The British Fashion Council (BFC) has today announced its nominees for the BFC Foundation Award at The Fashion Awards 2024, which will be hosted on 2 December at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Fashion Awards, organised by the BFC and presented by Pandora, are the primary fundraiser for the BFC Foundation. The event…
Luxury fashion brand Jacquemus, which is set to open its first store in London next month, has confirmed it is seeking a minority investor to fund its retail expansion and foray into beauty. Jacquemus had retained Rothschild & Co. to help it find a minority investor to help it expand in the US, Europe and…
Temperley London has opened the doors to a new flagship store in one of London’s most upscale retail destinations, Sloane Street. The new store is infused with British designer Alice Temperley’s signature bohemian romantic style with stand-out features including peacock painted walls, leopard print seating and a mirrored vintage bar with pink velvet stools. This…
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has launched a new report with London Business School (LBS), offering a tangible guide to support business growth, drive revenue, and provide strategic recommendations for industry stakeholders. The BFC commissioned the report in recognition of the changing and increasingly complex environment the fashion industry (designers, businesses, wholesalers and retailers) continues…
Luxury streetwear brand Represent launched its performance-focused 247 sub-brand in 2020 with the ‘247 Pant’. It’s now grown to a more comprehensive 43-piece range for AW24, including a debut hiking collection which launched earlier this month, and the plan is for 247 to account for 20% of Represent’s overall sales in the next two years….
Engin Celikbas, otherwise known as a ‘retail marketing guru’, has been named as Managing Director EMEA of Future Stores – a new retail concept that blends the worlds of media, retail and digital performance marketing. Future Stores officially launched this week on London’s Oxford Street. The 435 sqm store at 95 Oxford Street houses an…
Californian performance apparel brand Vuori, which counts celebrities including Tom Holland, Harry Styles and Gwyneth Paltrow among its fans, has opened a new 4,000 sq ft flagship store set over two floors at 83-85 Regent Street in London. It marks the brand’s first UK flagship and second London opening following the opening of its store…
Though it’s Halloween, brands such as Marks & Spencer are already prepped and ready for the holiday season. Today, the British retailer has launched its second collaboration with style icon Sienna Miller to get shoppers ready for parties galore. Following the success of the debut collection, which launched in June, the British retailer and Sienna…
Prada Group has reported a 15% increase in net revenue for the nine months ending 30 September 2024, bucking the luxury slowdown trend that has hit LVMH and Kering. The company delivered revenue of £3.1 billion (€3.8 billion), driven by “strong brand identity, creative dynamism and sound execution”. As part of this, retail sales increased…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has extended business rates relief for the retail and hospitality sector after promising to “fix the foundations” of the economy and repair the public finances in today’s Budget. In the first Labour Budget since 2010 – and the first ever delivered by a woman – Reeves said her “belief in Britain burns…
