Unhappy Dr Martens shareholder wants action, suggests a sale
Investment firm Marathon Partners Equity Management wants Dr Martens to kick off a strategic review and thinks a sale of the business is the way forward.
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Unhappy Dr Martens shareholder wants action, suggests a sale
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Paul Smith will open next Pitti Uomo with latest collection
Paul Smith will open next Pitti Uomo with latest collection
Paul Smith is expected to make an impact this June as the British designer opens the 106th Pitti Immagine Uomo with the launch of his SS25 collection.
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Former Gymshark exec Chana is new Adanola CEO
Former Gymshark exec Chana is new Adanola CEO
Manchester-based athleisure specialist Adanola has named Gymshark’s ex-chief commercial officer, Niran Chana, as its new CEO, effective 20 June.
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Smythson loss narrows as sales recover
Smythson loss narrows as sales recover
High-end leather goods specialist Smythson has filed its results for FY23 (the year to April 2023) and said that most retail stores were back to pre-Covid numbers.
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WBA makes loss but Boots unit's sales continue to rise
WBA makes loss but Boots unit's sales continue to rise
While Walgreens Boots Alliance was loss-making in Q2, there were positives in its results report, including its UK Boots operation continuing to outperform.
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Shein profits surge in build-up to IPO, now 'world's biggest fashion retailer'
Shein profits surge in build-up to IPO, now 'world's biggest fashion retailer'
Shein made more that $2 billion in profits from around $45 billion in gross merchandise value last year. The China-founded but now Singapore-based business had recorded net income of $700...
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H&M results: here's what the analysts think
H&M results: here's what the analysts think
Analysts had mixed views of H&M Group’s latest results this week, some saying how the company still had plenty of work to do. But investors seemed to be ignoring any gloom and sent its...
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JD Sports has ups and downs in latest year and Q4
JD Sports has ups and downs in latest year and Q4
JD Sports Fashion showed on Thursday how even the strongest companies can face tough times with an update for the 53 weeks to 3 February (FY24) showing tepid sales growth in some areas,...
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Quiz CEO steps down but stays as non-exec as sales growth still elusive
Quiz CEO steps down but stays as non-exec as sales growth still elusive
Struggling womenswear retailer Quiz announced some big changes on Thursday following a strategic review, with its CEO stepping down, its commercial chief stepping up and its Chairman...
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Kurt Geiger opens Galeries Lafayette pop-up as outperformance continues
Kurt Geiger opens Galeries Lafayette pop-up as outperformance continues
Kurt Geiger has opened a pop-up in key Paris department store Galeries Lafayette with a residency that runs until 15 April.
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Revolution Beauty update shows good progress
Revolution Beauty update shows good progress
Revolution Beauty upgraded its guidance on Wednesday with the beauty group that has faced some major challenges in the past couple of years saying it has continued to deliver a strong...
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Ervér makes good start at H&M Group as Q1 looks stronger
Ervér makes good start at H&M Group as Q1 looks stronger
H&M Group released its first set of results under the leadership of CEO Daniel Ervér on Wednesday and he seems to have got off to a good start because while Q1 saw net sales down, profit...
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COS stages major SS24 runway show in historic Rome venue
COS stages major SS24 runway show in historic Rome venue
COS has just staged a major fashion show in Rome with the H&M Group-owned, London-based brand returning to the runway for its first-ever event in the Italian capital.
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Copenhagen Fashion Week toughens up sustainability rules
Copenhagen Fashion Week toughens up sustainability rules
Copenhagen Fashion Week is living up to its reputation as the fashion week with the strictest sustainability requirements and has just announced that it’s making its rules stronger after...
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Dr Martens expands sustainability drive to US business
Dr Martens expands sustainability drive to US business
British boot brand Dr Martens has been focusing heavily on sustainability in recent periods — such as its Boot Repair service in the UK — and it’s replicating the focus in the US market...
