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Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Copy Kate Garraway's 'gorgeous' Boden shirt as it pairs perfectly with linen trousers
Kate Garraway is pretty in pink as she styles this 'gorgeous' Boden blouse with a pair of stylish linen trousers - and we know how to copy her look for less Kate Garraway recently wowed fans as she donned a stunning piece from Boden. Pairing her vibrant pink blouse with linen trousers, Kate showcased how easy it is to style this blouse with your favourite trousers for the ultimate smart casual look. The exact shirt Kate wore was this Scallop Double Cloth Top, which is currently available for £52.80 on Boden, down from £66. This piece comes in two colours, Kate's summer-ready pink or royal blue. It is worth noting, however, that this shirt is touted as a hot pick among shoppers. It's currently sold out in a wide range of sizes, with only a few sizes left in stock. But don't worry— we've found plenty of alternative Boden blouses to copy Kate's look, including the exact top which is still in stock in most sizes in the royal blue colourway. Kate's Scallop Double Cloth Top is decorated with an abundance of delicate and feminine scalloped trims, creating a timelessly chic style that can seamlessly be dressed up or down. Boasting a relaxed fit, this is a modern take on romantic styles, boasting balloon, elbow-length sleeves, and puffed shoulders that add to an almost vintage aesthetic. This pick is currently only available in sizes 20 and 22 in pink, or sizes 12 to 22 in blue. If you're keen to copy Kate's blouse in the eye-catching pink shade she opted for, don't worry—Boden has plenty of alternatives. Check out this Feminine Cotton Blouse, which comes in pink or white. It features the same romantic style with puffed sleeves and shoulders, and the same button detailing down the front as Kate's blouse. Featuring delicate broderie frills throughout, this shirt mimics the same air of romance with all the same versatility when it comes to styling potential - and it comes in Kate's approved colour. Normally retailing for £76, this shirt is available for £60.80 and comes in sizes 8 to 22. Boden has also axed the price of this Eden Puff Sleeve Henley Top, a blouse that's selling like hotcakes. Normally costing £60, this pastel pink shirt is reduced to half price in Boden's summer sale. Available in most sizes, this blouse comes in a lighter shade of pink than Kate's but offers the same smart casual style with romantic flourishes that create a feminine finish. If you're shopping around for more options, River Island has another paler option available: this Pink Button Detail Short Puff-Sleeve Shirt, which is slightly lower priced at £46. Fat Face also joins the running with its Bonnie Rose Pink Broderie Blouse, which is currently selling for £55. Nobody's Child has another great alternative with this pink broderie anglaise ria blouse, which is now reduced to £30, down from £60, while this sale lasts.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
High street chain closes store 'suddenly' and leaves message to shoppers
The fashion retailer shut this particular branch on July 19 and left a sign outside for shoppers, saying thank you for visiting FatFace has closed one of its high street stores - leaving shoppers wondering "what's left" in one particular UK town. The fashion retailer shut its branch on Old Christchurch Road, in Bournemouth, on July 19. Local news site Bournemouth Echo said the FatFace shop had closed "suddenly" with a sign posted on its door. The sign reads: "Thank you for shopping in our Bournemouth store. This store is now closed. Find us at The sign features a QR code but this apparently offers no additional information about why the shop has shut. There was also a chalkboard inside the store, blocking the doors, saying: "Thank you for shopping with us!" Shoppers have been commenting on the closure on Facebook. One person said: "Another one bites the dust." A second person commented: "It's a sad day for Bournemouth!" A third posted: "Is there actually anything in Bournemouth town centre?" The closure comes after FatFace closed its Peterborough branch on June 15. FatFace was founded in 1988 by Tim Slade and opened its first store in London in 1993. The fashion brand was taken over by a consortium of lenders in 2020 before being snapped up by Next in 2023 in a deal worth a reported £115million. At the time, the company said FatFace would stay being run by its own management and would also keep its "creative independence". It comes after BrewDog revealed plans to shut ten bars - with one venue closing this week. The Scottish brewery and craft beer company has confirmed its Camden branch will close on Friday, while the others - including its flagship Aberdeen venue - will pull down the shutters from this Saturday onwards. Lakeland is also set to close another one of its stores. An employee of its branch in Reading told the Reading Chronicle that the shop is closing on August 8. The news site reports that the shop has launched an "everything must go" sale, and says there are "closing soon" signs in the widow. It comes after Asda announced plans to close one of its stores, putting 50 jobs at risk. The supermarket wants to close its Anchor Retail Park, Stepney Green, branch as it is no longer "viable commercially". No exact closure date has been announced, but the lease on the building is reported to end in September. Asda told the Barking and Dagenham Post that it would try to offer affected workers other roles within the company. Asda has around 1,200 stores. Poundland has also revealed plans to close 68 stores and two of its warehouses, in a move that puts more than 1,300 jobs at risk, after being sold to investment firm Gordon Brothers for £1.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Mystery as British high street giant suddenly shuts doors to popular seaside branch with NO explanation
