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Express Files for Bankruptcy to Facilitate Sale to WHP

Retail TouchPoints

The fashion retailer, which includes the Express , Bonobos and UpWest brands, has been under pressure for some time now. Bonobos’ wholesale operations will also continue uninterrupted. s retail stores and operations. The partnership transformed Express, Inc.

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Growth potential is not enough: Why Amer Sports’ IPO fell short

Inside Retail

The hype around Amer Sports’ plans for growth appeared to be lost on analysts and prospective shareholders, who seemed more concerned with the current state of the sportswear conglomerate’s finances. However, the transition from sporting and lifestyle brands into the wider world of fashion will not be seamless.

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How UPF clothing brand Solbari aims to beat skin cancer with $10m injection

Inside Retail

Solbari is short for solar barrier, and creating a wearable, fashionable, effective and comfortable one is precisely Young’s vision. From a profitability and global growth perspective, “Solbari’s numbers have been really attractive so far as a predominantly e-commerce business, with a virtually untapped wholesale capacity.

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A day in the life of Rebecca Vallance-Gasan: “I am hyper-organised”

Inside Retail

Australian fashion label Rebecca Vallance recently celebrated its first decade in business with the opening of a brand-new Sydney flagship boutique. Inside Retail spoke to the designer behind the brand, Rebecca Vallance-Gasan, about starting her day at 4 am, a must for someone running a global fashion empire.

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BREAKING: Superdry founder Dunkerton walks away from takeover deal

Retail Gazette

However, the fashion chain remains in discussions with Dunkerton regarding alternative structures, including a possible equity raise fully underwritten by the Superdry founder, which it said would provide additional liquidity headroom for its turnaround plan. The embattled fashion retailer’s sales plunged 23% to £219.8m

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The Collected Group Files for Bankruptcy to Reduce Debt by $150 Million

Retail TouchPoints

The Collected Group Company (TCG), a women’s fashion retail group with brands including Joie , Equipment and Current/Elliott , has filed for bankruptcy protection. The retailer plans to use this as an opportunity to negotiate with landlords as it restructures its finances, according to court papers. sell off brands.

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Boohoo loses

Retail Gazette

The ecommerce giant’s trading director Sam Brocklebank, wholesale and product operations directo Marie Laskowski, and product director Claire Asher, are believed to have left the business, Drapers reported. A raft of senior Boohoo directors are understood to have left the online retailer.

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