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ASOS reports plunging sales but expects improvement
ASOS reports plunging sales but expects improvement
ASOS’s results are closely watched at present and like most underperforming stock exchange-listed businesses, it’s because we’re waiting to see just how bad its latest sales actually were.
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Iconix's Zoo York targets Europe in deal with TB International and Snipes
Iconix's Zoo York targets Europe in deal with TB International and Snipes
Iconix’s European arm has inked a long-term license with German group TB International for the Iconix-owned skate brand Zoo York to be relaunched in Europe via a DTR partnership with...
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Kylie Jenner's KHY makes physical retail debut with Selfridges launch
Kylie Jenner's KHY makes physical retail debut with Selfridges launch
Kylie Jenner’s KHY label has struck its first retail partnership deal after five months of selling direct to consumers online, announcing a fortnight link-up with Selfridges.
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Stockmann formally changes name to Lindex
Stockmann formally changes name to Lindex
Stockmann Group has been talking about it for some time and now it’s finally happened. The company originally named after its famous Scandinavian department stores business has become...
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Shein decision on London share listing expected soon
Shein decision on London share listing expected soon
Shein could be on the verge of listing its shares in London rather than New York with reports suggesting that a move could happen as early as next week.
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Brand Architekts still loss-making but upbeat for future
Brand Architekts still loss-making but upbeat for future
Beauty specialist Brand Architekts Group has released its results for the six months to 31 December and said revenue fell from £10.6 million to £8.6 million with gross profit down to...
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Manolo Blahnik adds to Bluebell partnership for Hong Kong, opens new boutique
Manolo Blahnik adds to Bluebell partnership for Hong Kong, opens new boutique
Manolo Blahnik Group has announced a key deal with major luxury brand operator Bluebell Group with the companies on Monday announcing a new joint venture to add to their existing JVs.
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LN-CC reopens London store after four years
LN-CC reopens London store after four years
As the shake-out in the UK luxury sector — both in-store and online — continues, there's finally some good news as a concept store that closed in March 2020 due to Covid is finally...
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66°North names ex-Saks Potts CEO as new strategy chief
66°North names ex-Saks Potts CEO as new strategy chief
Icelandic outdoor brand 66°North is ramping up its expansion plans and a big part of this will be its new Strategy and Business Development Director, Josefine Laigaard.
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Abercrombie & Fitch plans Oxford St flagship for 2025
Abercrombie & Fitch plans Oxford St flagship for 2025
As London’s Oxford Street continues to bounce back from almost the worst disaster in its history — Covid 19 — another big name has announced that it will open a flagship store there.
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Ace & Tate links with Priya Ahluwalia for first collab
Ace & Tate links with Priya Ahluwalia for first collab
Eyewear brand Ace & Tate has launched its first-ever collab with London-based Ahluwalia. The line “champions values of creativity and responsible design, while tapping into the eccentric...
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Next remains strong, more confident than ever as it targets UK and US growth
Next remains strong, more confident than ever as it targets UK and US growth
Next’s results for the year to 27 January on Thursday showed — as if we didn’t know — that the business is one of the most successful and well-run in UK fashion. But it has it eye on the...
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Massimo Dutti launches new logo and limited edition collection
Massimo Dutti launches new logo and limited edition collection
Inditex’s Massimo Dutti is moving forward in its branding strategy having unveiled a new brand logo along with a new Limited Edition SS24 Collection that “showcases every facet of the...
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Harrods announces more 175th anniversary celebrations
Harrods announces more 175th anniversary celebrations
Harrods kicked off its 175th anniversary celebrations with its Burberry link-up last month and is continuing to mark the birthday in March (and for the rest of the year) with special...
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Harvey Nichols cuts jobs but performance improves
Harvey Nichols cuts jobs but performance improves
Harvey Nichols is the latest retailer to announce job cuts in a further sign that the bleak UK retail sector is hurting luxury as much as other price points.