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Luke 1977 sales dip but profits stay steady
Luke 1977 has filed its accounts for the year to the end of January 2024 with the company, which is the label founded by Luke Roper, saying that its revenue fell 5.5% to £16.2 million during the year.
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Tod’s teams up with Rahul Mishra with an artisanal trilogy
Tod’s has teamed up with the noted India designer Rahul Mishra with an unexpected new trilogy of iconic products in the latest chapter of Tod’s Factory by the Italian luxury marque.
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New York Fashion Week: Wiederhoeft, Kallmeyer, Presley Oldham and Frederick Anderson
The four designers who showed on the last two days of New York Fashion Week demonstrated its vast diversity of talent and brand vision.
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Caleres sales fall nearly 2% in Q2, updates guidance
Caleres said on Thursday revenues for the second quarter fell 1.8% to $683.3 million, on the back of a dip in its brand portfolio segment.
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White Stuff heads out doors for folk-inspired autumn campaign
British fashion and lifestyle brand White Stuff has launched an intriguing brand campaign for autumn… featuring an all-female morris dancing group.
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New Iconic campaign by Timberland stars Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is among the talent appearing in the new Timberland campaign that was unveiled Thursday, “continuing the energy and momentum that took the world by storm last year as its iconic work boot turned 50”.
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Naomi Campbell stars in new “Iconic” Timberland campaign
One year after the 50th anniversary of the Yellow Boot, Timberland today unveils its new global campaign "Iconic”. Naomi Campbell and 3 other artists appear nude in the cult shoe.
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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”.
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K-Way drops exclusive capsule collection on Zalando
The sportswear brand has created a new collection exclusively for the German e-tailer, an opportunity for K-Way’s owner BasicNet, also the owner of Kappa, Superga and Sebago, to tap new consumer categories.
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Aerosoles appoints new chief brand officer
U.S. footwear brand Aerosoles has appointed Jimmy Gabriel to the role of president and chief brand officer.
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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”.
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Designer Brands reports Q2 sales decline
Designer Brands Inc. announced on Wednesday that net sales decreased 2.6% in the second quarter ended August 3, 2024.
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Batch London and Gandys International to join NN.07 debut in Covent Garden line-up
Covent Garden’s appeal for niche fashion retail continues apace. After sustainable menswear brand NN.07 debuted there, eco-conscious suits retailer Batch London and travel apparel brand Gandys have signed up too.
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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.
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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.
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NYFW: KidSuper, Diotima, Zankov, and Aknvas
Another glorious day of September weather took advantage of outdoor venues, skyscraper locations, sunbathed lofts, and the famous Apollo Theater.
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