Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published June 9, 2025 The Tendam-owned brand has officially entered the Irish market as part of its broader international expansion strategy. Cortefiel has launched 10 retail corners inside Shaws department stores, each designed under its latest store concept. The brand makes its debut in Ireland with 10 points of sale, showcasing […]
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Former Rituals UK/Ireland MD Penny Grivea has taken up an identical position for Aroma-Zone as the French beauty brand prepares to launch in the UK, debuting its first store in London later this year. Boutique Aroma-Zone de Bruxelles – DR Grivea led Rituals’ UK and Ireland ops for over nine years from 2015 to create
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As we stepped into June, there was no bright news to cheer UK retail on the footfall front. Numbers declined last week (1-7 June) from the previous week, the sharpest week-on-week decline experienced since the seven days that followed the Easter period. Photo: Pixabay Overall, weekly footfall in UK retail destinations weakened by 8%, especially
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UK fashion manufacturers enjoyed a “remarkable” sales performance in the opening quarter of 2025 “flying in the face of low business confidence among SMEs”. Archivo New figures show the average small-to-medium UK clothing and fashion manufacturer made 68% more sales revenue in Q1 than Q4 2024, and 171% more year-on-year, according to The Access Group.
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There’s still a big divide between what consumer want and retailers achieve on the delivery front. A quarter of shoppers want shipping options before checkout, but only 9% of retailers deliver, according to management and post-purchase experience software provider Scurri. InPost Research detailed in its ‘Future of Post-Purchase and Delivery’ report further highlights the gap between
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Realness over Perfection: that’s the essence of Sweaty Betty’s new creative direction as the sportswear retailer keeps it real for its latest yogawear promotional campaign. In tandem with integrated creative agency Gung Ho, Sweaty Betty “challenges traditional notions of perfection in activewear — and puts real movement, in real spaces, at the centre of the
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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.
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Coupang, the South Korea-based e-tail giant that owns Farfetch, is taking the luxury marketplace to its domestic market in a partnership with its existing R.Lux luxury shopping service. Photo: Coupang R.Lux, which only launched last autumn, had until now focused on fast delivery of high-end beauty (the ‘R’ in R.Lux stands for ‘rocket’ as in
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By Reuters Published June 9, 2025 L’Oreal will acquire British skincare brand Medik8, Britain-based private equity firm Inflexion said on Monday, as the French cosmetics giant boosts its offering in the fast-growing dermatological skincare market. L’Oreal buys British skincare brand Medik8 – Reuters Neither party disclosed the size of the deal. Medik8 produces vitamin A-based
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Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour — which arrived in London last week — has sparked a boom in Western-themed items, according to data from Debenhams Group, whose brands “have seen a surge in demand” for such items from fans. Photo: @beyonce At PrettyLittleThing, searches for ‘Cowboy jackets’ surged 617% in May and Boohoo recorded a 166%