Products are still on the shelves and hung on stands inside SHOP SHOCK Mystery as British high street giant suddenly shuts doors to popular seaside branch with NO explanation AN ICONIC high street store has suddenly shut for good in a popular seaside branch. Shoppers, were shocked to find the doors locked and a notice posted on its shop door announcing its closure. 1 Mystery as British high street giant suddenly shuts doors to popular seaside branch with no explanation Credit: Google Closed down FatFace, on Old Christchurch Road, in Bournemouth closed its doors on July 19. A sign posted on the doors read: "Thank you for shopping in our Bournemouth store. "This store is now closed. Find us at A QR code also takes smartphone users to its website but offers no additional detail of the closure. A chalkboard put inside the shop, blocking the doors, says "thank you for shopping with us!" and features drawings and hearts. Products are still on the shelves and hung on stands inside reports The BournemouthEcho FatFace was founded by Tim Slade in 1988 selling T-shirts at the French ski resort Méribel and opened its first retail store in London in 1993. Peterborough closure The closure comes after the business announced it would be shutting its Peterborough branch on June 15, The closure came 20 months after FatFace, which was founded in 1988, was acquired by the leading clothing retailer Next, headquartered in Leicester. The announcement for the Peterborough branch was made a few weeks prior to its final day. BrewDog to close TEN pubs across UK as staff set to be axed Sharing the news on the We Love Peterborough Facebook group, shoppers were dismayed at the closure. One said: "I have to say it's shame to see that Fat Face will be closing down in Queensgate. "After speaking with someone in the store for confirmation, I'm afraid that they are not moving to an alternative location either, they are closing permanently for us." FatFace announced a pre-tax loss of £3.2 million last October, which was in part attributed to costs related to the acquisition. Why are retailers closing stores? RETAILERS have been feeling the squeeze since the pandemic, while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to the soaring cost of living crisis. High energy costs and a move to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll, and many high street shops have struggled to keep going. However, additional costs have added further pain to an already struggling sector. The British Retail Consortium has predicted that the Treasury's hike to employer NICs from April will cost the retail sector £2.3billion. At the same time, the minimum wage will rise to £12.21 an hour from April, and the minimum wage for people aged 18-20 will rise to £10 an hour, an increase of £1.40. The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has also warned that around 17,350 retail sites are expected to shut down this year. It comes on the back of a tough 2024 when 13,000 shops closed their doors for good, already a 28% increase on the previous year. Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR said: "The results for 2024 show that although the outcomes for store closures overall were not as poor as in either 2020 or 2022, they are still disconcerting, with worse set to come in 2025." It comes after almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs in 2024. End-of-year figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed the number of job losses spiked amid the collapse of major chains such as Homebase and Ted Baker. It said its latest analysis showed that a total of 169,395 retail jobs were lost in the 2024 calendar year to date. This was up 49,990 – an increase of 41.9% – compared with 2023. It is the highest annual reading since more than 200,000 jobs were lost in 2020 in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced retailers to shut their stores during lockdowns. The centre said 38 major retailers went into administration in 2024, including household names such as Lloyds Pharmacy, Homebase, The Body Shop, Carpetright and Ted Baker. Around a third of all retail job losses in 2024, 33% or 55,914 in total, resulted from administrations. Experts have said small high street shops could face a particularly challenging 2025 because of Budget tax and wage changes. Professor Bamfield has warned of a bleak outlook for 2025, predicting that as many as 202,000 jobs could be lost in the sector. "By increasing both the costs of running stores and the costs on each consumer's household it is highly likely that we will see retail job losses eclipse the height of the pandemic in 2020." FatFace responds A FatFace spokesperson said: 'We can confirm our Bournemouth store closed on July 19. "We're focusing on supporting our store colleagues at this time and, where possible, looking at redeployment opportunities. "We'd like to thank all customers who have shopped with us for their support over the years'. No reason was given for the Bournemouth closure and a similar message was given for the Peterborough closure. A FatFace spokesperson told The Sun at the time: 'We can confirm our Queensgate Shopping Centre store in Peterborough will be closing, with the last day of trade on 15th June 2025. "We're focusing on supporting our store colleagues at this time and, where possible, looking at redeployment opportunities. "We'd like to thank all customers who have shopped with us for their support over the years'. Meanwhile, Poundland has revealed a full list of 25 stores shutting doors for good as part of mass restructuring – is your local shutting?
