All Fat Face articles
Fat Face is a multichannel lifestyle retailer offering its own brand of clothing, footwear and accessories. It was founded in 1988 selling T-shirts at French ski resort Méribel and opened its first retail store in London in 1993. The retailer operates a chain of nearly 200 stores in the UK and a network in Ireland plus its online site. There is also a growing US business that now comprises 20 stores and a dedicated website. Fat Face is staunchly committed to full-price trading, waiting until after Christmas to start its seasonal Sale.
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Opinion‘Next’s membership of retail’s billion club is likely to be longer-lived than some’
Big-name retailers have made profits of £1bn only to fade afterward. Next looks likely to beat that trend, argues George MacDonald
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Retail Navigator AnalysisFat Face (Financials)
Following its acquisition by Next in October 2023, Fat Face Limited shortened its accounting period to 35 weeks so that it aligned with Next’s reporting period. Therefore, Retail Navigator has not provided year-on-year sales comparisons for FY2023. Fat Face delivered sales of £180.4m for the 35 weeks ended 27 January 2024 (FY2023), which the retailer said was a decline compared to sales of £195.5m for the comparative 35 weeks in the previous year. It said that “despite the external economic headwinds, the business has had a stable period”.
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NewsFat Face has swung to a loss as sales dip post Next acquisition
Fashion retailer Fat Face has swung to a loss and reported falling revenue post its acquisition by fashion giant Next last year.
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NewsAllSaints has hired a new global ecommerce director from Fat Face
Fashion retailer All Saints has appointed a former Fat Face director to head up its global ecommerce operations.
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NewsJoJo Maman Bébé poaches ex-Fat Face exec as new interim CEO
Former Fat Face chief operating officer Mark Wright is joining mother-and-baby retailer JoJo Maman Bébé as interim chief executive.
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AnalysisNext has posted weather-busting, expectation-beating results – what do the analysts say?
Fashion powerhouse Next knocked the numbers out of the park in its second quarter when full-price sales climbed 3.2% year on year.
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NewsFatFace bolsters leadership team in latest growth push
Fashion retailer FatFace has bolstered its top team and unveiled a series of changes designed to “drive future growth”, following its acquisition by Next at the end of last year.
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DataFashion retail leaders predict what future consumers will want to buy
Leaders and product bosses from New Look, The Very Group, Matalan, Bam, N Brown, Secret Sales, Fat Face and Seasalt reveal the products and trends they expect to be big news over the next three years
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VideoWatch: The retail Christmas advert round-up
No sooner had the pumpkins and Halloween costumes been removed from the shelves, than several retailers launched their Christmas campaigns.
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AnalysisFat Face: What sort of business is Next buying and where does it fit?
Although Next boss Lord Wolfson recently said he was determined not to see the fashion giant become a conglomerate-style “corporate blob”, it has snapped up another retailer.
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DataRanking: The 50 best places to work in retail
Retail has had a tough year, with in-store crime reaching concerning levels, businesses going bust and consumer sentiment low as we trudge through a cost-of-living crisis. On the front line are the retail employees who remain resilient despite a year of redundancies and sometimes appalling abuse
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NewsNext acquires Fat Face for £115m
Next has struck a deal to acquire fashion retailer Fat Face for the value of £115.2m.
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NewsNext eyes Fat Face takeover in £100m deal
Fashion giant Next is closing in on a takeover of Fat Face in a deal worth more than £100m, according to reports.
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NewsExclusive: Fat Face boss Will Crumbie says product is ‘at the heart’ of success as sales soar
Fat Face boss Will Crumbie has said product is “at the heart” of its success as the fashion retailer reported a surge in sales and profits for the full year.
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NewsN Brown bolsters fashion stable with new third-party brands
Fashion group N Brown has added Fat Face, Ted Baker, Tala and Gym King to its autumn/winter range across its three strategic brands to bolster its “already wide-ranging product offering” this season.
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DataFashion Forward: The top 30 fashion retailers by 2026
Fashion retail has experienced a turbulent time, but retailers investing in elevation, partnerships, acquisitions and focused transformation are set to win. Our Retail Week analysts reveal which retailers will lead the sector in 2026.
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NewsExclusive: Fat Face expands into Canada with three new stores
Fashion retailer Fat Face has made its Canada debut with the opening of three new stores and six more planned for later this year, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsFat Face becomes latest retailer to earn B Corp certification
Fashion retailer Fat Face has earned B Corp status, becoming one of just over 1,000 businesses and the largest fashion retailer in the UK to achieve the certification.
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NewsFat Face unveils sustainability partnership as it launches new range
Fashion retailer Fat Face has unveiled a partnership with environmental project the National Forest to launch a new collection in line with the International Day of Forests this March.