- Huw Hughes |
A week after falling into administration, Jaeger has announced it is to cut 103 jobs and close 13 stores and concessions. The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) Group-owned fashion brand, along with EWM Group-owned discount retailer Peacocks, appointed administrators from advisory firm FRP last week following […]
- Huw Hughes |
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia could reportedly fall into administration as early as next week, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The group, whose portfolio includes Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, is preparing to appoint administrators from Deloitte following failed talks between Arcadia and its lenders […]
- Joshua Williams |
Over the past year, fashion design schools have been forced to rethink how they educate students and prepare them for jobs. It’s a monumental task, when so much about Covid-19 is still unknown, making planning for future academic years difficult at best. What’s more, with a shift to online learning […]
- AFP |
Boohoo, the British online fashion group, said Thursday it had chosen a retired judge to help it move on from a supply-chain scandal that raised questions on industry-wide ethical practices. Brian Leveson will "provide independent oversight... so as to deliver long-lasting and meaningful change to the […]
- Prachi Singh |
The board of directors of Calida Holding AG has appointed Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart as CEO of the Calida Group. The 48-year-old executive, the company said in a statement, will succeed Reiner Pichler in the first half of 2021, who will continue to run the group until his replacement arrives. Commenting […]
- Huw Hughes |
Mothercare has reported a 4.4 million pound adjusted loss before tax for the first half of the year compared to a profit of 4 million pounds last year. It comes as the maternity and childrenswear specialist nears the end of its major restructuring plan announced in November 2019. The company announced […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
OPINION If ever there was a brand that needed sharpening of its social listening skills it was Victoria’s Secret. Every year in November the American lingerie giant would host an extravaganza of famous models transformed into the brand’s high-heeled ‘angels’, walking a runway decked in bejewelled lingerie […]
- Huw Hughes |
Mulberry has reported a narrowing of losses in the first half of the year despite a drop in revenue relating to Covid-19 and the forced closure of its stores from the start of the period. For the twenty-six weeks ended 26 September, the company managed to cut its adjusted loss before tax to 1.9 million […]
- Prachi Singh |
Global Brands Group Holding Limited, during the six months to September 30, 2020 saw the closure of retail stores in global markets, which the company said, affected customers, retailers, and brand owners as social distancing restrictions were implemented around the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
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India banned 43 more Chinese apps on Tuesday including some from e-commerce giant Alibaba, saying they threatened its "sovereignty and integrity" as tensions remain high between the nuclear-armed neighbours following a deadly border clash. New Delhi previously pulled 59 Chinese apps -- including the […]