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LeJu at Pure London

Jolanda Smit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:28:48 PDT

Jewellery label LeJu will be on show at Pure London from 2-4th August 2009. New autumnal

BFC appoints People�s Revolution

Jolanda Smit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:21:08 PDT

London’s Fashion Council appointed US based PR company People’s Revolution to further promote London Fashion Week and British designers in the USA. Caroline Rush, joint chief executive of the British Fashion Council, commented: “The appointment of People’s Revolution aims to

Bubble New York

Jolanda Smit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:11:17 PDT

Fashion fair Bubble is taking up a new venue in New York for its August edition. Taking place

Gap June sales down 9%

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:24:42 PDT

Gap on Thursday reported net sales of $1.29 billion for the five-week period ended July 4, 2009,

Ghost in collaboration with Modernist

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:20:46 PDT

UK brand Ghost today unveiled a new collection created by

Evans launches plus size collection

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:00:35 PDT

Evans, the UK’s leading plus size retailer, and curvaceous music icon Beth Ditto, from the band Gossip, have collaborated to launch a vibrant new fashion collection, just in time for the London Lovebox music festival. The capsulre range, shot by leading fashion photographer Rankin, launches in

Reiss launches capsule line

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:56:09 PDT

To celebrate Reiss's new capsule collection Dazed Digital have launched a t-shirt design competition calling for illustrators to interpret the brief "1971". For Reiss, launching their new capsule collection line of denim, 1971 Reiss, was not about being nostalgic about the seventies,

Sir Philip Green warns of tough autumn

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:34:30 PDT

Top Shop and Arcadia Group owner Sir Philip Green has warned retailers face a tough final quarter as they navigate an increase in their costs and fragile consumer confidence. As was published in the Financial Times, Green was spoke on the fringes of an award ceremony at the Fashion Retail Academy,

Gap eyes Thailand

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:23:53 PDT

Gap today announced an agreement with Armin Systems Limited to bring Gap stores to Thailand.

John Lewis launches premium label

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:22:15 PDT

John Lewis department store has launched a premium own-brand range for autumn across

Tatty Devine X Peter Jensen

Jolanda Smit — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:57:51 PDT

Quirky accessory label Tatty Devine is collaborating with Peter Jensen on a accessories

Crystal Martin improves planning with FastReact

Jolanda Smit — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:37:15 PDT

Lingerie and sleepwear manufacturer for Marks & Spencer, Crystal Martin Sri Lanka, achieved significant productivity and efficiency gains through FastReact. Part of Hong Kong based Crystal Group, Crystal Martin received 6.5% improvement in factory efficiencies, 38% reduction in

Premium reaches record visits

Jolanda Smit — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:24:52 PDT

This SS10 Premium was the most successful event to date. The fair attracted a total of

Modefabriek #27 diverse and exceptional programme

Newsmaster — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:45:03 PDT

Modefabriek offers a versatile and trendsetting platform with

Margin promotes indie brands

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:02:20 PDT

With less than a month to go until trade exhibition Margin, a plethora of great design talent and

Retailers capitalise on Michael Jackson

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:51:51 PDT

Michael Jackson's death has retailers and apparel vendors in

Christy Turlington in new YSL campaign

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:33:13 PDT

French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent has announced Christy

River Island to upgrade national distribution site

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:29:03 PDT

River Island has confirmed it will proceed with developing a new national distribution building at Magna Park, Milton Keynes. The facility will comprise two interconnecting units, totalling 480,000 sq ft (44,572 sq m), with over 380 car parking spaces and 125 spaces for lorries. The development

Orisue launches in Europe

Jolanda Smit — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:11:12 PDT

After taking Japan, Canada, Australia, Russia, & South Korea by storm, Californian clothing

Nixon rubber player

Jolanda Smit — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:57:23 PDT

Youth lifestyle label Nixon released its Rubber Player 4x4 watch series in yellow.

The future is bright in India

Jolanda Smit — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:42:40 PDT

The upcoming five years, India will be at its most interesting height to invest and to further develop retail opportunities. As discussed during the World Retail Congress earlier this year, BS Nagash managing director of Indian department store chain Shoppers’ Stop said: “Come to India in

Berlin: Newcomers are stealing the show

Esmerij van Loon — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:18:20 PDT

It has been a fashion week of superlatives: two fashion fairs, the Mercedes-Benz fashion week at Bebelplatz, as well as lingerie fairs, green fashion fairs and countless show rooms transformed German capital Berlin into an ecstatic state of fashion, finger food and alcoholic beverages during the

New Look employee magazine

Jolanda Smit — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:17:11 PDT

Retail label New Look is launching a new internal magazine for its 20,000 staff members. The fashion company appointed leading employee and customer communication specialist Summersault Communications to produce the magazine. The publication will be written, designed,

London Designers Fashion Show postponed

Jolanda Smit — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:00:47 PDT

The management of London Designers Fashion Show announced

Research shows traditional spending obsolete

Don-Alvin Adegeest — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:50:26 PDT

New market research shows that categorising shoppers