All Whistles articles
With a focus on contemporary fashion, Whistles has an international presence, an uses personalisation to create a fuller multichannel offer.
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Phase Eight owner TFG completes £90m refinancing
TFG London, the owner of fashion brands Phase Eight, Whistles and Hobbs, has secured £90m in funding to support its growth strategy.
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Phase Eight owner poised to snap up Joules
Foschini, the owner of fashion retailers Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles, is close to buying bust counterpart Joules from administrators.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Whistles (SWOT)
Whistles has been repositioned as a stylish, contemporary brand with new owners The Foschini Group (TFG) keen to retain these credentials.
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Whistles (Overview)
Fashion retailer Whistles has been owned by The Foschini Group (TFG), the South African retail giant that also owns Phase Eight and Hobbs, since 2016. The three brands form the TFG London division.
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Whistles (Financials)
Whistles saw its total sales edge up 3.8% to £73.7m in the year to 25 March 2023 (FY2022). The fashion retailer said it saw a resurgence of in-store shopping behaviour with store footfall continuing an “upward trend”.
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Hobbs boss to take dual role as Whistles MD steps down
Whistles boss Helen Williamson is to take early retirement after nearly six years with the retailer.
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Future Leaders
Analysis: Seven women that are shaping the future of retail
To celebrate International Women’s Day this Sunday, we take a look at the women who are changing the retail sector.
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TFG management reshuffle as Hobbs’ Meg Lustman exits
The Foschini Group London is reshuffling its management team as Hobbs chief executive Meg Lustman exits.
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Analysis
The disruptors: The bridal businesses catering for millennials
The once stagnant bridal market is changing fast. In Retail Week’s latest instalment of ‘The Disruptors’ series, we profile the retailers shaking up bridalwear.
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Whistles losses shrink but sales remain flat
Whistles has reported shrinking losses on flat sales during its first year under new ownership.
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Hobbs bought by Phase Eight and Whistles owner Foschini
Phase Eight and Whistles owner The Foschini Group (TFG) has acquired upmarket womenswear retailer Hobbs for an undisclosed sum.
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Breakfast briefing: Damsel in a Dress and Irish sales
Retail news round-up: Foschini group acquires Damsel in a Dress, and Irish retail sales down at Christmas
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Whistles losses spiralled before Foschini takeover
Whistles recorded full-year losses of £2.9m before its recent takeover by South African retail group Foschini, accounts at Companies House have revealed.
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Phase Eight profits and sales rise following Foschini acquisition
Phase Eight’s sales and profits have risen following its acquisition by South African retail group Foschini in January 2015.
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Whistles boss Jane Shepherdson exits in wake of new ownership
Whistles boss Jane Shepherdson has exited the fashion brand and retailer six months after it was sold to South Africa’s Foschini Group.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five things that retailers can learn from Pret
Founded by Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham as a sandwich shop in 1986, Pret is now on nearly every major British high street.
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Breakfast briefing: Sports Direct and British high street brands
Retail round-up: Sports Direct minimum wage investigation, British high street retailers to ban use of feathers
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Phase Eight owner The Foschini Group buys Whistles for undisclosed sum
Phase Eight’s South African owner The Foschini Group has bought fashion retailer Whistles for an undisclosed sum, boosting its expansion plans.
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Analysis
Analysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK in 2016
Our list of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK highlights businesses that are not only increasing the scale of their operations, but are also doing so profitably.
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Whistles boss Jane Shepherdson hires KPMG to find new investors
Whistles chief executive Jane Shepherdson is on the hunt for a new investor for the fashion retailer, according to reports.