Dune

Dune is a London-based, specialist footwear and accessories retailer that is positioned in the upper-end of the mass-market footwear market and tries to project itself as a lifestyle brand. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Dune and the fashion sector.

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Interview
Interview: Dune founder Daniel Rubin on 50 years of shoe making
2025-11-07T15:18:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
One of the last men standing in British high street footwear, Daniel Rubin has spent the last 50 years immersed in what he describes as the complicated and expensive industry, first as an importer and now as the man behind one of the biggest specialist retailers in the country.
News
Dune founder: ‘The UK is not an exciting place to do business’
2025-10-30T14:25:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Dune founder Daniel Rubin has criticised the government for failing to keep its promise to boost growth, stating: “The UK is just not an exciting place to do business.”
Feature
Cotswolds Designer Outlet: The new retail destination aiming to be accessible to everyone
2025-08-01T06:30:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
A brand new designer outlet has opened in the English countryside in what has been described as the “only major retail destination opening in the UK in 2025”. Retail Week was the first to visit the Cotswolds Designer Outlet shortly after its launch to discover what it has to offer shoppers.

More on Dune

Analysis

Where are retailers on their hyper-personalisation journeys?

2024-11-06T07:00:00+00:00Promotional research for Qoeda, By Ben Sillitoe

All retailers are playing around with personalisation, but the rise of AI brings even more opportunities with the right strategy in place. We interview retailers including Osprey London, DFS and Dune to find out how they’re making progress

News

Dune has swung to a loss in ‘challenging’ year

2024-10-31T16:13:00+00:00By Chloe Mills

Footwear and accessories retailer Dune has swung to a loss for the full year despite a resilient sales performance amid a “challenging and unpredictable” market.

Dune sale process slows despite ‘multiple offers’
2023-11-13T11:45:00+00:00By Chloe Mills
From source to sale: How retailers are making sense of sustainability
2023-08-31T05:00:00+01:00By Megan Dunsby
Dune partners with Reskinned in latest sustainability push
2023-07-05T13:54:00+01:00By Chloe Mills
Dune hires KPMG to find new investors for ‘exciting growth opportunities’
2023-03-13T17:05:00+00:00By Chloe Mills

Dune makes rescue bid for LK Bennett
2019-03-28T07:22:00+00:00By Luke Tugby
Data: The UK's top 30 multichannel retailers
2017-09-26T06:00:00+01:00Promotional research for Brother UK, By Philip Wiggenraad
Today in retail: Desert boots on the Somerset ground
2017-07-03T16:33:00+01:00By Becky Waller-Davies
Dune boss John Egan steps down for non-executive role
2017-07-03T14:48:00+01:00By Grace Bowden

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