Monsoon slims down for end of lockdown as it slashes number of shops in half The chain has 66 stores – compared to 125 before the pandemic Chief executive Nick Stowe said the chain had invested heavily in technology By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: … Read more
Chester Zoo has reopened an exotic enclosure complete with its own rain machine less than two years after it was destroyed by a devastating fire that killed several animals. Some insects, frogs, fish and small birds perished in the blaze which engulfed the zoo’s Monsoon Forest on December 15, 2018. Keepers and firefighters saved six … Read more
More than 500 jobs are set to be lost after Monsoon Accessorize entered administration, while fashion firm Quiz is set to let 93 jobs go. British retailer Monsoon Accessorize expects to make 545 staff redundant as it closes 35 stores, despite founder Peter Simon buying the business out of administration almost immediately. The deal will … Read more