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Dundee's Overgate mall sees major redevelopment under Frasers' ownership
Cash-rich Frasers Group is striding ahead with a major redeveloped of its owned Overgate shopping centre in Dundee, Scotland.
Fashion

Kiki de Montparnasse website revamp continues lifestyle pivot, adds menswear
Kiki de Montparnasse has this week unveiled a a redesigned webstore and also moved into the men’s market with the launch of Mr Kiki as it sets it sights on “global lifestyle expansion”.
Fashion

UK retail is overtaxed, store closures could accelerate says BRC
The UK has a “golden opportunity” to reform business rates for a retail sector that’s “overtaxed”. And without such reform, thousands more stores could close.
Fashion

L'Oreal, Evonik join $38.6 million funding round for biotech start-up Abolis
L'Oreal has joined Abolis Biotechnologies's 35 million euro ($38.6 million) funding round alongside speciality chemicals group Evonik, as part of a deal to develop bio-based ingredients for beauty products.
Beauty

Boots announces ex-Asda COO Anthony Hemmerdinger as new MD
The UK’s Boots chain has a new managing director with owner Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Thursday saying Anthony Hemmerdinger takes over as MD of Boots UK and Ireland, effective 4 November.
Beauty

Battersea Power Station performance accelerates, fashion has strong summer
Battersea Power Station has been an undeniable success since its opening almost two years ago and on Thursday we were told that the mall and the general neighbourhood have just enjoyed their “strongest summer yet”.
Fashion

John Lewis Partnership losses shrink, but department stores still face challenges
John Lewis released its half-year results Thursday and said its “transformation is on track” with a “marked improvement” in H1 and the retailer set to "deliver significantly higher profits for the full year”.
Fashion

Marylebone landlord results show "year of consolidation"
A strategy of consolidation and investment in a high-interest-rate environment continues to come at a price for London commercial property owner/manager Howard de Walden Estates.
Fashion

Cara Delevingne is new L'Oréal brand ambassador
Market-leading global beauty brand L’Oréal Paris has named British supermodel-turned-actress-turned-activist Cara Delevingne as its latest ambassador.
Beauty

ASOS cuts net debt load by £150 million
ASOS’s news last week that it was selling majority control of Topshop and Topman and refinancing its debt appears to have had a very positive impact on its overall net debt position, it showed on Wednesday.
Fashion

Boohoo US strategy change widens offer via UK-based fulfilment
Now this is interesting. Boohoo Group is reversing the widely adopted strategy of increasingly localising distribution services and will now be serving the US market from its high-tech UK hub.
Fashion

BrandAlley hails "breakthrough" in customer services with Scurri partnership
UK off-price premium/luxury brand e-tailer BrandAlley said taking full control of its end-to-end customer services ops has helped deliver “remarkable growth” in the business.
Fashion

Zalando debuts new brand positioning and inclusive campaign
Zalando unveiled a new brand positioning at the weekend, saying it marks “a pivotal step in its journey to becoming a leading European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce”.
Fashion

Givenchy confirms Sarah Burton in top creative post
It’s been rumoured for some time and now it’s been confirmed, Sarah Burton is the new creative director of LVMH’s Givenchy.
Fashion

Aurea completes deal to buy Body Shop, UK stores to stay open
It’s official, the remaining 100 or so Body Shop stores in the UK will stay open after Mike Jatania’s Aurea consortium completed a deal to buy the business out of administration at the weekend.
Beauty

Amazon UK to raise workers' pay next month
Digital retail giant Amazon has awarded a near-10% pay rise for thousands of workers in the UK.
Fashion