Recovering retail giant M&S is “significantly accelerating its store rotation” programme with 16 new, nine extended and 12 renewed stores opening this financial year, using investment of over £300 million. Read More
Recent reports have suggested that UK shoppers are back in a spending frame of mind and a new study agrees. But it also says they’re willing to spend “only if the price is right,” and are more thoughtful as they buy. Read More
On July 14, eight French lingerie houses will present their collections in London during an image and development operation organized notably by Label Lingerie Française and DEFI. Read More
Belgian Meryll Rogge won the 36th Andam Prize, while French label Alainpaul received the Special Prize and Burc Akyol was awarded the Prix Pierre Bergé of the renowned fashion competition for young designers. Read More
French cosmetics giant L’Oreal said on Monday it had signed an agreement to acquire haircare brand Color Wow, as it seeks to tap rapid growth in premium hair products. Read More
Italian luxury brand Canali announced on Monday the appointment of tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas as its new global brand ambassador. Read More
Guess Jeans is set to open its first store in mainland Asia, in Tokyo, on July 4. Read More
“Deliberately hampered” and “weakened”: lawyers for the consortium including Iconix and Xavier Niel behind the takeover bid for the French sports brand are calling for “a reopening of the debates.” Read More
Safilo Group brand Carrera Eyewear has announced the renewal of its partnership with Ducati, extending their collaboration through 2029. Read More
Smythson of Bond Street, the high-end British leather goods business, has been acquired from Jacques Bahbout’s Tivoli Group by Oakley Capital, a pan-European, mid-market private equity investor. Read More
