Are second-hand shopping platforms about to replace auction houses? Perhaps not yet, but the sales records posted by some pre-owned goods specialists make you wonder.
Easy payments financier Klarna has launched a loyalty card feature on its app. It will allow users to store and access their physical loyalty cards as a digital version “removing the need to carry plastic equivalents".
It’s “revolutionary" and “groundbreaking” and becomes the retailer’s biggest investment yet. That’s the latest Flannels store that has just opened in Liverpool.
Shoppers awaiting the start of the renowned Harrods summer sale will have to wait a bit longer. The luxury department store in London’s Knightsbridge has delayed its next sale season by a fortnight.
UK department store group Fenwick has moved into the luxury rental space, launching an exclusive service with clothing hire specialist Front Row London. The collab launched at its London, Bond Street, flagship Wednesday.
As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, it’s no wonder almost a third of UK consumers are now feeling insecure about their finances, according to a new survey from audience insights company GWI.
The Fashion Minority Alliance (FMA) has partnered with UK-based education and employment charity Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF), focusing on “empowering underrepresented and marginalised students".
A giant group comprising European fashion councils and other bodies has been created under the European Fashion Alliance (EFA) banner to “empower a prosperous, sustainable and inclusive European fashion ecosystem”.
E-tail giant Boohoo Group has named Shaun McCabe as its new CFO to succeed Neil Catto whose role will transition to an Executive Director, remaining on the board, “with responsibility for strategic projects”.
Scotch & Soda is continuing its European expansion plans and has just opened its first directly operated store in Italy. It’s located on Milan’s Via Alessandro Manzoni, one of the main fashion destinations in the city.
The wisdom of building major shopping destinations adjacent to giant entertainment complexes has been made very clear with the return of large-scale events at Wembley Stadium boosting London Designer Outlet (LDO).
Matalan has filed its accounts for its latest financial year and also updated on the first quarter of this year with the company clearly making progress in its turnaround.
Loro Piana has announced the winners of the sixth edition of its international Knit Design Award competition. The winners were students Po-Chieh Chiu and Shanon Poupard from the Institut Français de la Mode, Paris.
Rodeo Drive has been under construction for a few months. A metamorphosis is underway and will soon see new shops open including stores from Dior, Louis Vuitton and Cheval Blanc.
The second-hand clothing company has changed its name, is focusing on providing services for brands and retailers, and raising another €12 million from the same funds with which it had already raised €7 million in 2021.
