All TM Lewin articles
TM Lewin is an online UK menswear retailer founded in 1898 by Thomas Mayes Lewin. Traditionally a high quality shirt specialist, which also offers tailoring, it is now looking to expand its customer base by moving into casualwear. The retailer traded from 66 stores in the UK, but TM Lewin went into administration on 30 June 2020, closing its UK stores.
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NewsTM Lewin tumbles into administration as homeworking takes toll
Menswear retailer TM Lewin has tumbled into administration for a second time since the pandemic began, blaming working from home for lack of demand.
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AnalysisBack from the brink – what’s next for retail’s Covid casualties?
The past few months have had a devastating impact on UK retail and swathes of chains have collapsed, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for some of these businesses. Retail Week takes a look at what the future holds for retail’s Covid casualties.
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NewsTM Lewin shutters stores after tumbling into administration
Shirtmaker TM Lewin is set to close all of its UK stores, putting over 600 jobs at risk, after it fell into administration due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsFormer Asda boss Leighton in private equity buyout of TM Lewin
Menswear retailer TM Lewin has been acquired by a private equity team including former Asda chief executive Allan Leighton.
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NewsTM Lewin owner seeks buyers amid coronavirus store closures
The private equity owner of men’s shirt specialist TM Lewin has put the retailer up for sale despite its store estate being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Future LeadersListen: ‘Discrimination is for dinosaurs’
Retail titan Angela Luger (née Spindler) talks confidence, control and the changing role of a chief executive
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NewsTM Lewin names ex-Debenhams exec as international boss
TM Lewin has hired former Debenhams executive John Scott as its new international director, Retail Week can reveal.
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DataTop 30 bricks-and-mortar retailers by sales density
Premium retailers Apple and Burberry top this year’s ranking, while Aldi is the best performing food retailer.
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NewsRetail diary: Hobbycraft, TM Lewin and Sainsbury’s
TM Lewin lunges into athleisure, Rowan Atkinson takes a new role at Sainsbury’s and Hobbycraft boss switches from crafting to footie.
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VideoWatch: Chuka Umunna MP on rates, Brexit and small firms
High-profile Labour MP Chuka Umunna started his working life on the shopfloor of TM Lewin.
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NewsWyevale hires former Homebase exec Paul Emslie in shake-up
Wyevale Garden Centres has hired former Homebase executive Paul Emslie as the retailer continues to reshape its senior management team.
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AnalysisIn pictures: First look inside the new Grand Central Birmingham
Grand Central Birmingham will open its doors tomorrow and centre bosses have unveiled these images ahead of the eagerly-awaited launch.
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AnalysisTM Lewin installs ex-N Brown boss Alan White as chairman
TM Lewin has appointed former N Brown chief executive Alan White as its new non-executive chairman to help with its online expansion plans.
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NewsTM Lewin on hunt for new chairman after management buyout
TM Lewin is seeking a new chairman and other senior executives after high-profile departures following a management buyout.
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NewsTM Lewin management buys remaining 20% stake in the business
TM Lewin management, backed by Bain Capital affiliate Sankaty Advisors, has bought out Caird Capital’s 20% stake in the business.
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AnalysisSecrets of success: Leading retailers reveal what got them to the top
Chief executives from Waitrose, Asda and Shop Direct tell Retail Week about the people and experiences that got them where they are today.
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AnalysisAnalysis: UK retailers expand horizons for international stores
China may be a hot market, but UK retailers’ overseas store choices demonstrate their international expansions will be even further afield.
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NewsJapanese trading house Itochu eyes possible TM Lewin takeover
Japenese trading house Itochu is understood to be in talks to acquire shirt specialist TM Lewin, in a deal likely to fetch between £80m and £100m.
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OpinionComment: Creating real difference in retail is a difficult thing to achieve
The shirt sellers of London’s Jermyn Street are an object lesson in how single category retailers can struggle to convince when they are all grouped together.
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NewsWhittard appoints former TM Lewin international boss Mark Dunhill as chief executive
Whittard of Chelsea has hired former TM Lewin international director Mark Dunhill as its new chief executive.