Mackage opens new Madison Avenue flagship
Mackage has opened a new flagship boutique on Madison Avenue, ushering in a new era for the brand’s New York retail presence. Read More
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Ralph Lauren kicks off New York Fashion Week with royal-meets-renegade chic
Ralph Lauren kicked off New York Fashion Week with a beautiful royal-meets-renegade collection that riffed on the French Renaissance, staged in a distinguished building on lower Manhattan on Broadway. Read More
Is retail out of step with its ambitions for technological transformation?
Superficial AI, misleading personalisation, technological fragmentation… Despite the widespread adoption of digital tools, the retail sector is struggling to translate its investments into operational outcomes. Read More
Jigsaw celebrates successful turnaround and announces new store opening plan
Jigsaw has announced what it said was a “standout Christmas trading period” and plans for major new store investment as profit margins jump. Read More
Shoppers browsed e-stores from home in January says latest Barclays report
The latest Barclays consumer card spending report on Wednesday showed spending up just 0.8% in January – considerably less than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 3.6%. Read More
Hong Kong-based apparel manufacturer Epic Group explores stake sale
Epic Group is considering a stake sale to help boost growth as investors increasingly eye opportunities in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter. Read More
Ace & Tate acquires Spain’s PJ Lobster
Dutch eyewear specialist Ace & Tate has made a major move in Spain, acquiring local label Project Lobster — or PJ Lobster as it’s now known. Read More
Douglas exceeds profit expectations, but price promotions weigh on margins
German premium beauty retailer Douglas reported an adjusted quarterly core profit slightly above market expectations, even as economic uncertainty and price sensitivity among shoppers continued to weigh on margins. Read More
Georgia Republicans allow RNC to break party neutrality to support Burt Jones
Top state Republicans in Georgia have quietly opened the door for the Republican National Committee to support Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the state’s hotly contested primary for governor. The RNC normally maintains strict neutrality in party primaries to let voters — not party leaders — choose its nominee. Any move to intervene in Georgia,…
Why Wisconsin’s voters are America’s most valuable
Not all Americans’ votes are equal. And some have a way bigger impact than others. Every four years, a small handful of swing states are bombarded with advertising, candidate visits and more when the country picks the next president, while a majority of other voters are mostly ignored. But even in the key swing states,…