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Christmas windows from around the world

With Christmas fast approaching, FashionUnited has rounded up the best of this year’s festive window displays at iconic department stores across the world, from Selfridges in London to Printemps in Paris and Saks in New York. Selfridges, London Selfridges have transformed 15 windows at its Oxford Street, London store into a must-see festive...

Dec 1, 2022

Retail |In Pictures

Pangaia opens permanent space in Selfridges

Materials science company Pangaia has opened a permanent concession at Selfridges, London to solidify the brand’s presence in the British capital, following the success of its experimental pop-up in 2021. The ‘World of Pangaia’ retail installation has been designed to offer an immersive experience rooted in innovation and exploration, as well as...

Nov 15, 2022

People

Selfridges buying and merchandising director to exit

Sebastian Manes, the buying and merchandising director for women’s, kids, accessories, beauty, food and restaurants at Selfridges, is leaving the business. Manes joined the luxury department store chain in 2004 as senior buyer for ladies accessories before being promoted to his current role in 2011. He is leaving the business at the end of the...

Nov 1, 2022

Retail

Selfridges launches kidswear rental offer

Luxury department store Selfridges has revealed an expansion of its rental offer, with it now set to launch its first Kidswear Rental collection. The curated edit spans occasion-wear, outerwear, streetwear and accessories, with each piece having been selected by the retailer’s buying team. Brands in the collection include the likes of Self...

Oct 25, 2022

Retail

Selfridges extends partnership with kidswear resale platform into new stores

Selfridges has announced it will be extending its partnership with Kidswear Collective, a pre-loved kidswear consignment platform, to bring it into its other locations. In March 2020, the retailer first opened the resale offer as a three-month pop-up in its Oxford Street flagship store’s kidswear department. The partnership was initially...

Sept 23, 2022

Retail

Selfridges' new owners could expand UK store estate

The new owners of iconic department store chain Selfridges could open the retailer’s first new UK stores for almost two decades. Late last year, it was revealed that Selfridges Group would be sold to Thailand’s Central Group and Austrian-based property company Signa Holding, with each company taking a 50 percent stake. In an interview with the...

Sept 19, 2022

Retail

Selfridges’ new owner reveals plans to develop and expand luxury store portfolio

Central Group, the new owners of department store Selfridges, has revealed plans to develop and expand on its luxury strategy over the coming years. The group oversees an international department store portfolio spanning 11 countries and 16 luxury flagships, including Germany’s KaDeWe, the Netherlands-based De Bijenkorf and Rinascente Rome...

Sept 9, 2022

BusinessFeatured

Selfridges outlines ambitious new sustainability targets to ‘reinvent retail’

Luxury department store Selfridges has published its first annual ‘Project Earth’ report in which it has detailed a number of ambitious targets that it hopes will reinvent retail and steer its business towards a net-zero future. Its publication comes two years after the retailer launched its sustainability strategy Project Earth which initially...

Sept 2, 2022

Business

Selfridges buyer raises 750 million euros to support luxury real estate

Signa Prime Selection AG, the luxury real estate arm of Signa Holding Group, has reportedly raised 750 million euros in fresh equity as its billionaire founder Rene Benko and his co-investors look to double down on the European market. According to a statement for investors shared with Bloomberg, the firm has raised its capital by 12 percent....

Aug 26, 2022

Retail

Alannah Weston hopes new Selfridges owners make it a space to dream up a brighter future

As Selfridges ends its operational era under the Weston family, the question arises if the new Thai and Austrian owners will prove to change the course of retail in its next iteration. Allanah Weston, who held the roles of creative director, deputy chairman and chairman said of her exit on LinkedIn: “Selfridges Group found its purpose because we...

Aug 24, 2022

BusinessFeatured

Weston family completes sale of Selfridges

The billionaire Weston Family has completed its sale of Selfridges Group to a Thai and Austrian joint venture. Last year, the Weston family agreed to sell the business to Thailand’s Central Group and Austrian-based property company Signa Holding, with each company taking a 50 percent stake. As well as owning the iconic Selfridges department...

Aug 18, 2022

Retail |In Pictures

Casablanca opens pop-up in collaboration with Selfridges

Parisian brand Casablanca has opened an aviation-inspired pop-up housed within The Selfridges Corner shop and taken over three of the department store’s main window displays. The ‘Casa Airways’ pop-up showcases an exclusive 45-piece capsule collection, featuring limited-edition azure hued bikinis, beach towels, silk scarves, graphic T-shirts,...

Aug 9, 2022