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Matalan launches new brand platform as it gets back to its roots
Matalan launched a multi-million pound brand platform on Friday that it said “represents a return to [our] family roots”, showing families across the UK that “we get you, and we’ve got you”.
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Sara Sampaio stars in M&S spring style campaign
M&S has unveiled its latest 360° campaign as it continues to evolve its Anything but Ordinary brand platform. Starring Sara Sampaio, it includes TV ads running to the uplifting sound of Girls Just Want to Have Fun.
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Abercrombie & Fitch plans Oxford St flagship for 2025
As London’s Oxford Street continues to bounce back from almost the worst disaster in its history — Covid 19 — another big name has announced that it will open a flagship store there.
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Next remains strong, more confident than ever as it targets UK and US growth
Next’s results for the year to 27 January on Thursday showed — as if we didn’t know — that the business is one of the most successful and well-run in UK fashion. But it has it eye on the US too via partnership deals.
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H&M opens King's Road concept store
H&M said that it’s “paying tribute to London’s fashion history” as it opens a new concept store on Thursday on the famous King’s Road in Chelsea.
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Guess annual sales lift despite downturn in U.S. ops
Guess Inc. announced on Wednesday said revenues grew 9% to $891.1 million for the fourth quarter, with the U.S. fashion firm clocking a single-digit uptick in sales for the full-year.
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Arket plans Ireland debut this year
H&M Group’s Nordic fashion and lifestyle brand Arket is continuing its slow and steady expansion in Europe with plans for the opening of a flagship store in Dublin later this year.
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Kontoor Brands promotes Tom Waldron to COO amid executive leadership shuffle
Kontoor Brands announced on Tuesday the appointment of Tom Waldron to the role of chief operating officer, effective March 19.
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UK luxury is £81bn industry says new report
The UK luxury sector is now worth £81 billion a year to the UK economy and supports 450,000 jobs, according to a new report by British luxury body Walpole.
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M&S now has new deadline for Marble Arch plans, is close to HSBC deal for 'superapp'
After winning its court case against the government’s refusal to allow it to redevelop its Marble Arch flagship in London, retail giant M&S now has three weeks to formally resubmit its plans for the building.
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Levi’s opens 'NextGen' store in Kyoto, Japan
Levi’s has announced the reopening of its flagship store in Kyoto, Japan, introducing its NextGen store format to Japanese customers.
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Frame names EMEA CEO as it targets fast growth in Europe
California-based denim and fashion brand Frame has named Thomas Lecoq as its new CEO for the EMEA region.
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Gok Wan takes anchor role in new JD Williams campaign
JD Williams has launched a new campaign starring Gok Wan, Judi Love and Helen Skelton in a bespoke cross-platform creative “celebrating women”.
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Benetton links with Refined Networks to target UK growth
Benetton is targeting the UK with an online sales push and has partnered with tech and logistics solutions provider Refined Networks to help it.
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John Lewis back in profit, fashion sales rise
John Lewis is one of the most closely watched retail giants in the UK at the moment, mainly because of its many problems in recent years. But at least its annual results managed to show it returning to profit.
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New Zalando strategy targets B2C and B2B transformation, includes more lifestyle categories
Zalando had big news Wednesday, saying it has evolved its strategy to cover a “larger share of [the] fashion and lifestyle e-commerce market” with a “pan-European ecosystem for customers and partners”.
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