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WEBKeep up to date on all the latest fashion news covering womenswear, menswear and kidswear, and spanning all sectors including department stores, high street retailers, independent retailers, online retailers, brands and suppliers. Discover all the retail news you need to know to stay ahead on topics including Brexit, sustainability, CVAs and administrations, business rates, discounting and ...
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WEBThe latest fashion retail news spanning all fashion retail sectors, including department stores, high street chains, online retailers, independent retailers, brands and suppliers. Stay abreast of topics including sustainability, CVAs and administrations, business rates, discounting and financial results. Next CEO: ‘Opportunities for the brand ...
PrettyLittleThing’s transformation into a big ecommerce name
WEBSep 9, 2021 · PrettyLittleThing has been quick to adapt to the ever-changing role of celebrity and social media and it was one of the first ecommerce brands to join Tik Tok in 2019 and now has more than over 1.6 million followers, accruing more than 30 million likes. In the same year, in January, it released a podcast (Behind Closed Doors), which released ...
Squaring the textiles circle: new ways to keep clothing in ... - Drapers
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Circular fashion is a design approach that aims to “design out waste” by reducing the natural resources used to make clothing and diverting products from landfills. Circular fashion (a closed-loop system) makes new materials out of old materials. However, there is no industry standard for a “circular” product, and not all recycling is ...
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WEBDrapers Fashion retail industry news, trends and analysis. The latest features, analysis and commentary, spanning the different fashion industry sectors including department stores, high street chains, online retailers, independent retailers, brands and suppliers, and covering topics including sustainability, CVAs and administrations, business ...
Introducing the UK’s newest wholesale marketplace - Drapers
WEBApr 7, 2021 · The launch is the first stage of Faire’s wider expansion into Europe. The marketplace, founded in the US in 2017, currently supplies 170,000 independent retailers across North America with adult and children's clothing, footwear, jewellery and homeware from more than 15,000 brands. UK retailers currently include Wilf & Wildlings in Yorkshire ...
This week’s fashion retail people moves: Gymshark ... - Drapers
WEBSep 12, 2024 · UK activewear brand Gymshark has appointed Farfetch's former chief people officer, Sian Keane, in the same role. Sarah Burton, who last year exited Alexander McQueen, has been named the new creative director of LVMH's Givenchy. Haider Ackermann is appointed creative director of Tom Ford.
John McElhinney: Steering his department store through bombs
WEBSep 24, 2021 · John is still working as managing director, and has no plans to retire. Their daughter, Catherine, is undertaking a PhD at the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin – fittingly, researching family businesses. When the store was flooded in 1985, around £230,000 of stock was destroyed (£700,000 in today's money).
My Fashion Life: PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani - Drapers
WEBJul 17, 2015 · Affordability and responsiveness are always top of the list for PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani. With a long family history in the fashion sector, Umar Kamani launched his first business, PrettyLittleThing, in 2011, initially as an accessories company to complement fast fashion etailer Boohoo (co-founded by his father, Mahmud).
David Gandy: doing well in fashion - Drapers
WEBJan 19, 2024 · David Gandy Wellwear began in 2021, as model David Gandy celebrated a 20-year milestone of working in fashion. Throughout his career, Gandy has used his platform to spotlight the importance of mental and physical health, writing for various publications, as well as speaking on panels and podcasts. David Gandy Wellwear is a menswear brand ...