Jigsaw’s interim chief executive, Chris Stephenson, is stepping down on January 18 after just six months in the role, and will move into a non-executive director role. The premium fashion retailer stated that Toby Foreman, who has been with the company as group HR director for four years, will assume the role of interim chief executive with the...
Jan 15, 2019
Charity Retail Trust has worked with 12 UK retailers including Paul Smith, Jigsaw, House of Fraser and JD Sports to develop a new Retail Leader Apprenticeship programme which will begin next year. The first in a series of supported degrees for retail, the level 6 programme will welcome at least 400 retail employees, and is the first initiative...
Dec 6, 2018
Jigsaw has taken a U-turn on its 2015 pledge to not take part in Black Friday, as the UK retailer joins the winter shopping bonanza for the first time this year. Despite releasing a ‘pricing manifesto’ three years ago which stated that it would not take part in the discount season, a statement on the retailer’s website announced that the “...
Nov 21, 2018
Fashion brand Jigsaw has confirmed to FashionUnited that Chris Stephenson joined the company as its CEO on July 16, 2018. The company’s spokesperson added that Stephenson had been acting as a non-executive director of Jigsaw since June 2018. According to Stephenson’s LinkedIn profile, before joining Jigsaw, he was associated with Penland Brands...
Aug 1, 2018
London - Struggling maternity and baby specialist Mothercare is said to be considering closing a number of its loss-making stores and seeking rent cuts in others as it continues to face difficult trading conditions. The high street retailer, which named industry veteran David Wood as its new CEO last week, is reportedly investigating a potential...
Apr 9, 2018
London - High street retailer Jigsaw is reportedly set to sell a significant stake in its business to the founder of Carphone Warehouse, as it secures a 20 million pound cash injection as part of its turnaround plans. The deal would see majority shareholder John Robinson inject 5 million pounds into Jigsaw, as David Ross, founder of Carphone...
Apr 3, 2018
Jigsaw has confirmed that Peter Ruis, the company’s CEO, will be leaving the business this month. The company’s chairman Charles Atterton, Jigsaw added, will return as Executive Chairman. He was earlier associated as joint-CEO with Jigsaw’s Founder, John Robinson, from 1997 to 2013. Commenting on his decision, Ruis said in a statement: “It is...
Mar 6, 2018
Jigsaw has announced that the company witnessed a strong Christmas in a challenging market, against a high 2016 comparable. Sales for the five weeks to December 31, 2017 were 7 percent up on last year despite the brand continuing to ignore the promotional Black Friday period. Web sales during the period grew by 34 percent. “Jigsaw continues to...
Jan 4, 2018
London - Womenswear retailer Jigsaw is reportedly hard at work putting together a fast-track deal for a potential takeover. The retailer is said to have approached a number of investors, including the Foschini Group (TFG), owner of Whistles, Hobbs and Phase Eight. Advisers to Jigsaw are understood to have been discussion with the South African...
Nov 20, 2017
The British luxury fashion retailer Jigsaw is on the look-out for a new buyer on Friday. And one rather urgent, according to company’s sources. Weakening retail sales and rising inflation would have pushed Jigsaw’s controlling shareholder John Robinson and founder of the brand to hire KPMG to help it explore the options at hand. Among other...
Oct 30, 2017
Clothing retailer Jigsaw has reported an 8 percent increase in its annual revenues to 94.7 million pounds (123 million dollars) for the year ended October 1, 2016, reports City A. M. The report further said, the sales growth was driven by 18 percent jump in UK online sales and 11 percent rise in profit to 6.2 million pounds (8 million dollars)...
Jul 3, 2017
