Selfridges news and archive

LFW AW21: Bethany Williams presents capsule coat collection

This London Fashion Week, sustainable fashion designer Bethany Williams used her on-scheduled slot to share her new gender-neutral capsule coat collection, exclusively for Selfridges. The short film was less of a fashion presentation, and more of a look at how the British designer works, with Williams personally introducing the collection and...

Feb. 22, 2021

Business

Selfridges profits fell 10 percent pre-Covid, but sales rose

Selfridges has reported a 10 percent drop in operating profit to 88 million pounds for the year ending 2 February 2020, just before the pandemic took a grip on the UK’s retail industry. Sales during the period increased 7 percent to 1.97 billion pounds, the company revealed in an update on Thursday. It came amid “a challenging retail backdrop...

Jan. 21, 2021

People

Selfridges & Co appoints Andrew Keith managing director

Selfridges & Co has appointed Andrew Keith as its new managing director as of February 2021. Keith joins from Hong Kong-based luxury department store chain Lane Crawford where he has been president since 2011. In that position, he has been credited with overseeing the company’s expansion into mainland China, “growing sales and nurturing talent...

Nov. 11, 2020

Retail

Selfridges teams up with Royal Mail for festive Oxford Street pop-up

Selfridges has teamed up with the Royal Mail on a Christmas partnership featuring an exclusive product range and a dedicated post office pop-up in the British department store’s London flagship. The ‘Royal Mail at Selfridges’ space within the Oxford street store is decorated as a “playful interpretation” of a postal destination and acts as a one...

Oct. 29, 2020

Fashion

Skims begins global expansion with Selfridges launch

Skims, the shapewear line founded last year by Kim Kardashian West, is expanding globally. The brand will make its international retail debut in the UK, through a new partnership with Selfridges. Selfridges ecommerce site, as well as its stores in London, Birmingham and Manchester will begin carrying Skims items on October 5. “Selfridges are...

Sep. 15, 2020

Retail

Selfridges to launch first designer rental collection

Selfridges has partnered with Hurr Collective to launch its first ever designer fashion rental collection. There are over 100 pieces in the collection from more than 40 brands and rentals will be available for 4, 8, 10 or 20 days, at discounted prices from the designer’s recommended retail price (RRP). “Hurr collective is a bit different to a...

Aug. 12, 2020

Business

Selfridges to cut 450 jobs as it faces ‘toughest year in recent history’

Selfridges has become the latest British fashion company to announce job cuts as the fallout of Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on the high street. Managing director Anne Pitcher told staff in a letter Tuesday that the company would be cutting its workforce by 14 percent - or around 450 roles. “As a creative business at the forefront of retail...

Jul. 28, 2020

Fashion

Fashion's emergency: Designers and retail executives sign open letter to transform industry practices

An open letter to the fashion community, signed by the industry’s leading creative directors, CEO’s, retail executives and brand owners, calls for transformation and a reset of its arduous calendar. Led by Belgian designer Dries van Noten and Lane Crawford chief executive Andrew Keith, the letter, published on Tuesday, appeals to bring about...

May 13, 2020

Fashion

Walpole announces nominees for 2019 awards

Selfridges, Burberry and Mulberry have all been nominated in the annual Walpole British Luxury Awards, which will take place at The Dorchester in London on November 18. The awards, which will be presented by actor Laurence Fox, will feature ten categories to celebrate the “very best high-end products and services from a diverse range of British...

Nov. 11, 2019

Retail

Fenty to open first UK pop-up at Selfridges

Fenty is opening its first physical presence in the UK with a pop-up store at Selfridges. Open from 14 to 27 October, the pop-up will present a collection of the LVMH-owned brand’s most popular pieces from each of its releases to date including accessories and shoes. “The historic department store represents the perfect platform for Fenty to...

Oct. 11, 2019

Business

Selfridges posts record sales thanks to experiential offer

Selfridges has reported a 6 percent increase in sales to 1.85 billion pounds for the year ending February, with the luxury department store chain crediting its investments in experiential spaces. The company’s operating profits were 170 million pounds, however, slightly down on the 175 million pounds from the previous year and reflective of the...

Oct. 8, 2019

Fashion

Thinx and Selfridges team up on a window display about periods

Selfridges has become the first luxury department store to feature periods in a window display. The British retailer partnered with women's underwear brand Thinx on a public, artful display at its London flagship through July 17. The window concept shows a large red balloon to symbolize periods and their symptoms of bloating and pain. There is a...

Jul. 5, 2019