Luxury luggage and accessories label, Samsonite named Christopher Pearson as its new Global Creative Director. Pearson has worked for some of the world’s leading names in the industry, including Dunhill, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Yves St Laurent and Hermes. He has been tasked to further establishing the label as the contemporary luggage of choice for the […]
‘Icons’ is the theme of Triumph’s global lingerie design competition 2009. The underwear manufacturer is starting 2009 with the second launch of its lingerie competition for young fashion and design students. This year, young talents will be selected by a prestigious jury in Milan, and chosen by visitors to triumph-inspiration-award.com. The aim of the theme […]
Forecasts for Marks & Spencer are being cut by City analysts in expectation that it will have a tougher time than predicted next year. Broker Pali International dumped the retailer just days before it unveils first-half result on November 4th, moving its recommendation back to ‘Sell’ from ‘Neutral’ having taken it off its Sell list […]
The financial crisis continues to grip the American retail industry. Major clothing companies were forced to record massive sales declines in September. Due to economic uncertainties, consumers have become increasingly weary of spending money for months. While low-priced discount stores such as Wal-Mart benefit from the situation by recording solid growth, the sales of major […]
In aid of the 125th anniversary of Save the Children, Bulgari is launching a major fundraising project for the defence of children’s rights. The campaign ‘Rewrite the Future’ is scheduled for 2009 and will be the largest independent international organisation present in over 100 countries around the world. Through Rewrite the Future campaign, Save the […]
If you haven’t seen Hussein Chalayan’s exhibition at the Design Museum yet, the show is only on for a few more weeks and comes to a close at 7pm on Sunday 17th May 2009. The showcase ‘From fashion and back’ celebrates the work of fashion visionary Hussein Chalayan. In response to the exhibition’s popularity, the […]
Luxury accessory label Storm Watches is reintroducing its annual online auction concept for the third year running. Storm will offer vintage timepiece with all proceeds going towards a children’s charity of the winner’s choice. The auction will launch on 11th May and will run for 10 days until 20th May, bidders can go online and […]
Net-a-Porter.com, one of Britain’s biggest internet success stories, defied economic gloom with a highly profitable year in 2008. Insiders said that sales at the upmarket fashion business in the year ending January 2009 rose by more than 50pc to around £85m. Margins also improved with a pre-tax profit rise in the region of 300pc to […]
Wholesale and retail businesses in the UK are facing outstanding payments of £1.2 billion, according to figures. A 40 per cent rise in late payments has caused £793 million of bad debt to be written off but businesses are fighting back against the downturn by checking up on their customers. Small and medium sized wholesale […]
To celebrate Nikita’s flagship store launch, the Iceland based brand is celebrating the opening to the public on Saturday 26th September with a party night in Reykjavik. Joined by music mavericks Gus Gus, who are honoring the release of their new album ‘24/7’, and will play a live set in Nikita’s back yard. To mark […]