All White Company articles
Founded by Chrissie Rucker in 1994, The White Company is a multichannel lifestyle retailer. Starting out selling designer-quality bed linen and related household accessories, gradual range extension has been central to its strategy. It now offers clothing, fragrances, children’s and babywear, toys and gifts. The online operation accounts for more than half of group sales and is supported by a network of 70 UK stores, including concessions.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe White Company (Overview)
The White Company looks “for further opportunities both in the UK and internationally” with sales climbing and success under its new smaller format stores. The retailer has also boosted its sustainability credentials, becoming B Corp certified.
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NewsThe White Company credits ‘strong store performance’ for sales boost
The White Company has said its latest sales performance was driven by a “strong performance” from its stores as customers returned to the high street.
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NewsNickolds exits Sainsbury's to become White Company CEO
Sainsbury’s has unveiled a host of changes to its operating board, the most notable being the departure of general merchandise commercial director Paula Nickolds.
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Opinion‘Founders rarely make effective chief executives’
Successful company founders need to know what they are good at and what should be left to more experienced managers, argues Clarity’s Fran Minogue
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DataRanking: The 30 fastest-growing fashion retailers revealed
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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AnalysisRetail 2024: How eBay, THG and The Fragrance Shop are investing in green initiatives
Top retail bosses have given exclusive interviews to Retail Week, revealing their sustainability strategies featured in Retail 2024, our annual flagship report.
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DataRanking: The 50 most-loved retailers in the UK for 2023
Shoppers have had a tough time of late. Leaping from a global pandemic to an economic crisis has meant many have had to take a closer look at how much they spend and who they’re spending it with. For retailers, that means yet another obstacle course, forcing them to roll up their sleeves and navigate their customers through it.
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AnalysisThe White Company, Matalan and ProCook reveal marketing strategies for the year ahead
The White Company chief creative officer Mark Winstanley, Matalan omnichannel marketing director Jeff Howarth and ProCook chief marketing officer Angela Porter have spoken to Retail Week about why offline marketing remains critical in a new report out today
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe White Company (Financials)
Sales at The White Company lifted 3.9% to £287.2m for the year ending 29 July 2023 (FY2023). The retailer said “The start of our 2023 financial year coincided with the worst economic conditions and was further impacted by the August 2022 heatwave. As a result, our first quarter trading was very challenging but then a good Christmas followed by further financial improvements in the second half led to a positive financial result”.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe White Company (SWOT)
Having been established as a home shopping business during the 1990s, The White Company had the delivery infrastructure in place to move to full multichannel retailing after it started opening stores from the early 2000s. Click and collect is an integral part of the business.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisThe White Company (People)
Paula Nickolds is chief executive officer at The White Company.
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NewsThe White Company profits grow as demand for home and gifting rises
The White Company reported rising profits despite the closure of its bricks-and-mortar stores during lockdown last year.
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AnalysisFavourite websites: Where retail bosses love to shop online
After a year that saw ecommerce accelerate like never before as consumers flocked online, Retail Week asks CEOs to name their favourite retail websites and tell us what they love about them.
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NewsThe White Company profits rise in ‘turbulent’ year
The White Company has posted an uplift in full-year profits as investments in IT and its infrastructure helped it navigate the “turbulent retail environment”.
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OpinionFounders who can’t stay away – help or hindrance?
Founders are often creative geniuses – able to originate truly unique and game-changing ideas.
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NewsRetail power couple recognised in New Year Honours list
White Company founder Chrissie Rucker and her husband Nick Wheeler of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts are among retailers to have made the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: New Look, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up: New Look directors leave the company; Tesco to report continued growth in sales; and Charles Tyrwhitt's parent company reports surge in profits.
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NewsPeople moves: Arcadia loses Fiona Ross and Mary Homer
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group is in a state of flux after a flurry of resignations by executives from Evans, Topshop, Burton and Miss Selfridge.
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AnalysisBrexit: Survival lessons from the last recession
The reduced consumer spending that is expected in the run-up to Brexit is spurring many retailers to expand overseas. What can we learn from retailers’ expansion during the credit crunch?
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NewsMove of the week: Mary Homer leaves Topshop
On first impression, Mary Homer’s decision to leave Topshop to become chief executive of The White Company is a curious one.