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Eyewear specialist InSpecs Group said this week that it’s “making good progress” with its formal search for a new independent non-executive chair to succeed founder Robin Totterman. InSpecs The designer, manufacturer and distributor, which is also looking for a new chief financial officer, said it expects to make a the main chair appointment no later than […]

Moss has made a statement store reopening on London’s Oxford Street, highlighting its status as the menswear retailer’s top-performer in its 114-store portfolio. With its comes a new look, creating a “fresh, contemporary take on the brand’s tailoring heritage”. The 5,038 sq ft store, which spans three floors, showcases an “innovative retail concept that combines

Responding to evolving consumer preferences, The Perfume Shop is upgrading to boutique status as part of the UK’s largest (200 stores) specialist fragrance retailer’s ongoing expansion. Two new The Perfume Shop Boutique stores, set to open this summer, will be located at Brent Cross Shopping Centre, London, and Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex.  “Designed to

By Bloomberg Published May 30, 2025 Watch enthusiasts snapped up used Rolex SA and Patek Philippe SA timepieces at the end of April, splashing out before possible tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. Used Rolex and Patek Philippe watches surge before Trump’s tariff threat – Patek Philippe Watch dealer and trading platform Subdial typically records

By Reuters Published May 30, 2025 Vietnamese authorities have seized thousands of fake products, including imitation Rolex watches and Prada handbags, during a raid at a shopping mall in business hub Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported on Friday. Counterfeit products on display at a shop inside a shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh

Five months of positive sales came to an end in May with the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker on Friday showing that total like-for-like discretionary sales fell by 1.2%. Photo: Pixabay In-store sales all-but-flatlined with just a 0.5% increase, failing to keep up with inflation, while online sales dropped by 3.1%, highlighting a substantial

Authentic Brands Group has announced a new partnership with UK-based Chapters Brand Group with the British footwear distributor set to distribute Rockport men’s and women’s footwear across the UK and Ireland. Rockport Chapters’ current portfolio includes brands such as Cat Footwear, Norda, Original Penguin, Bench, Lambretta, Osprey London and Kickers bags and clothing. Meanwhile global

As excitement mounts for the upcoming UEFA Women’s Euro Cup football tournament, Danish fashion brand Stine Goya has collaborated with UK sports brand Umbro on a collection-with-a-theme line. So the new Stine Goya x Umbro range comes with a central message: ‘Good things shouldn’t take time’, to serve as a “powerful reminder that progress in

Central Saint Martins/University of the Arts London has announced the names of four of its students who’ve won the H&M Sustainable Fashion and Journalism award, that supports emerging designers and journalists. The quartet will share a £16,000 grant to support them in finalising their graduate collections and projects. The SFJ award winners are: Lucas Lidy –

True to its word, sustainable baby/children’s/women’s lifestyle brand Newbie has continued the rollout of its UK store programme with Windsor, Berkshire, coming into play on 5 June.  As announced earlier this month, it will be the Swedish Kappahl Group-owned brand’s’ ninth store store (including Bromley, south London, earlier this month) with another four launching in strategic