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Monsoon opens new boutique store concept in London

British high street retailer Monsoon has opened a new boutique store concept in London that takes the brand “back to its roots” celebrating its heritage, craft and commitment to sustainability and ethical trade. Located on Marylebone High Street, London, the concept marks the first in a series of new boutiques for Monsoon, with the retailer...

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Monsoon Accessorize mulls sale as Covid-19 takes toll on trading

Monsoon Accessorize has announced its trading has been “badly affected” by Covid-19 and as a result is mulling a potential sale of the business. The company said it had been trading well up until the impact of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the industry, indicating that the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) it launched last year...

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Fashion

In pictures: Monsoon launches sustainable collection

Monsoon has launched an eight-piece collection made from sustainable fabrics. The collection comprises a mix of floral dresses, trousers, blouses and light jackets, and has been influenced by India, using traditional artisan techniques from the country and deriving its name from the Indian Ashoka tree. Materials used in the collection include...

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How to succeed in crowdfunding, according to the maker of the world’s most crowdfunded shoe

For most people, work is the last thing they want to think about while on vacation. For Alberto Espinos, however, a trip to Thailand with some friends in 2016 generated a business idea that flipped his career upside down. After hiking hundreds of hours carrying heavy backpacks, he and his friends realized each one of them had brought at least...

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Business |CEO INTERVIEW Featured

How to succeed in crowdfunding, according to the maker of the world’s most crowdfunded shoe

For most people, work is the last thing they want to think about while on vacation. For Alberto Espinos, however, a trip to Thailand with some friends in 2016 generated a business idea that flipped his career upside down. After hiking hundreds of hours carrying heavy backpacks, he and his friends realized each one of them had brought at least...

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Business

Landlords extend a lifeline to Monsoon and Accesorize

New York – Monsoon and Accessorize have received a lifeline from its landlords after creditors backed plans to reduce rents on 135 stores at a meeting earlier this week. The fashion chains proposed a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in late May to help its ailing finances. In a corporate release issued on Wednesday, Paul Allen, chief...

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Retail

Accessorize new social tech boosts online conversion by 65 percent

Accessorize has reported a 65 percent customer conversion rate increase online after switching to a new social technology that allows user generated content (UGC) to be collected from social media platforms and displayed as a gallery on its website. The UK retailer is using Curalate’s Fanreel function, where customers’ images posted on Instagram...

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Monsoon management to shut down joint Monsoon - Accessorize stores

Media reported over the weekend that British retailer Monsoon Accesorize will close down 141 stores as leases approach expiration – in the coming five years - in a move to decouple the two brands. According to the ‘Guardian’, the retailer has decided to shut down those joint-brand stores, with 141 stores set to be affected. Trying to calm the...

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