Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex is hosting a two-day ‘Re:style Studio’ styling event on the weekend of 12/13 October, which will blend AW24 fashion trends with eco-friendly practices to inspire shoppers. The event will showcase a variety of workshops – from colour matching to how to dress for your body shape – and opportunities to…
Retail sales have seen their strongest growth in six months as shoppers updated their winter wardrobes and started the school year with new computers and uniforms. Total UK retail sales were up 2% on last September, above the 12-month average growth of 1.1%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. However ongoing…
As rainclouds drift over London’s sky and citygoers are met with bursts of drizzle, there couldn’t be a more perfect time for Burberry to showcase its iconic outerwear in its latest star-studded campaign. Founded in 1856, Burberry is a pioneer of British outerwear, “committed to protecting people from the elements”. To honour the long-standing heritage…
Shein has revealed its sales surpassed £1.5 billion in the UK last year as the fast-fashion retailer continues to cash in on trends and draw in shoppers with low-cost items. Shein’s UK business generated revenues of £1.55 billion over 2023, up from £1.12 billion the prior year. It also reported an annual profit of £18.7…
Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has struck a deal to become the junior partner in the London-based department store Selfridges after buying out bust Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko’s Signa. The new deal sees PIF increase its stake from 10% to 40% – in both the property and operating businesses of Selfridges. Thailand’s Central Group,…
British YouTube group The Sidemen, fronted by rapper and boxer KSI and formed in 2013, have opened a SDMN Clothing store at Bullring & Grand Central in Birmingham. The Sidemen, described by the BBC as a “super group of UK creators”, are among the most high profile internet personalities in Europe, having secured over 21.6…
NuORDER by Lightspeed, a B2B commerce platform powering wholesale buying and selling, has today announced the appointment of Chris Akrimi as Head of Revenue for Lightspeed B2B / NuORDER. Akrimi most recently held the role of CEO at The Layer, a technology company transforming commerce data through artificial intelligence (AI), where he focused on positioning…
American fashion designer Tom Ford will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at The Fashion Awards 2024. A leading figure in the world of fashion and luxury, Ford’s business acumen, impeccable tailoring and daring designs will all be celebrated on 2 December at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Caroline Rush, CEO of the British Fashion…
Fashion and homeware retailer Joe Browns is opening its first store in its home city of Leeds at the White Rose Shopping Centre on 2 December 2023. The 3,000 sq ft store will showcase “the very best the retailer has to offer” across womenswear, menswear and home, carrying some 400 lines. It marks the retailer’s…
Primark has published its second ‘Sustainability and Ethics Progress Report’, sharing its commitment that all of its clothes will be made from recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by 2030 is “well on track”. This year, over half (55%) of all clothes sold by Primark contained recycled or more sustainably sourced materials, up from 45%…
