Jojo Maman Bébé — the maternity and baby/toddler products specialist — has filed its annual accounts and said the year to the end of January (FY25) saw turnover dipping very slightly. Read More
Primark is accelerating its US store openings and ramping up marketing, betting that President Donald Trump’s move to scrap a duty exemption on e-commerce parcels will drive budget-conscious shoppers back to stores. Read More
A new study about the Golden Quarter has shown a “striking recalibration in UK fashion spend”. Digital commerce platform Cardlytics has highlighted the growing importance of secondhand and the evolution of Black Friday. Read More
US President Donald Trump’s shock 39% tariff on Swiss-made imports to the US is pushing up prices for luxury watches. As some consumers seek to beat the levies by choosing used watches, second-hand values are inflating. Read More
The organisers of Modefabriek are bringing their order platform ‘Shift’- launched in Amsterdam in early 2025- to Germany. The B2B menswear platform is also set to expand into womenswear and will be held in Offenbach. Read More
UK shop price inflation fell in the first week of October bringing some relief for hard-pressed consumers, the new BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor showed on Tuesday. Read More
Centrist Democrats have a plan for their party to win again: Talk more about the economy and less about democracy. Reject corporate interests and ideological purity tests. Keep the progressive policies that are popular — like expanding health care and raising the minimum wage — and moderate on issues like immigration and crime. Those are…
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Americans are sharply divided on the NFL’s decision to feature Puerto Rican-born artist Bad Bunny at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, according to a new survey by Quinnipiac University. Overall, nearly half of respondents said they approve of the decision, with 29 percent disapproving and another 24 percent offering no opinion. While nearly 3…
Graham Platner’s campaign manager is stepping down after less than a week on the job, the latest departure on a campaign that has seen several high-profile shake-ups in recent weeks as it attempts to fend off a string of controversies. The move, which was first reported by Axios, comes as the Maine Senate candidate has…
