Translated by Nicola Mira Published March 25, 2025 French ready-to-wear label Ba&sh is “growing again”. It saw a troubled 2024 at the end of which Ba&sh was forced to enter a fast-track protection procedure in order for the Paris trade court to approve the restructuring of its parent company Muse Holding’s financial debt. But Ba&sh…
The house of Mugler has appointed Miguel Castro Freitas to be its new creative designer, succeeding Casey Cadwallader, the Paris-based brand announced Tuesday. If Cadwallader’s departure was expected, the appointment of Castro Freitas is something of a surprise, though he does join Mugler with an impressive CV. Mugler skipped the latest catwalk season in March, sparking speculation that it was…
The UK was the first European country Uniqlo entered when it began expanding to the continent decades ago and it still rates the market highly with new plans announced to open a number of stores in Britain. A rendering of the planned Birmingham store It will debut in Glasgow and Birmingham this autumn and has…
Hudson’s Bay Company began liquidation sales on Monday, while temporarily excluding six stores from the initial process. Hudson’s Bay receives court approval for revised liquidation plan, excludes 6 locations. – Hudson’s Bay The Canadian retailer received court approval on Friday to move forward with a revised liquidation plan as part of its ongoing Companies’ Creditors…
By Reuters Published March 24, 2025 Klarna’s upcoming U.S. initial public offering could help unlock a pipeline of British fintech flotations after a barren period for new technology listings, investors, lawyers and an executive told Reuters. Reuters Stockholm-headquartered Klarna, best known for its buy-now pay-later products, publicly filed to float on the New York Stock…
By Ansa Translated by Nicola Mira Published March 24, 2025 The 56th edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the world’s leading trade event for the cosmetics industry, was held on March 20-22. It welcomed over 255,000 visitors from 150 countries, browsing among 3,128 exhibitors from 65 countries, representing over 10,000 brands. “We are extremely proud of…
With the unveiling of its Go Wild campaign last week, Puma is clearly on something of a reinvention drive and in a new collaboration with luxury UK retailer END., it’s reinventing again — but this time its not the brand as a whole but the Mostro UR sneaker. Puma and END. have been working with…
Sales at Cefinn — the premium label owned by Samantha Cameron — faced issues beyond its control in its latest year but it moved away from wholesale to focus on DTC and this is a key growth area. Cefinn That’s according its latest accounts for the year to last October. It said sales fell 5%…
Sales at Cefinn — the premium label owned by Samantha Cameron — struggled in its latest year as it moved away from wholesale to focus on DTC. Cefinn That’s according to The Times, which has seen figures from the company for the year to last October. It said sales fell 5% to just £4.2 million…
It’s official, Loewe has named the Proenza Schouler duo of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez to be the house’s new creative directors. Jack McCollough (left) and Lazaro Hernandez will join Loewe as the new creative directors on April 7. – Courtesy The appointment had been widely expected, and applauded even before the official confirmatipn. The…