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Cernucci travels north for brief Manchester pop-up

Cernucci travels north for brief Manchester pop-up

UK urban jewellery brand Cernucci is to open its second pop-up store. Following the success of its debut London temporary store at the tail end of 2023, the brand’s heading to Manchester.
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Hammerson signs bigger JD Sports and new Space NK for Dundrum

Hammerson signs bigger JD Sports and new Space NK for Dundrum

Dublin mall Dundrum Town Centre “continues to attract high-profile brands, new concepts and market firsts”. And the latest news on this front includes a bigger JD Sports and a new Space NK added to the mix.
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TikTok announces Preowned Luxury category, UK's 'big 5' resellers sign up

TikTok announces Preowned Luxury category, UK's 'big 5' resellers sign up

​TikTok Shop has just launched a Preowned Luxury category in the UK and US, which it said will “enable the community to browse and purchase authentic luxury fashion without ever having to leave TikTok”.
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Express and WHP-led consortium in sale deal, all UpWest stores to close

Express and WHP-led consortium in sale deal, all UpWest stores to close

​Crisis-hit American retailer Express Inc said on Monday that it has received a non-binding letter of intent for the potential sale of a substantial majority of the company’s retail stores and operations”.
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Karl Lagerfeld and Fiba 3x3 team up to fuse fashion and basketball

Karl Lagerfeld and Fiba 3x3 team up to fuse fashion and basketball

Fashion brand Karl Lagerfeld and Fiba 3x3 have announced a partnership for the 2024 Fiba 3x3 season. 
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WHP Global partners with Agilitas Sports for Lotto in India, Australia, and South Africa

WHP Global partners with Agilitas Sports for Lotto in India, Australia, and South Africa

Global brand management firm WHP Global announced on Friday a new long-term license agreement to expand the Lotto brand in India, Australia, and soon in South Africa.
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The flamenco dress, an Andalusian classic evolving with fashion

The flamenco dress, an Andalusian classic evolving with fashion

Luis Fernandez's workshop in Seville's Old City is buzzing with customers who have come to try on his dazzling array of flamenco dresses, their vibrant fabrics replete with voluptuous ruffles and polka dots.
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Giving a second life to fashion's deadstocks

Giving a second life to fashion's deadstocks

At the Nona Source showroom in northern Paris, designers pick through luxurious textiles with ornate names: curly alpaca, geometrical macrame guipure, silk diamond cloque Jacquard.
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Battersea Power Station opens Botanical Atelier embroidery pop-up

Battersea Power Station opens Botanical Atelier embroidery pop-up

​Adding consumer attractions continues to be part of many a shopping centre’s playbook and Battersea Power Station is no different.
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As new CEO prepares to arrive, Adanola gets new HQ including event space

As new CEO prepares to arrive, Adanola gets new HQ including event space

Adanola has a new HQ in which to welcome its new CEO. The everyday activewear specialist has moved across Manchester’s city centre to take up residence in the Noma district.
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American Golf maintains UK market share as Oddy-inspired results improve

American Golf maintains UK market share as Oddy-inspired results improve

A strategic business “reset” has helped UK-based American Golf improve its fiscal scorecard.
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New Look’s gets approval for science-based eco targets

New Look’s gets approval for science-based eco targets

New Look’s ambitions on sustainability have been given a boost, gaining approval from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) regarding its emissions targets.
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How impact investing seeks to influence the strategies of fashion companies

How impact investing seeks to influence the strategies of fashion companies

Impact investors try to influence the strategies of listed companies to make them more socially and environmentally virtuous. Find out more about their approach from Johanna Schmidt of Triodos IM.
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Sojo launches Pledge to Repair at Institute of Positive Fashion Forum

Sojo launches Pledge to Repair at Institute of Positive Fashion Forum

​The BFC’s 2024 Institute of Positive Fashion Forum has wrapped up with the big news being a call from Sojo for the UK fashion industry and its customers “to get behind Care & Repair in a bid to reduce textile waste”.
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Research highlights fashion waste ahead of eBay Live launch in UK

Research highlights fashion waste ahead of eBay Live launch in UK

​Following its move to axe individual seller fees on fashion, eBay UK has come up with some interesting statistics about UK consumers’ fashion usage and they highlight a huge amount of waste in the sector.
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Britain’s retail sales disappoint in sign of lacklustre recovery

Britain’s retail sales disappoint in sign of lacklustre recovery

Hardware stores, furniture shops, and clothing stores all reported a rise in sales, but these gains were offset by falling food sales and in department stores where retailers say higher prices hit trading.”
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