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Selfridges has announced the opening of a permanent cinema destination in its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street at the end of November. The retailer claims ‘this will be the first time that a department store anywhere in the world is to permanently accommodate such a facility. The three-screen cinema …

Selfridges is ‘going into a futuristic vision of Christmas’ for its 2019 theme: Future Fantasy. The department store group said that this year it is ‘rethinking traditional, beloved festive stories and retelling tales as old as time, but through a modern lens. Product drops in as if by magic in …

Department store group Selfridges has posted record financial results for the year ending February 3, for the fifth consecutive year. Sales reached over £1.75 billion (+11.5%) and operating profit rose to a record £181 million. The retailer said sales and operating profit growth were delivered ‘against a challenging retail backdrop, …

The September/October issue is packed with product news, retailer profiles, commentary and interviews with key industry personalities. In our Big Interview, we meet Steamer Trading Cookshop founder Ben Phillips, who shares an update on the specialist chain’s strategy. And we shine the spotlight on Harrods’ award-winning cookshop and the brand new …

Selfridges has been recognised as the Best Department Store in the World for an unprecedented fourth time, and will retain the honour until 2020. The award was given by the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) at its Global Department Store Summit, held in London on May 25. IGDS is …

The world’s first fully-functioning in-store boxing gym opened at Selfridges’ flagship branch on London’s Oxford Street on February 1. The Boxing Gym is a collaboration between the department store group and the BXR London boutique boxing club, co-founded by world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The Boxing Gym is on the …

Organiser Clarion Events has revealed details of the speaker line-up for next week’s London trade show Top Drawer. The Spring/Summer 2018 edition of the exhibition, which will be held from Sunday January 14 to Tuesday January 16 at Olympia, will feature 1,500 brands across four sectors: home, gift, craft and …

Following a successful pop up at Selfridges in May, baking duo ‘Blondies Kitchen’ have returned to the London department store to launch their first permanent milk and cookie bar in its Foodhall. The concession, which launched on September 14, serves six cookie flavours and three types of milk, plus new …

An American rapper, producer, director, actor and model called A$AP Rocky has partnered with Selfridges to create a temporary retail space in its flagship London branch. Open for just 10 days, from last Monday (October 2) to Wednesday (October 11), the AWGE Bodega (named after the international AWGE creative collective …

Selfridges will celebrate ‘the magic of the cities that we call home’ with a Christmas campaign on the theme of love across its four branches in London, Birmingham and Manchester. The department store group said it will be ‘drawing from the culture, buzz and rich history of its iconic and …