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Wolf & Badger powered ahead in 2020, as international sales surged
Multichannel retailer Wolf & badger saw a strong rise in global sales last year, despite the closure of its King’s Cross flagship in London and its New York City location during lockdowns.
Fashion
Reitmans and Simons ranked top retail experience in Ontario
Reitmans took the top spot as the retailer providing the best in-store customer experience, followed by personal care brands Lush, The Body Shop, and Sage in the fourth spot.
Fashion
Owners mulls float for buoyant Very Group - report
Online retail giant Very Group could be the next big name in line for an IPO with a report that its owners, who also own the Telegraph newspaper, are exploring the potential of a £3 billion+ stock market float.
Fashion
Next and US partner seen as most likely to win Arcadia - reports
Fast-expanding retailer Next and its US partner Davidson Kempner are being widely touted as the frontrunners to buy failed Arcadia out of administration.
Fashion
The Estée Lauder Companies names Dave Smith as SVP, new business development
Shana Randhava, who previously oversaw the company's new business development, recently transitioned to take on an expanded role leading the company's new incubation ventures.
Beauty
Sephora U.S. launches action plan to stop racial bias
Sephora U.S. revealed a new action plan to help combat racial bias that includes changes across its marketing and merchandising sectors, in-store operations, and corporate workspaces.
Beauty
Comfortwear, beauty, jewellery top lockdown Xmas buys says Clearpay
Buy Now, Pay Later online payments platform Clearpay has released its October-December trends, confirming comfortable clothing, jewellery and beauty were the holiday shopping season’s top picks.
Fashion
L'Oréal appoints Blanca Juti as chief communications and public affairs officer
From April, Blanca Juti will step into the role of chief communications and public affairs officer for cosmetics giant L’Oréal. Heineken Group’s current chief corporate affairs officer will take over from Lucia Dumas.
Beauty
Space NK sales and profits rose pre-Covid
Space NK was continuing to progress steadily pre-pandemic, its latest results show. But while Covid has impacted it more recently, its online channel and wholesale have been sources of strength.
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H&M's Eriksson succeeds Kristina Stenvinkel as group's Communications Director
H&M Group has announced that its Head of Media Relations Andreas Eriksson, is to take on the role of Communications Director across the group succeeding Kristina Stenvinkel.
Fashion
Unilever says global consumption will remain depressed in first half of year
Unilever expects global consumption patterns to be suppressed in the first half of this year, even as business returns to normal in East Asia and markets in Africa and Latin America show resiliency, its CEO announced.
Beauty
Macy’s brings off-mall concept store to Fort Worth
New York-based department store retailer Macy’s, Inc. is bringing its off-mall concept store strategy to the WestBend lifestyle shopping center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Fashion
JD Sports 'links with' Authentic Brands on Topshop bid
JD Sports is reportedly linking up with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) to try to buy Topshop, the leading brand in the portfolio of failed fashion retail giant Arcadia.
Fashion
Juliette Has a Gun sells minority stake to Cathay Capital
To strengthen its global presence, the selective perfumery brand founded by Romano Ricci has sold a minority stake to investment fund Cathay Capital.
Beauty
Net-A-Porter launches social-first digital beauty festival
Luxury e-tailer Net-A-Porter has this week launched a social-first, digital Beauty Festival called ‘The Beauty of You’ with plans for it to be an annual event.
Luxury
Asos has very merry Christmas as global sales surge continues
Asos concluded a strong year with a four-month autumn and festive period that showed just how strong a business it is. Sales soared not just in the UK but globally and it expects higher profit as a result.
Fashion