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Landlord Shaftesbury links with Good On You for West End sustainability drive
Central London commercial property landlord Shaftesbury is to partner with Good On You, fashion’s source for brand sustainability ratings.
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La Maison Couture opens Selfridges pop-up featuring nine ethical jewellery brands
London department store Selfridges and ethical fine jewellery boutique La Maison Couture have partnered to launch ‘Selfridges’ 2D Energy’, a nine-brand pop-up campaign of creative talent running until 26 February.
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UK's competition body investigates Richemont-Farfetch deal for YNAP
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into Farfetch’s purchase of a stake in Yoox Net-A-Porter, owned by Swiss luxury goods group Richemont, claiming it might reduce competition in the UK market.
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Louis Vuitton moves up a gear with its collaboration with Yayoi Kusama
Launched at the beginning of the year, worldwide and on all media platforms, the collaboration with the Japanese artist is creating an unprecedented buzz for the luxury brand.
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THG partners And Digital to scale and accelerate Ingenuity offer
THG Ingenuity has inked a strategic alliance with And Digital, the software engineering firm, “to accelerate digital transformation, help brands bridge the digital skills gap and unlock the potential of commerce tech”.
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Shop price inflation rises again but fashion is down due to clearance sales
Shop price inflation continues to rise, despite hopes that it would begin to ease soon. The latest BRC-NielsenIQ Shop price Index for January showed it acerbating to 8% from 7.3% in December.
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Nike and Tiffany & Co. launch sneaker, accessories collaboration
Luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. and sportswear brand Nike announced on Tuesday a collaboration with the debut of an Air Force 1 sneaker and limited-edition sterling silver accessories collection.
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Canada Goose launches recommerce platform 'Canada Goose Generations'
Canada Goose announced on Tuesday a new recommerce platform, launching first in the United States, with plans to expand into Canada later this year.
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Lanvin Group CFO resigns ahead of full-year results announcement
Lanvin Group announced on Tuesday the resignation of its chief financial officer, Shang Koo. David Chan, the Group's executive president, will serve as interim CFO while the luxury group searches for Koo's replacement.
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Mellerio looks to rejuvenate brand, names dancer Hugo Marchand as first ambassador
The iconic French jewellery house has named the dancer as its first brand ambassador. The brand has a history dating back to more than 400 years and has had 15 generations of the same family preserving its craft.
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Frasers set to launch own-brand BNPL app - report
Frasers Group is understood to be rolling out its own buy-now/pay-later (BNPL) offer as part of an own-brand, standalone financial package scheme.
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Brand Machine Group buys London tailor Peckham Rye
BMG has illustrated the importance of its developing menswear ops with news that it has acquired the Peckham Rye label. And it willl make the most of its "strong sense of old-school south London cockiness".
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Mazarine Group partners with strong investment players
The communication and events group, founded thirty years ago by Paul-Emmanuel Reiffers, has seen LBO France and FG Bros and another partner take a 38% stake in its capital.
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Hunter Boot seeks £8m cash boost, sale talks are progressing - report
More detail has emerged around Hunter Boot’s search for new funding with a report saying it's seeking £8 million of working capital and is in talks with financiers including Gordon Brothers.
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Farfetch, Outlier Ventures accept entries for next Dream Assembly Base Camp
Farfetch said this week that it — along with partner Outlier Ventures (a global Web3 accelerator and investor) — has opened applications for Dream Assembly Base Camp Cohort Two taking place from April
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London's Oxford Street saw major revival over festive period
The festive shopping season in the UK saw a noticeable revival of consumers visiting physical stores as they discovered the joys of shopping face-to-face. And that seems to have benefited London's Oxford Street.
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