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WEBDrapers Fashion retail industry news, trends and analysis. The latest fashion retail news spanning all fashion retail sectors, including department stores, high street chains, online retailers, independent retailers, brands and suppliers. Stay abreast of topics including sustainability, CVAs and administrations, business rates, discounting and ...
This week’s fashion retail people moves: Gymshark ... - Drapers
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Asos's executive retail director of womenswear, Nick Loveday, and director of strategic partnerships, wholesale, Stephen Owen, are set to leave the etail business, Drapers can reveal. Monsoon Accessorize has appointed former Very Group fashion director Emma Alexander as the new managing director for …
PrettyLittleThing’s transformation into a big ecommerce name
WEBSep 9, 2021 · PrettyLittleThing has been quick to adapt to the ever-changing role of celebrity and social media and it was one of the first ecommerce brands to join Tik Tok in 2019 and now has more than over 1.6 million followers, accruing more than 30 million likes. In the same year, in January, it released a podcast (Behind Closed Doors), which released ...
How Asos founder Nick Robertson built a £1.4bn business - Drapers
WEBDec 20, 2017 · Asos has come a long way since it was founded in 2000 as As Seen On Screen, the destination for clothes and other items seen in films or on TV. Early on, its co-founder, Nick Robertson, the great-grandson of Austin Reed, saw the opportunity to branch out into selling own-label and third-party branded fashion.The business snowballed: in 2016 Asos had turnover of £1.4bn.
In pictures: Aimé Leon Dore’s London flagship - Drapers
WEBJul 4, 2022 · US streetwear brand Aimé Leon Dore has opened its first international store in London’s Soho. Located at 32 Broadwick Street, the two-storey flagship features layered antique Persian rugs and floors of swirling Cipollino marble. Yellow boucle chairs are located in front of walnut panelling, while Achille Castiglioni’s “Light Ball ...
Very: Latest News, Analysis and Commentary | Drapers
WEBDrapers Fashion retail industry news, trends and analysis. The latest news, analysis and commentary on fashion etailer Very.co.uk, which is part of The Very Group. French Connection ramps up store expansion amid new Very deal. Very Group digital customer chief on the dangers and opportunities of AI. Ex-chancellor Nadhim Zahawi in the running to ...
What’s driving the rise of pre-loved fashion? - Drapers
WEBJan 19, 2023 · According to research agency Stylus, in 2022, 31% of UK consumers used second-hand clothing websites to buy or sell items, up from 20% in 2019. Natacha Blanchard, consumer lead at second-hand platform Vinted, told Drapers the current cost of living crisis is another factor boosting the popularity of …
Pangaia: The appliance of science in sustainable fashion - Drapers
WEBJun 22, 2021 · Pangaia's first activewear line will launch on 29 June. Fashion is created in a lab at Pangaia. Its ethos is to create clothing as naturally as possible, by researching and makings its own sustainable materials. The men's, women's and children's casualwear brand launched online in 2018, and now ships globally. Almost all of its production is in ...
Drapers Independents Awards 2021 winners revealed
WEBSep 23, 2021 · The winners of this year’s Drapers Independents Awards, which recognise the best independent retailers and brands across the UK and Ireland, were revealed at a ceremony in London today (23 September). The Covid Community Champion Award Lisa Aynsley, Hotspur 1364. Lingerie Independent of the Year : The Pantry Underwear.
Where will JD Sports’ acquisition trail end? - Drapers
WEBJul 1, 2021 · Its most recent acquisitions include an 80% stake for an as-yet undisclosed sum in Missy Empire in late June, and just days later announced it bought an 80% stake in Spanish sports equipment retailer Deporvillage for €140.4m (£120.4m) At the group's annual general meeting on 1 July, it said it was on track to report a profit before tax and ...