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Furniture Fair: Fashion in search of sustainable solutions with Yves Salomon, Dolce & Gabbana and Benetton
The two luxury brands, along with the Italian retailer, are making a name for themselves at this year's Milan Design Week with some particularly original and environmentally-friendly projects.
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Laura Ashley's major return to fashion kicks off
The major fashion comeback for Laura Ashley that Fashionnetwork.com revealed last autumn is now happening with the label launching the new range into Next stores and online at both Next and Laura Ashley this month.
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Can ASOS keep Topshop as Shein and Authentic rekindle interest?
News last year that Shein and Authentic Brands Group were interested in buying Topshop seemed to be just a rumour. But now the speculation has resurfaced. So do ASOS's problem make a takeover more likely?
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Dupe culture takes hold, even among older and affluent consumers - Savanta report
Dupe culture may have begun as a social media trend among the cash-strapped young, but it has now gone mainstream and is gaining traction among older and more affluent shoppers.
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Studies: AI will accentuate hyper-personalisation in retail
At the World Retail Congress in Paris, Deloitte and the start-up Snowflake have published reports on the impact of artificial intelligence on the retail industry. And the uses to come.
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First look: Uniqlo opens another giant store on London's Oxford Street
There’s been a partial move away from big-name retailers opening multiple branches on destination shopping streets post-pandemic, but Uniqlo is bucking that trend and Thursday sees the debut of its latest megastore.
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Amazon to push cashierless shopping tech into more third-party stores, while backing off itself
Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to push its cashierless shopping technology into more third-party stores this year, even as it reduces its reliance on the technology in its own.
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Rich Chinese tourists drive luxury demand in Japan on weak yen
LVMH’s first-quarter results brought reassuring signs that wealthy Chinese shoppers are splashing out on luxury items — just not in China.
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Zalando challenges supervisory fee for EU online content rules
Zalando has challenged a supervisory fee aimed at covering EU regulators' costs of monitoring compliance with new European Union tech rules, the third company to take EU tech enforcers to court on the matter.
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Japan's Uniqlo opens Rome store as part of European expansion
Japan's Uniqlo will open the doors on its new Rome store on Thursday, an important part of plans by owner Fast Retailing to further accelerate growth in Europe and North America.
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Harvey Nichols names Alexander McQueen exec Goddard as its new CEO
Harvey Nichols has faced tough conditions in recent years but it’s now hoping for better times ahead with the announcement of a new CEO from one of luxury's major labels.
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UK inflation eases again, fashion discounting continues
UK inflation has continued to fall with the Office for National Statistics saying Wednesday that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.2% in the 12 months to March 2024, down from 3.4% in February.
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ASOS H1 numbers make grim reading, but it reports strong progress, names new CFO
ASOS has reported its results for the 26 weeks to 3 March and as expected, they're not great. But the company did say it's made strong progress on speed and profit initiatives under its Back To Fashion strategy.
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Matalan adds raft of third-party brands, widens sizing offer
Matalan has added 17 new third-party brands to its online offer. And the retailer has also announced that it has extended the range of sizes available across many ranges, “to improve size inclusivity”.
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Pangaia's first UK store will be on London's Carnaby Street
This summer will see Pangaia arriving in London’s Soho with a store on Carnaby Street that will be its first standalone location in the UK.
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NewStore appoints new CEO
Mobile-first omnichannel cloud platform NewStore announced on Tuesday the appointment of Mike DeSimone to the role of CEO.
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