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Spanish label Hoss Intropia back on the market with Tendam
The Spanish label, bought by Tendam in late 2019, will be available at 20 Cortefiel and Pedro del Hierro stores from March 1. With Alejandra Valero in charge of design, it is aiming to generate 50% of its sales online.
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Latest lockdowns make £1.1bn dent in Primark sales
Primark will have lost around £1.1 billion worth of sales due to lockdowns and other restrictions in the 27 weeks up to the end of this month, the value retailer said on Thursday.
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Kith opens first European store in Paris
The American brand founded by Ronnie Fieg is opening a store in the French capital. Spread over three floors, the 16,000-square-foot location not only offers the label's latest collections, but also a restaurant.
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Consumers seek physical-digital shopping mix, embrace social commerce - report
Consumers have shifted to e-shopping in the past year, but when stores reopen, they'll be glad to get back to physical shopping. Yet digital habits are ingrained for consumers globally and social commerce is on the rise.
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Online retailers launch new trade body to champion digital cause
Increasingly under-fire e-commerce retailers are making a stand. ASOS, Boohoo, The Hut Group, Ocado, AO World and Gymshark have launched The UK Digital Business Association (UKDBA).
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H&M, IKEA and Stora Enso backed TreeToTextile builds sustainable fibre demo plant
A venture part-owned by Finnish forestry group Stora Enso, H&M and IKEA said on Tuesday it was set to build a demonstration plant in Sweden for a new, more sustainable wood-based textile fibre after years of research.
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'Shoppertainment' is key trend for European e-commerce says new study
European consumers are embracing ‘shoppertainment’, a new study of of more than 14,000 of them shows. And live-streaming commerce is a key part of this.
Fashion
Facebook launches Shop tool in UK, Canada
Facebook has unveiled new shopping features in the UK and Canada with the appearance of its ‘Shop’ bookmark that gives users the ability to browse virtual storefronts.
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Jay-Z sells half his champagne brand to LVMH
LVMH, the world's biggest luxury goods company, said on Monday it had agreed to buy 50 percent of Armand de Brignac, the champagne brand owned by rapper Jay-Z.
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Marimekko buoyant in Q4, expects 2021 growth as it targets Asia
Marimekko said Thursday that its fourth quarter was strong and full-year 2020’s net sales almost reached the 2019 figure, despite the pandemic, while comparable operating profit rose in double-digits.
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China is first country where e-tail outstrips physical retail
China is to become the first country in the world to see e-commerce sales outstripping sales through physical shops with a new prediction saying e-tail should account for 52.1% of all retail sales (by value) this year.
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French and German consumers are still buying from Brexit Britain says eShopWorld
There may have been lots of news stories about interruptions to trade because of Brexit, but it seems that consumers in key European markets are still buying from Britain, data from eShopWorld (ESW) shows.
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China, US and UK are world's biggest B2C online markets
Not only have the Chinese returned to physical stores in large numbers as the pandemic has eased in that country, but consumers there remain the biggest online spenders globally, a new study shows.
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Gucci sales fall in Q4, but Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent are on a roll
Sales at Kering's leading brand, Gucci, suffered a bigger-than-expected drop in Q4 as Covid continued to dent luxury shopping and crimp tourist spending in particular.
Luxury
A third of UK importers struggle with Brexit changes - report
UK retailers are facing “spiralling Brexit challenges” at border Customs and a crisis developing in Northern Ireland trade, according to international courier ParcelHero.
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Oxford street fights back: recovery plan launched, work to start within weeks
Westminster City Council has announced an “ambitious” plan to “reinvent the nation’s high street and boost London’s recovery” with a new vision for Oxford Street.
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