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Pete Markey has stepped down as chief marketing officer at Boots UK after a four-and-a-half-year tenure at the high street health & beauty giant. His next destination is yet to be divulged. Photo: Sandra Halliday During his time at Boots, Markey “led widespread, research-driven changes that have seen the loyalty proposition become a core part […]

By Bloomberg Published June 18, 2025 Lululemon Athletica Inc., the Canadian athleisure brand known for its premium yoga wear and lifestyle apparel, is eliminating approximately 150 corporate positions as part of a wider organizational restructuring to enhance agility and long-term growth. A Lululemon Athletica store in Las Vegas, Nevada. – Photo: Bridget Bennett, Bloomberg According

UK luxury fashion retailer Flannels continues to attract a queue of brands desiring collaborations and the latest includes a wholesale partnership with womenswear brand Naked Wardrobe. Beginning Friday (20 June) the US-based fashion brand will introduce its “cult-favorite solution-forward basics” and its Original Sculpted Streetwear, available nationwide and on the Flannels website. This partnership “marks

It’s been a very busy “transformational” year on several fronts for Matalan as the fashion/lifestyle retailer battles to delivery a wide-ranging turnaround plan. First there’s the drive to improve underlying profitability set against a “challenging economic backdrop”, and then there’s the wider plan to deliver “better style, quality and value product offering” while increasing its

US footwear brand Crocs is expanding its commitment to sustainability by bringing its ‘Old Crocs. New Life’ scheme to the UK and mainland Europe.  The shoe takeback venture reinforcing its dedication to “championing circular models of production and consumption”, the brand said. First  launched in the US in 2024 with “strong” consumer participation, the initiative

It’s a collaboration tailor-made for a poolside summer: British men’s beachwear specialist Orlebar Brown and luxury Southern California resort VEA Newport Beach (billed as ‘Newport’s social sanctuary’). The timely coming together coincides with Chanel-owned Orlebar Brown opening a store on Fashion Island in Orange County California, and the pair have hosted a pop-up store within

THG Ingenuity’s Commerce division has launched a direct-to-consumer e-commerce website for Hyrox as part of a wider partnership to drive the World Series of Fitness Racing brand’s long-term growth as it expands its global footprint.  Under the agreement, Hyrox, which creates indoor fitness competitions that combine running and functional workout stations and which recently also partnered with Sports

Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 18, 2025 Nice Brand Lab, a division of Italian producer Nice Footwear, set up in July 2024 to manufacture and distribute sneakers and leisure footwear for proprietary and licensed brands, has ambitious plans for ellesse, a long-standing Italian sportswear brand owned by British company Pentland. ellesse’s stand at the

On Tuesday, Max Mara completed the most rarefied of all fashion seasons—cruise collections—with a grand gala show in Naples. This series lasts barely a month and features only the highest-tier fashion labels. Maria Giulia Prezioso Maramotti – Photo : Max Mara This year, the shows were largely centered in Italy, while mega French labels like

Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 18, 2025 After nearly 10 years of visionary collaboration, Marni and its creative director Francesco Risso have decided to part ways. Francesco Risso – Marni Risso took on the role in 2016, replacing Marni’s founder Consuelo Castiglioni. Through his creative stewardship, Risso injected fresh impetus into the label, overhauling its