River Island

River Island is a private company owned by the Lewis family. It sells menswear, womenswear and childrenswear and operates more than 250 high street stores throughout the UK and sells online through Riverisland.com, as well as on third-party websites such as Asos, Next and Very. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about River Island and the fashion sector.

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River Island has swung to a loss amid a ‘challenging’ environment and tough competition
2024-10-10T15:09:00+01:00By Chloe Mills
Fashion retailer River Island has swung to a loss amid declining sales and competition within the fashion market continuing to ramp up.
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‘Online is the new car boot sale’, says Charity Super.Mkt founder
2024-03-12T17:01:00+00:00By Chloe Mills
Charity Super.Mkt co-founder Maria Chenoweth has said “online is the new car boot sale” when speaking about the role of pre-loved in the fashion market, alongside Depop, eBay and River Island at LIVE 2024.
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Ranking: The 30 fastest-growing fashion retailers revealed
2023-10-31T07:00:00+00:00By Chloe Mills and Hanna Hua
It has been a tough few years for fashion, and retailers have been battling to lead on style, value and quality despite skyrocketing return rates, competition for customer loyalty and bold sustainability targets.

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River Island profits plummet as it struggles with excess stock

2023-10-10T06:29:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Fashion retailer River Island has reported plummeting operating profits for the 2022 financial year as the brand battled to clear excess stock and rising inflation.

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Exclusive: River Island bolsters top team with new appointments

2023-09-06T09:52:00+01:00By Chloe Mills

Fashion retailer River Island has announced Jane Eskriett and Richard Grainger as its new co-managing directors and Kirsty Homer as chief people officer, in a move to strengthen its executive team, Retail Week can reveal.

John Lewis names former River Island CEO as non-exec director
2023-09-05T16:17:00+01:00By Chloe Mills
River Island former CEO Will Kernan joins Neptune home
2023-08-08T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Fashion Forward: The top 30 fashion retailers by 2026
2023-07-25T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for Bloomreach Engagement
Exclusive: River Island retail director departs
2023-07-14T14:27:00+01:00By Chloe Mills

Store gallery: River Island opens new concept store at the Trafford Centre
2023-06-07T11:52:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Exclusive: Richard Bradbury returns to River Island as executive chair
2022-12-21T12:45:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Exclusive: River Island boss Will Kernan to step down
2022-11-17T12:26:00+00:00By Luke Tugby
Innovation of the Week: River Island's cost-of-living support package for staff
2022-11-14T06:00:00+00:00

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