Gymshark’s Ben Francis is to return to the helm of the company he co-founded as a student, becoming CEO and spearheading the fast expanding firm’s push into the US and Asia.
The giant Bluewater mall in Kent will be home to the first standalone store for new fashion brand Vanilla following its initial success online and with concessions.
JD Sports Fashion is to divide Peter Cowgill’s current role of executive chairman and chief executive and is pondering returning government financial support handed out during the pandemic.
Primark is bouncing back as its stores around the world reopen with the company saying on Thursday that all of its stores were operating by the end of the third quarter.
H&M Group is on the recovery trail with Q2 profit that was better than expected and Q3 having started well as its stores globally bounce back and online remains strong.
As with last year, analyst Retviews by Lectra has released a study on the size and composition of sustainable collections by brands including H&M, Mango, and Uniqlo, among others.
Deckers Brands-owned running shoe label Hoka One One announced on Wednesday new senior directors in footwear design and apparel, as part of its commitment to expand into the apparel space.
The Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) is the latest retailer to announce its commitment to go fur-free by early 2023, with plans to close all its existing fur salons and convert them to spaces for “modern luxury experiences”.
Gap is going online-only in the UK and Republic of Ireland with news on Wednesday that it’s closing all 81 of its stores in the British Isles, rather than just the 19 that had already been announced for closure in July.
The men’s collections for next summer presented in London, Milan and Paris blended streetwear and couture in a new mix, laid-back yet sophisticated, for an easy-going, highly wearable fashion to be enjoyed outdoors.
Linen seems to be enjoying a comeback, after being ousted from the fashion scene in recent years by newer (more polluting) materials.
On Tuesday, Swiss apparel group Calida announced it is planning to sell the Millet Mountain Group, which includes mountain sport apparel and equipment brands Millet and Lafuma.
As luxury continues to work hard to differentiate itself in a crowded market, YNAP’s menswear webstore Mr Porter has launched Small World, a focus on craft-based and sustainable brands.
OTB Group’s Brave Kid operation is on an expansion drive and has added the MM6 Maison Margiela brand to its licensed portfolio. It will be the first move into kidswear for the Margiela label that’s owned by OTB.
High-end lingerie label Honey Birdette is to join Playboy owner’s PLBY Group portfolio with a purchase price of $333m. PLBY has big plans to expand the label and also has the deep pockets to make its ambitions a reality.
