UK digital department store Debenhams is to be the exclusive Retail Partner for The Beauty Awards 2024, to held on 25 November. Debenhams’ ‘Generation Beauty’ campaign That means Debenhams will be the sole online beauty retailer featured for the event that will take place at the historic Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) venue in London. Debenhams said [...]read moreDebenhams links with Beauty Awards as sole retail partner
Refund platform Reshop has launched with a lineup of partners including premium lifestyle brand Alo Yoga, Steve Madden, and Orveon’s collective of premium cosmetic brands, among others. Reshop launches with retail partners Alo Yoga, Steve Madden. – Reshop Traditionally, it takes days for consumers to receive their money back after making a return. Reshop is [...]read moreReshop launches with retail partners Alo Yoga, Steve Madden
It’s official, the UK has its first Labour government in 14 years with a landslide win for the Labour Party. And with plenty of business leaders having come out in support of the party, it seems business might be happy. Photo: Pixabay How happy it stays depends on what happens in the next few months, [...]read morewill the new UK government deliver for fashion and retail?
Translated by Nicola Mira Published Jun 17, 2024 Italian menswear label Pal Zileri has drawn up an ambitious growth plan for 2025-27, pursuing a set of integrated strategies and aiming to double its revenue in the three-year period. Pal Zileri, Spring/Summer 2025 “The plan we have deployed is based on developing collections that are strongly [...]read morePal Zileri aims to double revenue, retail footprint by 2027
By Reuters Published Jun 14, 2024 Thai retailer Central Group agreed to acquire the assets it has not already secured in KaDeWe Group, a chain of landmark department stores in Germany, part of tycoon Rene Benko’s folded property empire. Reuters Central purchased the eponymous Berlin luxury department store KaDeWe in April, saying at the time [...]read moreThailand’s Central buys rest of German luxury retail business KaDeWe
Key UK sourcing trade show Source Fashion has launched a competition to win one of 10 places on an exclusive new Retail Safari. Jack Stratten Showcasing “the best of London retail”, the winning entrants will explore a variety of stores to observe the latest innovations in design and technology. The tour will take place on [...]read moreSource fashion launches Retail Safari competition
Inditex’s ability to wring impressive sales growth out of even the toughest economic backdrop seemed to falter in the three months to April 30 as its Q1 growth slowed. Inditex And the Spanish fashion giant still turned in an inflation-beating Q1 sales rise while Q2 figures also showed a bounce-back, so it’s clearly still a [...]read moreInditex Q1 sales growth slowed but retail giant remains buoyant
After a long run — a very long run — of weak figures, there was finally some good news for UK retail this week. The latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey showed a sharp turnaround in performance with more retailers reporting sales rises than sales falls. Photo: Public domain It came as the weather improved later [...]read moreUK retail sales improve in May
U.S. Bank appointed John Hummel to lead its East market for retail home lending. Hummel, who previously led the correspondent and Housing Finance Agency (HFA) business at U.S. Bank, will now oversee a team of 750 sales managers and mortgage loan officers responsible for generating $7 billion in originations, according to a news release. John [...]read moreU.S. Bank appoints new retail lending leader
By Bloomberg Published May 24, 2024 UK retail sales fell at the fastest pace this year as consumers delayed spending due to rainy weather and uncertain economic conditions, underlying the hurdles facing the Conservative government’s bid for reelection. The volume of goods sold in stores and online plunged 2.3% in April after a downwardly revised [...]read moreUK retail sales fell more then expected during rainy spell