Furla and Versace are the latest retailers to implement a fur-ban, as a growing number of fashion houses acknowledge the environmental and ethical implications of using real animal fur in their collections. Luxury accessories brand Furla is poised to go fur-free from November this year, starting with its Cruise 2019 collections. All...
Primark has unveiled details and a CGI impression of its largest ever store that is scheduled to open in Birmingham in December this year. The new store, to be located at Birmingham Pavilions, will employ approximately 900 people and showcase five floors of fashion, beauty and homeware over 160,000sq ft of retail...
Fashion retailer United Colours of Benetton opened the doors to a new three-storey 16,000sq ft flagship today in the heart of London’s West End. The new Oxford Street store, positioned intentionally to benefit from the boost in footfall expected when the Elizabeth Line opens this year, will mark the retailer’s 16th UK...
Boden is to open its first stanadalone shop in a shopping centre at the new Westfield London extension as it continues its expansion into physical stores. The online fashion retailer has taken a 3,768 square foot unit on the ground floor. Boden has hired Montagu Evans, the firm which secured planning consent for the...
ARKET is to open its first store in its hometown of Stockholm this summer. With the brand launching in August 2017, the shop will be its first in Sweden and follows openings in five major European cities, including London. It also has an online store in 18 markets. Owned by Swedish fashion retailer H&M,...
Sportswear giant Adidas has reported double-digit growth across all regions over the last year, encouraging the brand to upgrade its profitability targets. Net sales for the retailer rose 14.8 per cent to €21.2 billion (£18.8 billion) while gross profits rose 17.6 per cent to €10.1 billion (£8.96 billion). This was driven by...
Zara is set to introduce augmented reality displays from April as part of efforts to lure millennials into its stores and increase footfall. The technological push entails shoppers holding their smartphone up to a sensor within the store or designated shop windows to see models wearing selected looks from its ranges. There...
The John Lewis department store chain increased its sales by 11.6% year-on-year last week as the retailer benefited from a boost in trading due to Mother’s Day falling two weeks earlier compared to last year. Fashion sales rose by 17.9% as womenswear sales grew by 17.7%. Some of the strongest performing...
The UK’s fourth-largest grocer Morrisons has seen its levels of growth accelerate over the past year, marking its third consecutive year of rising sales. In the 52 weeks to February 4, like-for-like sales excluding fuel and VAT rose 2.8 per cent, up from a 1.9 per cent rise a year prior,...
The group chief executive of the South African parent company of British retailers Phase Eight, Whistles and Hobbs has announced his retirement. Doug Murray, who has led The Foschini Group for 11 years, said he would retire on September 2. Group chief financial officer Anthony Thunström will succeed Murray from September. Murray has...
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