Mike Ashely, the founder of Sports Direct and latterly The Frasers Group, is to relinquish his directorships in the business. As a departing gesture, he will provide the group with an additional £100m in support funding.
Zillah Byng-Thorne, the chief executive of specialist media platform Future, is preparing to step down in 2023 after eight years in charge.
The UK’s online retail sales were down for the 17th month in a row in August, with a 4.1% year-on-year (YoY) drop, reversing the positive progress seen in July. But at least clothing did well, more of which later.
London-based Indian fashion retailer Aashni & Co has boosted its online capabilities in a deal with N7, The Nitrogen Platform’s digital experience offer that includes AI-driven image optimisation.
The German online retailer is rolling out its 'Fashion Week' concept from September 20 to 24, presenting fashion shows that showcase 16 different brands to an audience of about 8,000 guests.
The "Luxury and technology: the beginning of a new era" report, signed by Bain&Company and the Comité Colbert, notes that the luxury industry is lagging behind on the subject. But it also sees a growing interest.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pierre Cardin's birth, Jean-Pascal Hesse has unveiled a new book entitled 'Pierre Cardin: Fashion, Myth, Modernity', which is set to hit bookstores on September 21.
Ralph Lauren Corp. announced on Monday its strategy to accelerate revenue growth to a compound annual growth rate of mid- to high-single digits over the next three years, as it homes in on new customers and key cities.
The department store has designed 'Tailored Insights', a customer analysis and personalization platform for its partner brands in the fashion and home sectors.
The Italian luxury menswear label, which in the past had also commercialised a women’s ready-to-wear line, has relaunched softly in this category with a capsule collection designed by Norbert Stumpfl.
More UK cities could see Selfridges branches opening with new owners Central Group and Signa clearly having ambitious plans for the luxury chain that currently comprises just four stores.
Italian luxury accessories brand Furla announced on Friday the appointment of Giorgio Presca as chief executive officer.
Punctuated by calls for moments of reflection at many shows, with front rows of bowed heads, London Fashion Week, nonetheless, had a busy Sunday with over a dozen runway shows.
It’s been a busy week for Stephen Jones, London’s most influential milliner, whose hats are much in demand for this week's memorials for Queen Elizabeth II.
As the UK capital spent the weekend in deep mourning, devoted to observing the passing of the Queen, designers in London Fashion Week made respectful homages to the late monarch, in a busy day of shows on Saturday.
