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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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Westfield London welcomes Bath & Body Works, Dan John and Subdued
It’s turning out to be a busy spring for Westfield London with news that the giant mall has bolstered its beauty offer with a big new signing, alongside expansion and new stores across key fashion/footwear brands.
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Sosandar sales continue to rise as it preps move into physical stores
Sosandar’s full-year trading update on Tuesday was upbeat, as usual, although as the company gets bigger, the giant double (and even triple) digit leaps of the past are securely in the rearview mirror.
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Schuh x Vintage Threads link sees shoes reworked into one-off garments
Schuh has taken a deeper dive into circularity in a link-up with Vintage Threads, launching a reworked collection that features shoe parts transformed into clothing and other products.
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Fabletics launches scrubs collection in UK ahead of wider Europe debut
Activewear brand Fabletics has launched a new collection into the UK market with the debut of its Scrubs offer. It follows a “successful” launch in the US with the line “made with and for the medical community”.
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Applications open for evolved Woolmark Prize
Applications have just opened for one of the key emerging-talent-focused prizes, the International Woolmark Prize, with Woolmark saying the contest is “evolving to future-proof fashion”.
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Radical Superdry survival plan is unveiled, aims to avoid administration
It may not come as a surprise after news was leaked on Monday, but on Tuesday morning Superdry unveiled its new proposals for a restructuring, plus plans for an equity raise and to delist from the stock exchange.
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Dr Martens sues Temu over Google search results
Footwear brand Dr Martens is suing online retailer Temu, alleging it's manipulating Google searches so that lookalike products appear above its own brands.
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