All River Island articles
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GalleryStore gallery: River Island lifts lid on new ‘Boutique’ concept
River Island has opened a new fascia, named River Island Boutique, in Portsmouth.
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News
River Island swings to a loss following pandemic store closures
River Island has reported a loss following a challenging 2020 as sales tumbled during periods of enforced store closures due to the pandemic.
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Data
Data: The 50 best bosses to work for in the UK – according to employees
Three retail bosses made the list of the top 50 best CEOs to work for in the UK, according to Glassdoor’s 2021 Employee’s Choice Awards.
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Data
Data: The brands getting their Instagram strategy right – and wrong
Turning likes into like-for-like growth
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Analysis
Three ways retailers are rethinking stores for future success
Retail Week’s inaugural Stores Week, celebrating bricks and mortar, kicks off today. From The Entertainer and Dixons Carphone to Theo Paphitis Retail Group and AS Watson, retailers and brands from across the sector will reveal how they’re shaping their store strategies. Here’s a taster of what to expect.
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Prospect Analysis
River Island (Overview)
River Island is a mainstream high fashion retailer that is part of the family-owned Lewis Trust Group. It operates around 250 high street stores throughout the UK and sells online through Riverisland.com as well as sites such as Asos, Next and Very.
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River Island (SWOT)
River Island has nationwide coverage and now operates more than 20 superstores in key locations. The company also has a high profile online and on social media, which has been heightening brand awareness.
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River Island (Strategy)
Against the background of an intensely competitive UK fashion market, River Island is focusing on extending its appeal by adding new product categories and increasing its fashion credentials and speed to market.
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River Island (People)
River Island is a family owned business, with Lewis family members still in some key roles, but former Wiggle and White Company boss Will Kernan took over as chief executive in 2019.
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Prospect Analysis
Stores at River Island
River Island operates a network of around 250 eponymous stores in high-profile locations throughout the UK and ROI, but the network has been reducing in size of late.
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Prospect Analysis
Technology strategy at River Island
Fundamental changes have been taking place across River Island’s technology landscape over the past few years as the fashion retailer continues to evolve to keep up with the dramatic pace at which customers are changing.
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River Island (Financials)
Impacted by the pandemic, group sales slumped 31.7% to £600.5m in 2020, while the retailer swung into the red at both the operating and pre-tax level.
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Ecommerce at River Island
River Island is on a push to improve its digital offer across the business.
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Customer and marketing at River Island
River Island is bold when it comes to branding. Over the past few years it has successfully reinvented the River Island brand with a series of detailed initiatives that boosted its already established position to new heights of fashionability.
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Supply chain at River Island
The rise of social media and fashion bloggers means that fast fashion retailers are having to become increasingly quick and efficient in order to satisfy a more demanding customer base.
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River Island (Outlook)
While increased investment in multichannel has exerted serious pressure on the bottom line, a big proportion of River Island’s customers now use all three channels – its app, online and the stores – and are very engaged with the brand.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Key fashion players bring relevance and style to M&S
The appointments of Fiona Lambert and Anna Braithwaite provide some welcome cheer for M&S’ clothing business.
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Analysis
Data: Size matters – how top womenswear retailers rank on size availability
Analysis by Retail Week and Newton shows the extent of ‘lost sales’ from retailers not having the right range of sizes
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News
River Island to slash another 350 jobs as coronavirus continues to take toll
Fashion retailer River Island is set to slash 350 jobs across its store estate as it battles to survive the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
