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Asos launches loyalty programme for UK customers

E-commerce retailer Asos has launched a new loyalty programme for UK customers offering benefits and experiences to those who sign up. Dubbed ‘Asos.World’, the programme’s official launch follows what the company said was a “successful trial” that began in March. Customers can sign up to four tiers: Stylist, which is free to join; Curator, for...

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Mango energises shopping experience: WhatsApp channel and AI stylist

Mango continues its commitment to personalising the shopping experience through increased digitalisation. The company has announced the launch of two new digital tools: a WhatsApp channel and "Mango Stylist", an AI-powered fashion assistant and stylist. These are the latest steps in Mango's strategic "Plan 4E", presented in early March 2024. The...

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Mowalola opens first Berlin pop-up for Fashion Week

Mowalola takes its first step in brick and mortar retail in Germany. The brand is opening a pop-up in Berlin for Berlin Fashion Week. The Nigerian-British designer Mowalola Ogunlesi's brand is opening a temporary space for the first time. It debuts at Berlin Fashion Week, Mowalola announced on Wednesday. At the P100 event location, the brand...

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Champs Sports launches revised store concept

Champs Sports, an American sportswear retailer and a subsidiary of Foot Locker, has unveiled its renewed retail concept in Tampa, Florida, and Portland, Oregon. The reimagine retail concept was created to offer customers an enhanced brand journey through a more immersive retail experience. The new concept introduces a more inviting, modernized...

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Asos continues push in the US with Fourth of July weekend activation

British online retailer Asos is continuing to drive growth and brand awareness in the US with a new retail activation for the Fourth of July weekend at The Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York State. The activation, in collaboration with Nylon’s residency at The Surf Lodge, will run from July 2 to 6 and offer a curated selection of summer-ready...

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Golden Goose continues US roll out of ‘Forward’ stores with new Dallas location

Footwear label Golden Goose is continuing the US roll out of its ‘Forward’ store concept, this time bringing the responsibly-minded idea to Dallas. Following the launch of the concept in New York and Miami, Golden Goose has debuted its third US Forward store at luxury shopping destination NorthPark Centre. At the store itself, the brand provides...

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Louis Vuitton presents "The Louis" in Shanghai

French luxury house Louis Vuitton has announced the opening of a new location in Shanghai. This location combines retail, Le Café Louis Vuitton and an exhibition on the history of Louis Vuitton. The building is shaped like a ship. It is intended as a contemporary homage to the origins of travel. This reflects Louis Vuitton's history as a maker...

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Foot Locker brings new store concept to UK with largest regional flagship

Footwear retailer Foot Locker has unveiled its largest store in the UK, where it has introduced its ‘Re-imagined’ store concept for the first time in the region. Located in Birmingham’s Bullring, the new flagship store comes with three permanent areas to create what the company says is an “immersive sneaker experience”. This includes a Sneaker...

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Gymshark opens first European store in Amsterdam

British sportswear brand Gymshark opened a new store at Kalverstraat 178 in Amsterdam on June 21, 2025. The three-storey store boasts a total area of over 1,000 square metres. This marks the UK brand's first permanent brick-and-mortar location in continental Europe. Head of communications at Gymshark, Sam Kane, enthusiastically reflected on the...

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Mango opens 50th store in the US

Mango has successfully opened its 50th store in the United States, as the Spanish fast-fashion retailer continues to push forward with its expansion plan. The new Mango store, located in Washington Square, Portland, Oregon, is the eighth of approximately 20 new stores that the retailer aims to open this year across the US, with the aim of...

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69 percent of US consumers still willing to give up data for a better retail experience

Following recent data breaches at Adidas, Dior, and The North Face, consumers are trusting fashion brands less and less when it comes to their personal details. However, a new study, The Trust in CX, by Press Ganey Forsta, has found that the large majority of US consumers are still open and willing to share their data if it would offer them a...

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Saucony opens first UK flagship store

US footwear brand Saucony has opened its first flagship store in the UK. The new store is located at 4 James Street in London and officially opened on June 21, as announced by the Wolverine World Wide Inc. subsidiary on Wednesday. The London location is intended to be more than just a retail space: with an integrated café, rooms for community...