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Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference celebrates female empowerment

Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference celebrates female empowerment

Dior and UNESCO staged their latest Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference Thursday, as over 1,000 women gathered to hear speeches and testimonies from luxury executives, mentees, mentors and even a Nobel Prize winner. 
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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 share price soaring.
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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 rose. 
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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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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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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 reopening.
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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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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 US too via partnership deals.
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Guess annual sales lift despite downturn in U.S. ops

Guess annual sales lift despite downturn in U.S. ops

Guess Inc. announced on Wednesday said revenues grew 9% to $891.1 million for the fourth quarter, with the U.S. fashion firm clocking a single-digit uptick in sales for the full-year. 
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Kontoor Brands promotes Tom Waldron to COO amid executive leadership shuffle

Kontoor Brands promotes Tom Waldron to COO amid executive leadership shuffle

Kontoor Brands announced on Tuesday the appointment of Tom Waldron to the role of chief operating officer, effective March 19.
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UK luxury is £81bn industry says new report

UK luxury is £81bn industry says new report

​The UK luxury sector is now worth £81 billion a year to the UK economy and supports 450,000 jobs, according to a new report by British luxury body Walpole. 
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Levi’s opens 'NextGen' store in Kyoto, Japan

Levi’s opens 'NextGen' store in Kyoto, Japan

Levi’s has announced the reopening of its flagship store in Kyoto, Japan, introducing its NextGen store format to Japanese customers. 
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Frame names EMEA CEO as it targets fast growth in Europe

Frame names EMEA CEO as it targets fast growth in Europe

California-based denim and fashion brand Frame has named Thomas Lecoq as its new CEO for the EMEA region.
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John Lewis back in profit, fashion sales rise

John Lewis back in profit, fashion sales rise

​John Lewis is one of the most closely watched retail giants in the UK at the moment, mainly because of its many problems in recent years. But at least its annual results managed to show it returning to profit.
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New Zalando strategy targets B2C and B2B transformation, includes more lifestyle categories

New Zalando strategy targets B2C and B2B transformation, includes more lifestyle categories

​Zalando had big news Wednesday, saying it has evolved its strategy to cover a “larger share of [the] fashion and lifestyle e-commerce market” with a “pan-European ecosystem for customers and partners”.
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Lee and Diesel launch capsule collection under Diesel Loves program

Lee and Diesel launch capsule collection under Diesel Loves program

Denim giants Lee and Diesel have teamed up to launch a global capsule collection, under the new Diesel Loves program. 
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