High street sales fell in the fifth month of the calendar year as shoppers continued to rein in their spending, figures will show this week. According to the Sunday Telegraph, like-for-like sales from a combination of 70 retailers, comprising more than 10,000 shops, fell by 1.5pc over the month. Fashion chains saw sales decrease by […]
Conde Nast is about to go edgy. The publisher of some of world’s most coveted magazines, such as Vogue, Tatler and Vanity Fair, is adding a directional new magazine to its portfolio, due to launch next March. The twice-yearly style publication will see ex Pop and The Face editor Katie Grand as its editor-in-chief. According […]
Les Hommes is launching a new concept called Shop for Shops. Their Milan showroom has been reconstructed into a avantgarde space featuring a Les Hommes boutique atmosphere. The brand offers buyers a shopping experience based on a personal shopping idea. The showroom will display the new different lines in a distinctive way. For the first […]
A restaurant owner has told of his “amazement” after Harrods complained that his sign is allegedly too similar to that of the famous department store. Nigel Holland, who runs Hollands Cafe Lounge in Witham, Essex, said the Knightsbridge department store thought the Hollands business sign was too similar to the Harrods logo. He said Harrods […]
Mothercare said total worldwide network sales were up 10 per cent to £1.1bn in the year ended 27th March. Total UK sales were up 2 per cent and UK like-for-like sales were up 3 per cent. Direct in Home sales rose 16.3 per cent. International retail sales were up 20.2%, up 2.2% like-for-like. In the […]
Fashion fairs CPH Vision and Terminal-2 team presented the retail award for Best Supplier/Agent at the third Habit Fashion Awards in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall. Renowned for hosting the Nobel Prize Banquet, the Blue Hall played host to the event featuring an award show and dinner. Guests such as Margareta van den […]
US retailers on Thursday reported increasing signs of steadying consumer demand, tentatively signaling the end to the steep year-on-year sales declines that have forced waves of store closures and cost-cutting since last September. Retail Metrics, which tracks the monthly figures, said its index of the monthly sales numbers showed a 2.3 per cent decline compared […]
TV personality, radio presenter and model Jameela Jamil is launching her debut fashion collection with plus-size fashion retailer Simply Be. Click Here: mochila fjallraven Launching on October 6, the 10-piece Jameela Jamil for Simply Be will feature 70s-inspired dresses and party separates, designed to “suit women of varying shapes and sizes” and will be available […]
Arguably one of the most overlooked areas in the industry, nude has long been one of the most sought-out tones for women of all color when it comes to underwear and hosiery. Following the successful launch of nude lingerie label last September, Bianca Miller, one of the finalist’s in last year’s series The Apprentice has […]
As if celebrating Halloween at the White House wasn’t scary enough, children who attended a party there on October 25 were encouraged to participate in a “build the wall” mural. As reported by Yahoo News, the kids were told to write their names on brick-colored paper cards, which were then taped to a wall located […]