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UK luxury is £81bn industry says new report

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. 
Fashion
Mother's Day gifting focus shifted this year, fashion benefited

Mother's Day gifting focus shifted this year, fashion benefited

​A new study offered up some good news for the fashion and beauty sector as it has shown online Mother’s Day gifting this year moved away from “typical gifts and trinkets towards presents such as fashion and beauty”.
Fashion
M&S now has new deadline for Marble Arch plans, is close to HSBC deal for 'superapp'

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.
Fashion
Freemans launches TV-promoted new credit offer, calls it a cornerstone for growth

Freemans launches TV-promoted new credit offer, calls it a cornerstone for growth

Freemans has launched of a new customer credit offer Flexi3 with the digital department store set to heavily promote the offer via a TV campaign.
Fashion
Inditex's growth strategy: Efficiency, profitability, and responsible expansion

Inditex's growth strategy: Efficiency, profitability, and responsible expansion

On the occasion of the presentation of Inditex's financial results for 2023, the CEO of the Galician conglomerate shed some light on the past fiscal year and unveiled its schemes for future expansion.
Fashion
Meghan Markle launches new lifestyle brand

Meghan Markle launches new lifestyle brand

Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, is launching a new lifestyle brand seemingly named after the couple's oceanside California home.
Lifestyle
Shift to online/TV marketing helps improve 4imprint results

Shift to online/TV marketing helps improve 4imprint results

US-based BtB promotional merchandiser 4imprint continues to see healthy demand from the medium-sized companies it supplies, its results for the year ended 30 December show. 
Fashion
Long-standing THG non-exec McDonald set to depart

Long-standing THG non-exec McDonald set to depart

Digital retail group THG is about to lose board member Iain McDonald as the Non-Executive Director departs at end of the month. It brings to an end his near-14 years as a THG Director.
Beauty
JLP says John Lewis/Waitrose split definitely not on the cards

JLP says John Lewis/Waitrose split definitely not on the cards

Following news of its long-awaited return to profit this week, bosses at John Lewis Partnership have now said there are no plans to separate the department stores from its Waitrose supermarkets.
Fashion
Poundland to advertise fashion on TV for first time

Poundland to advertise fashion on TV for first time

Pepco’s UK Poundland chain doesn’t usually advertise on TV but it’s launching a new campaign and even more surprisingly it will include the company’s clothing offer.
Fashion
Global communications giant The Independents acquires English agency Kennedy

Global communications giant The Independents acquires English agency Kennedy

A month after absorbing Atelier Athem, the consortium of creative agencies has taken over Kennedy, an English entity active in strategic consulting and the creation of brand, culture, and entertainment projects.
Lifestyle
UK store openings driven by coffee shops as many chains close - PWC

UK store openings driven by coffee shops as many chains close - PWC

UK retail continues to lose physical stores at an alarming rate. There was a net decrease of 5,000 stores across the UK last year, amounting to a rate of 14 per day over the year, a report by accountancy firm PwC claims.
Fashion
Fenwick Newcastle's makeover gets latest planning ok

Fenwick Newcastle's makeover gets latest planning ok

Fenwick’s flagship store in Newcastle has been given a further planning green light to push on with its £40 million revamp with new work beginning this month.
Fashion
John Lewis back in profit, fashion sales rise

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.
Fashion
Newcastle's Eldon Square set for major development, new mega store for Next and Sephora debut

Newcastle's Eldon Square set for major development, new mega store for Next and Sephora debut

Newcastle’s Eldon Square mall owners and the city council have signed an enhanced co-operation agreement alongside  “game-changing” planning submissions expected to deliver of a series of major new leasing deals.
Fashion
New Zalando strategy targets B2C and B2B transformation, includes more lifestyle categories

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”.
Fashion