British handbag and accessories brand Radley London has opened a new store in New Jersey. Opened in partnership with Simon Properties, the store is located in the Mills at Jersey Gardens and carries Radley London’s entire category assortment. Radley London first entered the US market in 2017. Since then, the brand has opened locations in Las...
Real estate software solutions MRI Software has acquired UK-based Springboard, the leading provider of footfall counting and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytics for retailers, landlords, and government bodies. Founded in 2002, Springboard holds the industry’s largest and most comprehensive data set on footfall and serves more than 450...
Fast fashion retailer H&M has said it is considering charging fees for returns for goods bought online. As return numbers surge - up to 30 percent of all items bought online are sent back – free shipping is biting into retail margins. In a call with analysts H&M CEO Helena Helmersson said: “It all depends on how it’s received by the customer. So...
The UK government has reversed its decision to scrap the top rate of income tax, marking a significant U-turn for new prime minister Liz Truss. The cut was first announced as part of the mini-budget set out at the end of September by new chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Commenting one the decision to reverse the tax cut on Twitter, Truss said: “We get...
Why do clothing garments and textiles need to be made using known toxic chemicals? That question has now been answered by California’s governor, who passed a bill to phase out PFAS, (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) better known as ‘forever chemicals, that coat many clothing and textile items and are hazardous to the environment. The full ban...
Italian fashion house Versace is introducing a new store concept and expanding its retail network, while also setting out to revitalise existing boutiques around the world. In a statement, Versace said that it would be opening a series of new flagship stores in “key global cities,” alongside a worldwide rollout of a new boutique concept designed...
Mulberry has evolved its contemporary Softie bag style into an outerwear capsule collection for autumn/winter 2022. The Softie bag was launched in February 2022 and has made an impact with its distinctive puffy quilting. That signature detailing has been translated into a tactile outerwear collection “fusing functionality with a fashion-forward...
Japanese label Issey Miyake paid tribute to its late founder at Paris Fashion Week on Friday with the sort of choreographed dance show that he pioneered. A black and white portrait of Miyake, who died last month at the age of 84, was projected on the walls and the show began solemnly with sober monochrome outfits. But the dancers turned to...
British designer Paul Smith has teamed up with German sportswear giant Adidas and football club Manchester United on a limited-edition Stan Smith sneaker for autumn/winter 2022. The collaboration is in honour of the long-standing partnership between Manchester United and Paul Smith, which serves as the club’s official tailoring partner and...
John Lewis has launched a womenswear rental service as consumer demand for circular fashion continues to grow. The company has linked with rental fashion platform Hurr for the new service. The platform will carry a mix of emerging brands and John Lewis customer favourites including Whistles, Somerset by Alice Temperley, and the upcoming Erica...
Amsterdam-based fashion and lifestyle brand Scotch & Soda is continuing its retail strategy and expansion in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region with the opening of two new stores in London, and one in Copenhagen. The brand opened a store in Old Spitalfields Market, and a flagship in Covent Garden in London, alongside a new flagship...
British designers have long decamped to the runways of Paris fashion week, but for Victoria Beckham it was her first-ever show in probably the most competitive schedule of all fashion weeks. The bar is set high, too, with Loewe, Yohji Yamamoto and Giambattista Valli all showing on the same day, never mind the giant houses of Dior, Balenciaga,...
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