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H&M-backed project pilots CO2-capturing aprons at Stockholm restaurant
A Stockholm restaurant crew is wearing cotton aprons that capture greenhouse gas from the air, in a pilot of a technique developed by H&M-backed researchers as the fashion industry struggles to lower its climate impact.
Lifestyle
Klarna to mark 150m consumers milestone with global Dream Days sales event
BNPL giant Klarna has been growing fast and clearly wants to grow even faster with the payments firm about to launch a three-day event targeting its many millions of consumers around the world.
Fashion
Duty-free retailer Dufry's Q1 sales soar on post-COVID travel boom
Swiss duty-free retailer Dufry on Thursday posted 144.5% organic sales growth for the first quarter, supported by an uptake in travel in Europe and the Americas as coronavirus curbs were eased.
Lifestyle
URW rolls out Westfield brand to trio of European flagship locations
Malls giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) is continuing to roll out its Westfield brand to more locations and has announced that it’s rebranding three flagship centres under that name.
Fashion
Grosvenor links with True on social shopping innovation hunt
Landlord Grosvenor has launched an interesting project, unveiling “an innovation challenge seeking to find new technologies and partners that are putting customer experience at the heart of bricks and mortar retail”.
Fashion
Kim Jones invites Eli Russell Linnetz to guest design Dior Men spring collection
The French fashion house will unveil its new men's collection this Thursday, May 19, on Venice Beach, as well as on Facebook. Creative Director Kim Jones will also present a collaboration with the label Erl.
Luxury
N Brown upbeat as strategic brands focus pays off
Battered N Brown group saw its share price rising early on Wednesday on the announcement of a new sub-brand being launched by the company and also its full-year results update.
Fashion
Strong U.S. retail sales, manufacturing output boost economic outlook
U.S. retail sales rose strongly in April as consumers bought more motor vehicles amid an improvement in supply and increased spending at restaurants, providing a powerful boost to the economy.
Fashion
Klarna Virtual Shopping launch aims to recreate in-store experience online
BNPL specialist Klarna has rolled out Virtual Shopping, “connecting online shoppers directly with experts in physical stores, through live video and messaging, to provide a highly personalised experience online”.
Fashion
Nexite announces major funding for physical retail-boosting tech platform
Tech firm Nexite has announced a new funding injection. It takes its total funding up to $100m for its breakthrough Bluetooth tag and SaaS platform that boosts physical shopping and makes it more e-tail-like.
Fashion
Bazaarvoice Shopper Experience Index shows surging importance of UGC
UGC is becoming ever more important to the shopping journey and the latest international Shopper Experience Index report shows that “purchase influence has shifted from business-to-consumer, to consumer-to-consumer”.
Fashion
LVMH entrusts hotel division to Stéphane Rinderknech
Stéphane Rinderknech, who has spent his entire career at beauty giant L’Oréal, will replace Andrea Guerra as head of LVMH’s hospitality division.
Lifestyle
Squeezed Britons tighten belts, but fashion and beauty still on shopping list
There was good news and bad on UK spending on Tuesday as reports showed consumers are being impacted by higher prices, but are still spending on fashion and on activities that require new clothes and beauty products.
Fashion
Steen & Strøm beats sales records after luxe Oslo store reopens
Steen & Strøm, the historic luxury department store in Oslo that’s also the worlds oldest, said on Monday that it made history in its March results when it exceeded its best monthly sales on record by as much as 20%.
Luxury
London Designer Outlet has good Easter, beats 2019 figures
Outlet malls are continuing to turn in strong performances and London Designer Outlet said on Monday that footfall during the Easter weekend surged by over a fifth compared to 2019.
Fashion
Capco-Shaftesbury merger talks confirmed, veteran leaders to retire
Shaftesbury and Capco have confirmed long-expected merger talks with the companies saying that they're in advanced discussions, although there's still a chance a deal might not happen.
Fashion