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Retail employees reflect on mental health during Covid-19

As October is Mental Health Awareness month, FashionUnited wanted to bring more awareness and transparency to the topic of mental health in the fashion industry by speaking to a former retail manager of River Island and a former sales associate of Hollister to discuss and reflect on what it was like to work in the retail industry during the...

Business

River Island to cut around 250 head office jobs

River Island is reportedly planning to axe around 250 head office roles in a bid to cut costs and mitigate the financial impact of Covid-19 on the business. CEO Will Kernan told employees in a letter, seen by Drapers, that Covid-19 is “the most significant challenge in a generation” and as a result, the business now has a requirement for 250...

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BFC and MTV launch ‘Music Meets Fashion’ competition

The British Fashion Council and MTV launched a new fashion design competition aimed at fashion students from the UK and select international design colleges to design a line inspired by MTV that merges music, fashion and sustainability. Announced during London Fashion Week, in collaboration with Iceberg and River Island, the ‘Music Meets Fashion...

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River Island launching homeware

British fashion retailer River Island has confirmed that it is launching a homeware collection for the first time for autumn/winter 2018 in selected stores and online. Launching in October, River Island Home will feature a 160-piece collection, which will showcase the brand’s “signature style and handwriting” across a selection of soft...

Fashion

UK retailers are backing universal sizing system

A universal sizing system could soon take over the high street as retailers including Asos, New Look, River Island and Next have partnered with Shape GB, a revolutionary body volume system for measurement. According to the Daily Mail, the Shape GB campaign will consist of a survey to take measurements of 30,000 adults to determine how body...

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Size does matter: Plus-size fashion gains momentum in 2017

“Plus-sized women shouldn’t think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn’t mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like," said Donatella Versace, Vice President and Artistic Director, Versace Group The idea behind starting this piece on...

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Business of Fashion launches online fashion courses

London-based publication Business of Fashion has launched a new education platform on its site that includes free online fashion courses providing fashion students with insight into how the fashion industry works, how to grow fashion businesses and advice on how to advance in fashion. The platform has launched a series of online courses, which...