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Comfortwear, beauty, jewellery top lockdown Xmas buys says Clearpay
Buy Now, Pay Later online payments platform Clearpay has released its October-December trends, confirming comfortable clothing, jewellery and beauty were the holiday shopping season’s top picks.
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Stella McCartney launches eco-focused 'activist' campaign for latest Adidas link-up
The latest Adidas by Stella McCartney collection debuts Friday and has a more eco-friendly slant than ever, as well as coming with a campaign featuring a number of activists, as well as brand favourite Lourdes Leon.
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Adidas in major new link-up with G2 entertainment and esports brand
Adidas has unveiled a deal with G2, the major global entertainment and esports brand. The multi-year link-up sees Adidas becoming key sportsswear provider to G2 and it making the G2 jersey for the new esports season.
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H&M's Eriksson succeeds Kristina Stenvinkel as group's Communications Director
H&M Group has announced that its Head of Media Relations Andreas Eriksson, is to take on the role of Communications Director across the group succeeding Kristina Stenvinkel.
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N Brown sales still down but performance improves
N Brown may have moved to an online focus in recent years, but unlike some other pureplay retailers, it didn’t have such a good autumn and festive season. Yet despite sales falls, there are signs it’s on the right track
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Christopher & Banks files for bankruptcy
As a result of the filing, the company expects to close "a significant portion, if not all" of its brick-and-mortar stores, and has launched a store closing and liquidation process.
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Canada Goose names Asia-Pacific president, updates board
Toronto-based outerwear brand Canada Goose announced on Thursday the appointment of Scott Cameron as the president of its new Asia-Pacific region.
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Milan kicks off radically slimmed-down edition of Fashion Week Men's on Friday
Milan Fashion Week Men's runs from 15 to 19 January, with an exclusively online and severely reduced calendar. Deprived of the majority of its stars, the event has bet on young talent and is introducing 10 new labels.
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Poshmark valued at over $7 billion in blockbuster Nasdaq debut
Shares of Poshmark Inc soared more than 140% in their stock market debut on Thursday, valuing the online fashion marketplace over $7 billion.
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Pitti Connect: Herno trumpets sustainability; Oscar Farinetti expounds on Green Pea
Pitti Connect took a novel turn with Herno CEO Claudio Marenzi presenting the brand’s latest sustainable ideas with Globe, before linking to Eataly founder Oscar Farinetti, who has launched eco-retail concept Pea Green.
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H&M reveals Simone Rocha collaboration, will launch in March
The pandemic has interrupted the usually packed schedule of retailer-designer collabs, but some have still been happening and one of the biggest names in the collabs space, H&M, has announced a link-up with Simone Rocha.
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Shuttered stores mean more than £1bn in lost sales for Primark
Primark had already told us just after Christmas that the latest lockdowns would dent its sales significantly, but on Thursday, it said that lost sales for the current half year would add up to a massive £1.05 billion.
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Loungewear and China are key for Fast Retailing success in Q1
Uniqlo's Japanese owner on Thursday said operating profits were higher than pre-pandemic levels in its Q1, boosted by China's resurgence and strong demand for stay-at-home clothes like jogging pants and loungewear.
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Boohoo sales surge again, sees successful Oasis, Warehouse integration
A day after Asos announced strong trading at the end of last year, Boohoo Group came out with its own good news on Thursday as it said the four months to December 31 saw sales soaring by 40%.
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Sequential Brands Group enters new denim partnership for William Rast
As part of the deal, SBG has partnered with Omega Apparel to develop a new line of men’s denim and Millennial Apparel Group for women’s denim.
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Graffiti artist Futura sues The North Face over logo dispute
The American street artist has filed a lawsuit against the VF Corp-owned outdoor brand, alleging that the logo of its “Futurelight” outerwear line copies his “atom” design.
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