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Brand Architekts still loss-making but upbeat for future
Beauty specialist Brand Architekts Group has released its results for the six months to 31 December and said revenue fell from £10.6 million to £8.6 million with gross profit down to £3.4 million from £4.1 million.
Beauty
Latest Lone Design Club pop-up will be its first at Borough Yards
April and May will see omnichannel retailer Lone Design Club (LDC) launching what it’s calling its Conscious Creatives immersive pop-ups at Borough Yards in London.
Fashion
Nadhim Zahawi 'in talks to chair Very Group'
Online shopping giant The Very Group is reportedly in talks for former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi to become its chairman.
Fashion
British Land hires Next CFO as non-exec
UK property giant British Land Co has appointed a big hitter to its board. Amanda James, who’s currently the long-time CFO of UK fashion/lifestyle retail giant Next, becomes a Non-Executive Director on 1 July.
Fashion
UK consumer confidence static in March but finances outlook improves
UK consumer confidence stalled in March, but at least it wasn't as bad as February’s dip even if it couldn't match those surprise gains made across the previous three winter months.
Fashion
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty opens a pop-up for the launch of its YSL Loveshine collection
On March 26 and 27, to celebrate the launch of its new YSL Loveshine lipstick collection, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty will be opening a pop-up in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Beauty
Matalan launches new brand platform as it gets back to its roots
Matalan launched a multi-million pound brand platform on Friday that it said “represents a return to [our] family roots”, showing families across the UK that “we get you, and we’ve got you”.
Fashion
Landsec frustrated in aim to buy major Liverpool One stake
UK property giant Landsec is understood to have missed out on its bid to buy a majority stake in the successful Liverpool One mall from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), according to reports.
Fashion
Superdrug freezes prices at it tops the table in mass-market cosmetics
Beauty retail giant Superdrug had two bits of big news Thursday. One was that it’s freezing prices across all cosmetics until the summer and the other was that it’s carving out a bigger share in mass-market cosmetics.
Beauty
H&M opens King's Road concept store
H&M said that it’s “paying tribute to London’s fashion history” as it opens a new concept store on Thursday on the famous King’s Road in Chelsea.
Fashion
Harrods announces more 175th anniversary celebrations
Harrods kicked off its 175th anniversary celebrations with its Burberry link-up last month and is continuing to mark the birthday in March (and for the rest of the year) with special activations and products.
Luxury
Alibaba's AliExpress brings livestream shopping to UK
Global marketplace AliExpress is targeting UK influencers (and their followers) to grow their brands through a livestreaming e-commerce platform.
Fashion
Arket plans Ireland debut this year
H&M Group’s Nordic fashion and lifestyle brand Arket is continuing its slow and steady expansion in Europe with plans for the opening of a flagship store in Dublin later this year.
Fashion
Interactive brand space launches below Piccadilly Lights
The famous Piccadilly Lights ad space near London’s Regent Street is to get a new addition with the launch of event space ‘Below The Lights’. It comes “in response to growing demand for premium experiential marketing”.
Fashion
Harvey Nichols cuts jobs but performance improves
Harvey Nichols is the latest retailer to announce job cuts in a further sign that the bleak UK retail sector is hurting luxury as much as other price points.
Fashion
UK inflation falls further, clothing price rises ease
UK inflation has wreaked havoc among consumers and businesses over the past two years, but on Wednesday the Office for National Statistics said that it eased further in February.
Fashion