Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published June 12, 2025 Women’s fashion retailer Jennyfer has reached the final chapter in its restructuring process. Under court-ordered liquidation since April 30, the brand permanently closed its 130 company-owned stores and 53 franchises on Thursday, June 12. On the same day, the Bobigny Commercial Court ruled on the takeover…
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 Bloomberg Published June 9, 2025 South African clothing retailers plan to add hundreds of new stores next year, even as the continent’s most industrialized economy lowers its economic growth forecast. A Pepkor retail store in Johannesburg. – Photo Credits: Waldo Swiegers / Bloomberg Pepkor Holdings Ltd., Africa’s largest clothing retailer, The Foschini Group Ltd….
Matalan announced on Monday that it’s pumping £25 million into its UK store estate as part of a multi-year transformation programme. The investment will see it opening 10 new and relocated stores and upgrading 30 existing locations this year alone. Matalan’s Beckton store It said the programme will mean “improved store layouts, elevated design and…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published May 19, 2025 Consumers have come to expect a shopping experience that is as inspirational as it is seamless, and Parisian department stores have become increasingly rigorous in putting together their assortment. While well-established houses are consolidating their hegemony and international consumers are searching for directional products, department stores play…
Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published May 8, 2025 The sustainable, on-demand fashion label is expanding its physical retail footprint globally. Following its entry into the Italian market earlier this year with the opening of its first store in Milan, Alohas continues its international growth with two new boutiques—one in the center of Amsterdam and another…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published April 28, 2025 The Florentine brand Nomination, known worldwide for its modular stainless steel and gold bracelets, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027. In terms of results and retail expansion, it continues its unstoppable growth. Appointment “2024 was an extraordinary year, during which we exceeded our expectations by…
When shopping in Paris, you could follow the tourists to Avenue Montaigne and Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where off-the-catwalk designs are displayed like venerated artwork. Or, have an adventure and save euros hunting down “gently used” designer clothing at the city’s neighborhood dépôt-ventes, where Frenchwomen of exacting taste consign their castoffs. Unlike your average thrift…
THG may be best known for its beauty and nutrition operations, but linked to the latter, it’s also in the clothing business. And its Myprotein nutrition brand’s clothing line, MPActivewear is being rolled out in Decathlon stores across the UK from Monday. It’s the first major retailer partnership for the brand and its first time…
Restaurants: love ‘em, obviously. But grocery stores … those are my happy places. And when a grocery store’s got prepared food that beats anything? I’m moving in. Last year, my colleague Tanya Sichynsky did a great installment of the newsletter about grocery stores with excellent food, so consider this a sequel. With park picnic season…