Vision Express ambassador Willis is new Strictly presenter
Vision Express could get a publicity boost as Emma Willis, its ambassador, is confirmed as one of the new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing. Read More
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Leem UK expansion sees it available via John Lewis
Contemporary modest fashion brand Leem is now available via the John Lewis webstore, “marking a key milestone in the brand’s ongoing UK retail expansion”. Read More
Potential Puig-Estée Lauder merger held up by the British brand Charlotte Tilbury’s renegotiation
The cosmetics and make-up brand is complicating a potential alliance between Puig and Lauder by seeking to renegotiate its agreement with the Spanish group, which acquired the company in 2020 and now holds a 78.5% stake. Read More
FitFlop x Keith Haring and Manolo Blahnik x Balenciaga continue summer of footwear collabs
Footwear is a top category for collaborations and two key current collabs come from very different parts of the market. The first is FitFlop x Keith Haring and the second Manolo Blahnik x Balenciaga’s. Read More
British Land profits from record year of leasing as demand grows for retail parks
When a final results release opens with a statement from the chief executive about a record year, it tends to be a good sign. Read More
Press Pass Problem
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 49 YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET A PASS…: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is conceding the way City Hall doles out press passes is “not” good policy – after a trio of Luigi Mangione admirers celebrated the alleged murder of a health care CEO while…
Andy Barr wins Kentucky GOP Senate primary
Rep. Andy Barr won Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, after being boosted in the testy contest by President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Barr will be the heavy favorite to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell in deep-red Kentucky. The Lexington-area representative defeated former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who won the gubernatorial primary in 2023 but lost…
Trump picks off Massie in Kentucky
President Donald Trump finally got his revenge on Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. The libertarian-leaning iconoclast who has been a hindrance to some of the president’s biggest priorities lost to Trump-endorsed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s 4th District on Tuesday, in a primary that became the most expensive intraparty House fight on record. It’s…
Another Trump enemy falls as Brad Raffensperger loses Georgia primary
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger became the latest enemy of President Donald Trump’s to lose a Republican primary on Tuesday. Billionaire Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones advanced to a runoff election for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor — locking out Raffensperger, who rose to prominence defending Georgia’s 2020 election results but…
Shapiro-backed Brooks wins competitive Pennsylvania primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro just passed his first major test of the midterms. Bob Brooks, a Shapiro-endorsed firefighter union leader, will take on GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in a key November battleground after clinching the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 7th District over a crowded field. It’s a significant win for Shapiro, who helped recruit Brooks…