian University, London. AllSaints AllSaints is a British fashion retailer headquartered in London, UK. AllSaints sells menswear, womenswear apparel, footwear, and accessories in 232 stores, and has approximately 3,200 employees across 27"
"Poundland Poundland is a British variety store chain founded in 1990, selling most items at the single price of £1, including clearance items and proprietary brands. The first pilot store opened in December 1990 following numerous rejections by landlords who had reservations about allowing a single-price store to operate, fearing it could adversely affect the local competition. An estimated 7 million customers shopped in Poundland every week in 2016, many being female shoppers in the C1, C2, D and E categories (the working classes in a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom). The retailer expanded into Europe"
"Meadow Bank Outlet Store in Edinburgh became the model for all the Marks and Spencer Outlet shop in the early months of 2010. There are now also stores which combine a mainline M&S store and an Outlet store to create a store which offers both the main current full-price M&S ranges and the discounted Outlet ranges: one such store is at the Lewisham Shopping Centre, where the previously closed upper level of the M&S store was reopened in January 2009 as an Outlet format sub-store; M&S launched a convenience format, branded ""Simply Food"" in 2001, with the first stores opening"
"and a blue upper layer which can also hold the netbooks. Chrome Zone Chrome Zone is a retail store owned by the internet search company Google. , one branch operates inside the PC World located on Tottenham Court Road in, London, England, opened in late September 2011, and another based in Essex, England opened on October 7 of the same year. Chrome Zone sells Chromebooks, laptops that run the Chrome OS, and accessories. , no further Chrome Zone locations have been opened besides the two in England. In a statement released by the Google UK Head of Consumer Marketing Arvind"
"sale of fur in its United Kingdom stores following a decade-long embargo. The decision attracted much criticism, focusing on the way animals were treated. The company denied allegations of cruelty and insisted its furs are ethically sourced from reputable suppliers. Harvey Nichols Harvey Nichols, founded in 1831, is a luxury British department store chain with a flagship store in Knightsbridge, London. It sells fashion collections for men and women, fashion accessories, beauty products, wine and food. In 1831 Benjamin Harvey opened a linen shop in a terraced house on the corner of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street in London. In 1835"
"British Pattern Design 2011. Label co-founder Frieda Gormley previously worked as a buyer at Topshop. House of Hackney products range from eiderdowns and dressing screens to fine bone china and lampshades. The label expanded its product range to include retail fashion after US concept store Opening Ceremony invited House of Hackney to create a clothing collection in the brands signature prints. Having started off as an interiors brand, Javvy Royle and Frieda Gormley took their homeware prints into the garment realm. Along with a permanent space at Liberty (department store) House of Hackney opened its flagship store in the heart"
"St Anns (shopping centre) St Anns is a shopping centre in London Borough of Harrow, which is located between St. Anns Road and College Road of Harrow Town Centre, opposite Harrow On The Hill Station. The shopping mall was officially opened by Diana, Princess of Wales on 18 November, 1987. St Anns is home to over 40 high street brands including H&M, Primark, M&S, Boots and WHSmith along with a dedicated food court on the second floor. Many buildings were demolished to make way for the centre, including Heathfield School for Girls, which moved to Pinner in 1982, and the"