28 Mar 2017 07:00
For immediate release | 28 March 2017 |
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WALKER GREENBANK PLC
("Walker Greenbank" or the "Company")
Pop-Up Shops in John Lewis
Walker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group, announces that the retailer John Lewis yesterday launched two pop-up shops in its flagship Oxford Street store in London to showcase products from the Company's Scion, Harlequin and Morris & Co brands.
Each pop-up features wallpaper and textile collections from each of the brands along with a diverse range of licensed products such as bedding, towelling, tableware, cushions, rugs and gifting. It marks the first time that the brands' products have been displayed together at John Lewis - usually they are displayed in the store's respective departments.
The products on display include newly launched ranges alongside some of the brands' best-selling product lines. Highlights of the new collections include Noukku from Scion, Anthozoa from Harlequin and Morris & Co's Pure Morris.
A series of events for customers are planned at the pop-ups including a design demonstration by one of Harlequin's designers, live wallpaper-hanging sessions and a Morris & Co upholstery demonstration.
The Scion and Harlequin pop-up will be at John Lewis's Oxford Street store until 15 April 2017 and the Morris & Co pop-up until 29 April 2017.
John Sach, Walker Greenbank's Chief Executive, commented: "We're delighted that John Lewis is showcasing our Scion, Harlequin and Morris & Co brands in its flagship store on Oxford Street. We're particularly excited by the way that our core wallpapers and textiles are being displayed alongside an extensive range of related licensed products through the shop-within-a-shop concept. We look forward to working with John Lewis to welcome customers to the pop-ups and to introduce them to our brands."
For further information:
Walker Greenbank PLC | +44 (0) 844 543 4668 |
John Sach, Chief Executive Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer | |
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary | |
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
Garry Levin / David Anderson / Alex Wright - Corporate Finance | |
Henry Reast - Corporate Broking | |
Buchanan | +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Mark Court / Sophie Cowles / Catriona Flint |
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About Walker Greenbank
Walker Greenbank PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company derives significant licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide range of interior products such as bed linen, rugs and tableware.
Walker Greenbank's brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion and Anthology. The brand portfolio was recently extended with the acquisition in October 2016 of the Clarke & Clarke and Studio G brands.
The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base comprising a wallpaper factory in Loughborough and a fabric printing factory in Lancaster. Both factories manufacture for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.
Walker Greenbank employs more than 600 people and its products are sold in more than 85 countries worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Paris, Amsterdam and Dubai along with partnership showrooms in Moscow and in Shenzhen, China.
Walker Greenbank trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGB.
For further information please visit: www.walkergreenbank.com/