All Fashion articles – Page 9
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Retail sales volumes edged up in November, ONS reports
Retail sales volumes edged up last month, official data showed.
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Interview
Q&A: eBay luxury boss talks Christmas trends and being the ‘original’ secondhand marketplace
With the luxury fashion market in decline, the same can’t be said for pre-loved luxury. Retail Week spoke with eBay’s general manager of global luxury, Mari Corella, about the rise in interest in secondhand luxury fashion, trends ahead of Christmas and what the business has been doing to ensure authenticity
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Debenhams promotes from within as it names new creative director
Fashion retailer Debenhams, which is owned by Boohoo Group, has promoted from within to name a new creative director at the business.
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Analysis
How far can fashion’s kidswear baby boom go?
As spin-off premium kidswear brands are on the rise, with a number of fashion favourites venturing into the category this year, Retail Week explores the baby boom of kids’ clothing, the pros and cons of expanding into the category, and why there has been such a surge in demand.
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H&M has taken a minority stake in a Swedish retail technology platform
Fashion retailer H&M has become a minority stakeholder in Swedish retail technology platform Voyado as the company aims to build on its long-term strategy to enhance its capabilities
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Marks & Spencer is expecting ‘busiest Christmas’ at flagship online distribution centre
Marks & Spencer anticipates that this Christmas will be the busiest ever at its biggest distribution centre.
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Shoe Zone will close stores and slash jobs after profit warning
Struggling footwear retailer Shoe Zone has issued a profit warning and said it plans to close “a number of stores” due to increased costs related to the Budget.
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Frasers chief executive lines up board role at luxury retailer
Frasers Group chief executive Michael Murray has been nominated to join the supervisory board at luxury retailer Hugo Boss.
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Adanola unveils new collection as it expands into childrenswear
Athleisure retailer Adanola has become the latest fashion brand to expand into childrenswear with the launch of its new ‘mini icons’ collection.
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Shein is eyeing ‘exemption’ from listing rules ahead of anticipated London IPO
Fast-fashion giant Shein is reportedly seeking an “exemption” from UK regulators in regard to overlooking listing rules that require at least 10% of its shares to be sold to the public ahead of its highly-anticipated London float.
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Alo Yoga has opened its first store in Ireland amid ongoing expansion
Luxury activewear brand Alo Yoga has opened its first store in the Republic of Ireland as it continues on its bricks-and-mortar expansion throughout Europe.
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Lush and Gymshark top list of retailers accused of hiring young Christmas staff without rights
Unions have accused a host of retailers of utilising social media apps like TikTok to draft in young staff on gig contracts without basic employment rights in the run up to Christmas.
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The products and trends that ‘defined’ 2024, according to John Lewis
2024 bestselling products included Oura rings, barrel leg jeans, SPF50 and dehumidifiers, in a year of “social shopping” dominated by damp weather, the need for good sleep and the ‘Brat girl’ fashion trend, according to John Lewis.
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In The Style has slashed jobs as its losses narrow, but what about sales?
Fashion retailer In The Style has reported a number of job cuts during the full year as its losses narrowed but sales continued to tumble.
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Shein’s London IPO is facing further delays due to new supply chain questions
The approval of Shein’s IPO has been delayed due to unanswered questions around its supply chain and legal risks as a result of challenges by a new advocacy group for China’s Uyghur population.
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Boohoo warns ‘desperate people do desperate things’ after criticism from Frasers about ‘grossly exaggerated’ remarks
Boohoo has said that “desperate people do desperate things” in response to another open letter by Frasers Group addressed to shareholders as the ongoing public spat between the two continues.
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Analysis
Warsaw pact: How Poundland’s poor performance is starting to weaken its Pepco alliance
While its parent company Pepco is flying, Poundland has problems. Why is the high street value staple performing so badly at a time when it should be going from strength to strength?
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Debenhams brings ‘greater value than entire group’, says Boohoo boss
The newly appointed chief executive of Boohoo, Dan Finley, has said that the Debenhams brand brings “greater value than the entire market cap” of the Boohoo group.
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Zalando is set to snap up online fashion rival About You
Fashion giant Zalando is set to snap up German online fashion rival About You in a €1.1bn (£906m) deal in an attempt to “better serve the needs of customers”.
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Harvey Nichols has named a former Net-a-Porter director for chief merchant role
Luxury department store Harvey Nichols has named Net-a-Porter’s former buying director Kate Benson as its new chief merchant, effective immediately.