Hits: 30 The group plans to reopen its House of Fraser stores later in that week, once it has sought further guidance on limitations in relation to the size of stores, and food and beverage offerings. Mike Ashley’s retail business …
Selfridges to stop selling exotic animal skins
Hits: 64Leather from agricultural stock will still be sold at department store that went fur-free in 2005 Selfridges has announced it is to stop selling exotic skins from animals such as pythons, alligators, crocodiles and lizards. The department store will …
Embattled Victoria’s Secret’s latest competitor: Target
Hits: 72Victoria’s Secret has a new competitor in the lingerie and sleepwear business. It’s Target. This spring, Target plans to launch three new lines of lingerie and sleepwear: Auden (for intimates), Stars Above (for lounge and sleepwear) and Colsie (for …
Workers making clothes for Australian brands can’t afford to eat, Oxfam reports
Hits: 64 Women in Bangladesh and Vietnam working for Big W, Kmart, Target and Cotton On earning 51 cents an hour Women in Bangladesh and Vietnam making clothes for the $23bn Australian fashion industry are going hungry because of wages …
UK will not achieve Japan free trade pact
Hits: 54The government has confirmed that it will not be able to match existing European Union trade pacts with Japan in the event of a no-deal Brexit. A document released on Thursday by the Department for Trade showed it was seeking …
Karl Lagerfeld Dies in Paris
Hits: 288PARIS, France — Karl Lagerfeld, arguably the world’s most iconic designer and undoubtedly the most prolific, has died in Paris. He was 85. In a seven-decade career as fashion’s ultimate free agent, Lagerfeld created collections simultaneously for the celebrated …
‘Don’t feed the monster!’ The people who have stopped buying new clothes
Hits: 609A growing movement eschews fast fashion in favour of secondhand clothing. Is this the biggest personal change that can be made for the environment? Lauren Cowdery is flicking through the rails of the Cancer Research charity shop in Goole, …
Will the ‘Frieze Effect’ Work in LA?
Hits: 76Fashion brands and retailers profit handsomely from the Frieze Art Fair in London and New York. LOS ANGELES, United States — Frieze, the art fair that launched in London in 2003, made a visible impact on Los Angeles during …
94% thinks technology impacts their relationship with retail brands
Hits: 81A recent State of Technology in Retail two-part survey by MakerSights revealed that of 254 product professionals from retailers and brands as well as 301 consumers found that despite a healthy consumer appetite for providing feedback on future products, …
How to Address Fashion’s Racism Problem
Hits: 166It’s time for fashion brands to get serious about improving their cultural IQ. In recent months, there have been several instances of fashion brands offending the black community with clothing that panders to offensive and, in my view, racist …