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Zalando expands its beauty offering to five more countries

Online fashion retailer Zalando will to sell cosmetics in five more countries. Within the coming two months, beauty products will also be available in Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium and Italy, Zalando said in a statement. “With Beauty, we want to empower our broad customer base to complete their style choices with the latest in global beauty...

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Farfetch expands into children’s wear and beauty

There seems to be little slowing down the expansion of fashion e-tailer Farfetch. The online retailer, which recently signed its 400th global retail partner, is set to launch its debut beauty section with Space NK Apothecary. In addition, Farfetch will also unveil its new category: children’s wear in order to fulfil the demands of its “highly...

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Debenhams to launch in Australia and Vietnam

UK department store group Debenhams is set on launching in Australia and Vietnam for the first time next year thanks to the help of its new overseas partners. The group has signed a deal with Pepkor SE Asia, a subsidiary of the Steinhoff group, to offer a selection of its in-house apparel labels in Harris Scarfe prior to opening its own...

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Pepe Jeans eyes India for expansion

Pepe Jeans London is looking to India for expansion, where it aims to more than double its current store operations from 200 up to 500 stores. Pepe Jeans, which is owned by Lebanese group M1 and LVMH subsidiary L Capital Asia, is looking to increase sales in the next three years, both via store expansion and introducing new categories such as...

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J.Crew's sister label Madewell to launch on Net-a-Porter.com

Madewell, the younger, more casual sister label to US hit brand J.Crew is finally making it's debut overseas in the UK market, thanks to a new partnership between the group and Net-a-Porter.com. The hip label, which is praised in the US for its denim-focused and more accessibly priced collections, has been in high demand in the UK since Alexa...