The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Mystery as British high street giant suddenly shuts doors to popular seaside branch with NO explanation
AN ICONIC high street store has suddenly shut for good in a popular seaside branch. Shoppers, were shocked to find the doors locked and a notice posted on its shop door announcing its closure. 1 Closed down FatFace, on Old Christchurch Road, in Bournemouth closed its doors on July 19. A sign posted on the doors read: "Thank you for shopping in our Bournemouth store. "This store is now closed. Find us at A QR code also takes smartphone users to its website but offers no additional detail of the closure. A chalkboard put inside the shop, blocking the doors, says "thank you for shopping with us!" and features drawings and hearts. Products are still on the shelves and hung on stands inside reports The BournemouthEcho The closure comes after the business announced it would be shutting its Peterborough branch on June 15, The closure came 20 months after FatFace, which was founded in 1988, was acquired by the leading clothing retailer Next, headquartered in Leicester. The announcement for the Peterborough branch was made a few weeks prior to its final day. BrewDog to close TEN pubs across UK as staff set to be axed Sharing the news on the We Love Peterborough Facebook group, shoppers were dismayed at the closure. One said: "I have to say it's shame to see that Fat Face will be closing down in Queensgate. "After speaking with someone in the store for confirmation, I'm afraid that they are not moving to an alternative location either, they are closing permanently for us." FatFace announced a pre-tax loss of £3.2 million last October, which was in part attributed to costs related to the acquisition. Why are retailers closing stores? RETAILERS have been feeling the squeeze since the pandemic, while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to the soaring cost of living crisis. High energy costs and a move to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll, and many high street shops have struggled to keep going. However, additional costs have added further pain to an already struggling sector. The British Retail Consortium has predicted that the Treasury's hike to employer NICs from April will cost the retail sector £2.3billion. At the same time, the minimum wage will rise to £12.21 an hour from April, and the minimum wage for people aged 18-20 will rise to £10 an hour, an increase of £1.40. The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has also warned that around 17,350 retail sites are expected to shut down this year. It comes on the back of a tough 2024 when 13,000 shops closed their doors for good, already a 28% increase on the previous year. Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR said: "The results for 2024 show that although the outcomes for store closures overall were not as poor as in either 2020 or 2022, they are still disconcerting, with worse set to come in 2025." It comes after almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs in 2024. End-of-year figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed the number of job losses spiked amid the collapse of major chains such as Homebase and Ted Baker. It said its latest analysis showed that a total of 169,395 retail jobs were lost in the 2024 calendar year to date. This was up 49,990 – an increase of 41.9% – compared with 2023. It is the highest annual reading since more than 200,000 jobs were lost in 2020 in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced retailers to shut their stores during lockdowns. The centre said 38 major retailers went into administration in 2024, including household names such as Lloyds Pharmacy, Homebase, The Body Shop, Carpetright and Ted Baker. Around a third of all retail job losses in 2024, 33% or 55,914 in total, resulted from administrations. Experts have said small high street shops could face a particularly challenging 2025 because of Budget tax and wage changes. Professor Bamfield has warned of a bleak outlook for 2025, predicting that as many as 202,000 jobs could be lost in the sector. "By increasing both the costs of running stores and the costs on each consumer's household it is highly likely that we will see retail job losses eclipse the height of the pandemic in 2020." FatFace responds A FatFace spokesperson said: 'We can confirm our Bournemouth store closed on July 19. "We're focusing on supporting our store colleagues at this time and, where possible, looking at redeployment opportunities. "We'd like to thank all customers who have shopped with us for their support over the years'. No reason was given for the Bournemouth closure and a similar message was given for the Peterborough closure. A FatFace spokesperson told The Sun at the time: ' We can confirm our Queensgate Shopping Centre store in Peterborough will be closing, with the last day of trade on 15th June 2025. "We're focusing on supporting our store colleagues at this time and, where possible, looking at redeployment opportunities. "We'd like to thank all customers who have shopped with us for their support over the years'.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Clothing and lifestyle shop shuts Bournemouth branch suddenly
A LIFESTYLE brand has closed its Bournemouth store suddenly. FatFace, on Old Christchurch Road, has closed its doors. It comes as a shock to locals and shoppers, who go to enter the popular shop to find the doors locked and notices posted on the door announcing its closure. READ MORE: The signs read: "Thank you for shopping in our Bournemouth store. "This store is now closed. Find us at A QR code also takes smartphone users to its website but offers no additional detail of the closure. (Image: Newsquest) A chalkboard put inside the shop, blocking the doors, says "thank you for shopping with us!" and features drawings and hearts. Products are still on the shelves and hung on stands inside but it is understood it will not be reopening. The closure comes after the business announced it would be shutting its Peterborough branch on June 15, just fewer than two years after FatFace was bought by Next. The announcement for the Peterborough branch was made a few weeks prior to its final day. FatFace has been contacted for more information.
