Richards pilot opens in North

Womenswear retailer Richards will open its first revamped pilot store in Southport next Thursday, with design work by Fitch.

The revamp includes all aspects of the chain’s image, from identity to interiors. The Southport site is the first of five stores being tried out in the north-west. A Liverpool branch is scheduled to open in June.

Specific design details for the new concepts will be kept under wraps until the Southport opening, says a Richards spokeswoman.