All Peacocks articles
Fashion chain Peacocks was established in 1884 as a Warrington-based family business, before the company was moved to Cardiff, Wales, in the 1940s and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1999. A management buyout in 2021, led by chief operating officer Steve Simpson and backed by Philip Day, saved 200 stores and 2,000 jobs.
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NewsPeacocks is back in credit after closing stores ‘irreversibly impacted’ by the pandemic
Discount fashion retailer Peacocks has made a return to profitability following strategic store closures and the launch of a new website.
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NewsPeacocks bought out of administration, 2,000 jobs saved
Peacocks has been bought out of administration by a consortium of investors led by Edinburgh Woollen Mill’s chief operating officer Steve Simpson.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill brands Jaeger and Peacocks appoint administrators
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has appointed administrators for Jaeger and Peacocks.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill falls into administration, 2,500 jobs at risk
Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) has appointed administrators as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic hammers its business performance.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill to seek extended protection from creditors
Edinburgh Woollen Mill is likely to seek a 10-day extension of protection from creditors as the owners seek to save as much of the business as they can.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill tycoon Philip Day plots bid to buy back Peacocks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill tycoon Philip Day is plotting a bid to save budget fashion chain Peacocks and jettison the rest of the group.
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NewsPeacocks’ owner Edinburgh Woollen Mill teeters on brink of administration
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, the retail group controlled by billionaire tycoon Philip Day, is poised to collapse into administration.
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NewsPeacocks sale on cards as owner Day seeks valuation
The billionaire owner of Edinburgh Woollen Mill has asked for a valuation of the Peacocks business, potentially triggering a sale.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Coronavirus – the devastating impact on fashion’s supply chain
As shuttered fashion retailers cancel orders, suppliers around the world face a bleak future. Grace Bowden looks at the impact of the coronavirus crisis on retail’s supply chain.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill adds pandemic clauses to new Bonmarché leases
Edinburgh Woollen Mill is inserting pandemic clauses into new leases it is signing with landlords on Bonmarche stores after it bought the retailer out of administration.
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AnalysisData: The UK’s 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved UK retailers for gender pay equality.
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NewsPeacocks set to buy Bonmarché out of administration
Peacocks is poised to buy Bonmarché out of administration after being identified as the peferred bidder for the embattled business.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill suffers profit fall
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has posted a decline in full-year profits as it confronted challenging trading conditions.
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NewsPeacocks: Payment changes have ‘nothing to do’ with market
Peacocks has hit out at suggestions it is in poor financial health after it instituted new payment terms for suppliers.
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AnalysisAshley vs Day: The tycoons who clashed over HoF
Philip Day and Mike Ashley came head-to-head in the battle to save House of Fraser, with the latter eventually triumphing after a £90m swoop.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill reveals rising profits and sales
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has revealed that profits and sales both grew in the year in which it acquired Austin Reed, Country Casuals and Viyella.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Edinburgh Woollen Mill and more
Retail news round-up: Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner opens new department store; Renhe Pharmacy plans to bid for Body Shop; and Jack Wills launches in Germany.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Days department store be a hit?
Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) Group owner Philip Day is launching a new department store concept and even putting his own name above the door.
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DataData: The top 30 retailers by store openings
Poundland tops the ranking owing to its acquisition of 99p Stores, while a large number of c-store operators make the top 30.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Sports Direct and M&S
Retail round-up on May 19, 2016: Poundstretcher owner becomes latest to eye collapsed BHS and Rangers to sever retail ties with Sports Direct.