January’s Source Fashion aims to give visitors ‘hands-on’ fashion production experience
Trade show Source Fashion will add a special feature — Fashion Deconstructed — to mark its return to Olympia London from 13-15 January. Read More
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Finisterre signs up for Victoria Leeds, will be its first Northern space
Sustainable outdoor brand Finisterre caps a busy autumn/winter by adding a permanent store opening in the Victoria Leeds centre to a seasonal pop-up space at London’s Selfridges and a collab with footwear brand Veja. Read More
Footasylum relaunches rewards programme
Reasons to visit Footasylum have just increased, with the fashion/sports footwear/apparel retailer relaunching its loyalty programme. Read More
Mango opens first store in Aberdeen, ninth in Scotland
Global fashion retailer Mango has opened its first store in Aberdeen at the Union Square shopping centre, creating 20 new jobs. Its the ninth store in Scotland, as Mango looks to strengthen its presence there. Read More
Galeries Lafayette appoints Harold Israel as director of specialised activities
The executive, a veteran of the luxury sector, most recently at Berluti, will oversee Galeries Lafayette’s own-brand business, the commercial operations of its e-commerce site, and drive the watches & jewellery category. Read More
Carolina Herrera reveals new comms leadership appointments
Carolina Herrera on Thursday revealed a series of new management hires spanning marketing, communications, and celebrity and influencer relations at the American luxury fashion brand. Read More
Carbios outlines plans for its Chinese plant with Wankai
French company Carbios has announced the creation of a joint venture to be set up by Chinese firm Wankai, a Zhink group subsidiary, as part of a project to build a recycling plant in China using its technology. Read More
UK October footfall drops, but are consumers worried about the Budget or waiting for the festive splurge?
Two new reports on visitor traffic to stores released this week may use slightly different metrics, but the underlying picture for footfall in the UK during October was heading in one direction — down. Read More
Paris checks arriving Shein parcels at Roissy-CDG airport
All Shein parcels arriving at the airport on Thursday were inspected as part of a large-scale operation launched that morning, in the presence of ministers from France’s Ministry of the Economy and Finance. Read More
Reformation tailors its range to Parisian clientele as it opens in Le Marais
Sustainability-focused American brand Reformation makes its European debut with a first outpost in Paris- part flagship, part showroom. The company aims to maintain a pace of fifteen to twenty store openings a year. Read More