Pepco Group has completed the sale of UK value chain Poundland with Gordon Brothers the new owner, as expected. Pepco said the transaction enables the group to focus on the higher-growth and higher-margin eponymous business. Photo: Sandra Halliday And for Poundland it’s a lifeline for a business that has been struggling for a while and…
Zegna staged its first-ever runway show outside of Italy on Wednesday, and its choice of Dubai said a huge amount about the ambitions of the brand – and of fashion – for the future. Zegna cruise collection show inside the Dubai Opera – FashionNetwork.com Presented inside the Dubai Opera, the collection was the latest expression…
Optimism for the future is declining in China, Southeast Asia, and Japan, according to a new report by Bluebell Group, Asia’s premier brand distributor and operator. Asia’s luxury consumers shift shopping priorities: Bluebell Group. – Gentle Monster The fifth annual edition of its “Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile” offers a detailed look at how luxury consumers across…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published June 11, 2025 At the ninth edition of the Viva Technology trade show, running through June 14 at Porte de Versailles, French beauty giant L’Oréal unveils a series of innovations combining personalization, sustainability, and longevity. Interstellar Lab’s BioPod, L’Oréal’s vertical farm – DR Among the highlights is Beauty Genius…
When Alejandro Gómez Palomo launched his eponymous brand in 2015, after wowing the press and buyers with his graduation collection, “Je t’aime moi non plus,” that combined masculine tailoring blended with feminine lines inspired by traditional Spanish costume tropes and London’s edgy scene, he disrupted the market by introducing clothing with a feminine side but…
Oslo Runway has revealed plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a bumper season this August, in a mega celebration of Norwegian fashion in one of Europe’s most go-to cities this decade. LIVID SS25 runway show at a previous edition of Oslo Runway. – Courtesy According to a schedule released today, Oslo Runway will run…
The battle to keep Poundland going is being fought on two fronts and a preferred bidder for the struggling group could emerge this week. Photo: Sandra Halliday First, the discount retailer’s parent company Pepco Group is understood to want to sweeten a takeover bid by Gordon Brothers to the tune of tens of millions of pounds,…
British heritage knitwear brand John Smedley and the Great British Wool Revival (GBWR) are teaming up “to champion British wool”. John Smedley The partnership will see a number of marketing, educational, community and industry initiatives involving John Smedley and will be visible in its campaigns, as well as it making yarns and patterns available for…
H&M Group’s London-based COS brand has launched a collaboration with another London-based business, interior design specialist Studio Ashby under founder and creative director Sophie Ashby, to unveil a curated selection of artworks by mainly British women artists. The London installation Displayed in “reimagined store environments” on the city’s Regent Street, as well as Rue Tronchet…
By Reuters Published June 11, 2025 Some of China’s top beauty brands such as Proya and S’Young are exploring acquisitions of smaller foreign rivals to expand their portfolios and replicate the success of global leaders like L’Oreal or Estée Lauder amid slowing growth at home. Proya While still relatively unknown internationally, these Chinese brands have…
