Crocs signs up for store at Railpen’s Caledonia Park
Crocs continues to expand its UK retail space with landlord Railpen announcing that the American…
Skims to open first Asia flagships in Hong Kong and Seoul
The Hong Kong store will be located at Times Square in Causeway Bay in partnership with Lane Crawford, while the Seoul flagship will open in the Dosan district through a partnership with Handsome Corp. Read More
Timex Group expands jewelry portfolio with investments in Jane Win, Pictures on Gold
Timex Group is once again expanding its footprint beyond watches with new investments in jewelry brands Jane Win and Pictures on Gold. Read More
Rent the Runway revenue climbs 29% in Q1
Rent the Runway announced on Wednesday sales for the first quarter rose 29.2% to $89.9 million, with the U.S. rental platform clocking growth across its subscriber base. Read More
Destination XL puts merger plans on hold with FullBeauty, logs Q1 sales decline
Destination XL on Wednesday called off merger plans with fellow U.S. firm FullBeauty, just weeks after Zodiac Partners made an offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the plus-size retailer, which its board declined. Read More
UK footfall fails to impress in May, consumers becoming more ‘intentional’
There was some mixed weather in May culminating in glorious sunshine, plus two public holidays and a school half-term week. So how did all that affect store footfall? Well, it wasn’t a positive overall. Read More
Marc Jacobs Beauty comeback continues with Selfridges debut
There’s a lot going on at Marc Jacobs at present, the most notable event being the brand’s sale by LVMH to WHP Global. And of course, there’s the revival of Marc Jacobs Beauty with Coty that was announced last month. Read More
Takko Fashion reports further revenue and earnings growth
Takko Fashion’s net sales totalled 1.283 billion euros in 2025/26 and EBITDA rose by 5.4% to a new record high of 190 million euros. In the first quarter, total sales grew by a further 3%. Read More
Has Modella capital continued its buying spree by acquiring Dealz Poland?
Following the earlier sale of Poundland, Pepco has now sold the Dealz Poland business to an unnamed buyer (described as “a specialist European retail investor”). But reports said it’s Modella Capital. Read More
Five fashion pop-ups to discover across Paris and Marseille this June
Pop-ups are proliferating in France. From Octobre Éditions to Momotaro Jeans, with Damson Madder, Bourrienne Paris X, and Clio Peppiatt along the way, here is a selection of five stand-out openings. Read More
OTB grows stake in Viktor & Rolf to 100%
Renzo Rosso’s holding company, which controls labels like Diesel and Marni, had taken a majority stake in the French luxury label in 2008, subsequently increasing it to 70% in 2019 and now to 100%. Read More