Matalan has unveiled plans to open new stores and refurbish shops across the UK as part of a £25 million investment into the fashion and homeware chain. The value retailer said physical shops remained ...

Matalan has over 270 UK and international stores. Credit: Ink Drop/Shutterstock. Matalan has earmarked the capital injection for advancing investments that are crucial to its ongoing multi-year ...

Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930) is a painting that needs no introduction. It’s a deceptively simple work of art—a seemingly straightforward portrait of an old farmer and his daughter ...

Matalan has strengthened its senior team with two new hires. In a first appointment, the fashion and homeware retailer has recruited James Dorling as director of property with responsibility for ...

Wood’s inspiration for American Gothic was sparked by a leisurely drive around Eldon, Iowa, one spring afternoon in the company of a young art student, John Sharp. Just outside town, they ...

Matalan chief executive Jo Whitfield has stepped down from the fashion retailer after just over 18 months. The retailer said Whitfield is leaving the business to “pursue a portfolio career”.

Whitfield was appointed as CEO of Matalan in March 2023 to lead the company’s transformation programme. She has since rebuilt a new leadership team including Ali Jones as chief customer and ...

"American Gothic" is a famous piece of artwork by Iowa-born Grant Wood. The painting by Wood depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a house. The man, a farmer, wears overalls, with a ...

Julie Aronson's story of how Grant Wood's iconic "American Gothic" came to be at the Cincinnati Art Museum this fall is a lesson in not censoring yourself while brainstorming. "This is something I ...

Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American Gothic," on a unique home in the small town of Eldon, on the banks of the Des Moines River in southeastern ...

In menswear, Matalan customers will now be able to shop French Connection, Tokyo Laundry, Duck & Cover and Crosshatch among others. Totes has joined the retailer’s footwear offering along with ...

Grant Wood, one of Iowa's most famous artists, based his iconic 1930 painting, "American Gothic," on a unique home in the small town of Eldon, on the banks of the Des Moines River in southeastern ...