Shares in luxury handbag and leather goods firm Mulberry soared today after it said full-year profits will be “substantially” better than expected thanks to sales of its new Mitzy and Daria handbags.
The Mall Bristol in Broadmead is holding an Open Day this week to give entrepreneurs the chance to find out more about opening their own business in the heart of the city centre.
Campaigners against the exploitation of workers in the Third World are to hold a demonstration at the opening of the new Primark store in Broadmead. Bristol-based organisation Labour Behind the Label and the anti-poverty charity War on Want claim the clothes sold by Primark are made by workers in Bangladesh earning seven pence an hour for up to 80-hour weeks.
Eight per cent of the shop units in Bristol’s Cabot Circus shopping centre, which opened last September, were still empty by the end of June, co-owner Hammerson said today. The figure emerged today as the commercial property group revealed the impact of the recession on its developments.
Woolworths relaunches today as a web-only retailer geared toward British families, Brand Republic reports. Woolworths.co.uk has been developed around four main product categories: Toys; Kidswear; Entertainment; and Party. In keeping with tradition, consumers will also be able to order Pic ‘N’ Mix sweets online.
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