Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Brand management firm Marquee Brands has acquired British fashion and lifestyle label Laura Ashley and will use the acquisition to establish its first European headquarters in London. Marquee bought the brand from Gordon Brothers , which acquired Laura Ashley out of bankruptcy in 2020.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 2, 2025

Despite a 6% drop in turnover, which fell to 322m from 343m, the British fashion retailer managed to boost its profits thanks to effective cost-saving measures and favourable foreign exchange ratesamid what it described as “relentless” cost and pricing pressures.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JUNE 9, 2025

That’s why applying smart inventory management tips isn’t just helpful — it’s essential for retailers in the apparel, Footwear, Jewelry, Sporting Goods, Home Goods, and department store industries. With the right Inventory Management Tips, you can recover value, reclaim space, and even drive customer engagement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Designed by ViaClover, a Southern California-based firm, the store is a blank canvas, allowing Lilysilks designs to take center stage,” said Alexander Meder, VP and General Manager of Lilysilk Retail and Wholesale in a statement.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While it is certainly true that there are challenges in wholesale and that the luxury market is softer, these factors do not explain Capris chronic inability to stabilise its sales line. A change of tack is desperately needed, as is some shuffling in the management suite. A decline of 11.6 per cent and Michael Kors down 12.1

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JUNE 12, 2025

The dynamic world of apparel and fashion demands more than just standard business software. From managing rapidly changing trends and complex size-color-style matrices to orchestrating seamless omnichannel sales, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system must be a perfect fit. Rapid Product Lifecycles: Fashion moves fast.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 16, 2025

With a strong focus on sustainability, Robin Valley is known for its crafted wooden fashion jewellery, designing and selling earrings, necklaces, key chains and more. The business now supplies over 100 well known retailers, including the English Heritage, National Trust, WWF-UK, Sealife Centres, and Science Museum Group.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2025

The company operates a portfolio of 85 department stores, 87 home improvement superstores, 695 supermarkets, 41 hypermarkets, 13 wholesale warehouses and a slew of specialty retail brands across multiple categories, totalling 3844 sales locations in all. Meanwhile, the fashion and hardlines segments both saw their sales fall slightly.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Cleo Davis-Urman: Coming from an editorial and fashion styling background in my early career, I first got started in the fashion retail industry when I entered Moda Operandi in 2011 and later on at Saks Fifth Avenue in 2015. I always saw fashion as the art of self-expression. If I looked good, I felt good!

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

It follows the appointment of Michelle Wilson as managing director of Topshop and Topman earlier this week , alongside a flurry of appointments and moves as Asos.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Japan’s Seven & i Holdings received a buyout proposal from a member of its founding Ito family last week, a potential US$58 billion white-knight bid which would see the company go private and allow it to continue operating under current management. H&M The Swedish fashion retailer has its headquarters in Stockholm.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, one industry newcomer that has managed to buck all expectations is True Classic. Five years after launching into the market with its hero product, a true-blue fitted t-shirt, the brand now operates 9 brick-and-mortar stores, alongside thriving direct-to-consumer and wholesale operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2025

is considering a buyout proposal from brand management firm WHP Global which owns the Toys R Us and Babies R Us brands as well as a stake in Express and Bonobos that would take the lifestyle brand private. and WHP teamed up to acquire the intellectual property and operating assets of New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone.

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Inside Retail

MAY 7, 2025

However, Skechers has been on a hot streak recently, posting record sales of nearly US$9 billion in 2024, with both wholesale and direct channels increasing by double-digit percentages. Skechers is an iconic, founder-led brand with a track record of creativity and innovation.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2025

Thailand’s The Nation newspaper reported that, in 2023, the wholesale and retail trade sector contributed about THB2.8 The development features more than 160,000sqm of retail space, featuring luxury fashion brands, concept stores, and a 20,000sqm event centre for concerts and exhibitions. per cent of the total GDP.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 21, 2025

The fashion retailer will sell a collection of its clothing in Printemps department stores across France and be stocked in Magasin du Nord shops across Denmark. Clothing brand Topshop has confirmed three European stockists as it gears up for a return to the high street this summer.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Back in 2017, Nike launched its Consumer Direct Offense, as it looked to expand its direct-to-consumer (DTC) business, and lower its reliance on wholesale accounts. That included saying goodbye to many wholesale partners as well as ending its high-profile Amazon. It’s managed to become culturally relevant again.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2025

Here, the co-founders discuss their decision to invest in infrastructure and fast-track growth through bricks-and-mortar and wholesale retail partnerships, and they share how they are giving back to Hawaii-based conservation organisations. Inside Retail : How did you come up with the concept for Aloha Collection?

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Retail Gazette

JULY 22, 2025

Related Story Interview: How Asos is building the ultimate brand portfolio to stay ahead in fashion 16/04/2025 x 12:25 PM Topshop managing director Michelle Wilson added: “Cara perfectly embodies the Topshop spirit — bold, creative, and unapologetically herself. We can’t wait to see the reaction when we launch.”

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Retail Dive

JUNE 30, 2025

The retailer also developed a merchandising and planning software system last year with software company Blue Yonder to streamline its inventory management capabilities. That builds on a 40% cut in fishing category SKUs and a 30% year over year decrease in vendors in Q4 2023. Can Amazon win them over?

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 21, 2025

Asos shares soared nearly 11% this week as Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen increased his stake in the online fashion retailer, sparking renewed speculation of a potential takeover bid. Michelle Wilson , previously chief of staff and strategy, will become managing director of Topshop and Topman.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

M&S has also named Manish Kapoor as managing director of M&S India. Kapoor joins from Pepe Jeans, where he was CEO of the fashion brand’s Indian operations. All three appointments will report directly to Mark Lemming, the international managing director at M&S.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Now joining the business as CMO, Dan brings over a decade of digital marketing experience, including his previous role as Senior Marketing Manager at The Very Group, where he led cross-channel strategies across fashion and electronics, as well as managing paid search and advertising campaigns.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 14, 2025

M&S has made its debut Down Under after teaming up with Australian retailer David Jones for its first international wholesale fashion deal. The deal marks M&S’ first wholesale partnership for its fashion arm, while its food business made its North American debut in 2022 through its tie-up with Target.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 26, 2025

this year and persistent tariff effects potentially leading to further deceleration in 2026,” Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, the Conference Board’s senior manager for business cycle indicators, said in a statement. ET Profitable and Protected: Future-proofing your Retail Operations Presented by studioID and Aptos 09 JUL Webinar | 2 p.m.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Crocs has reported better-than-expected sales and profit for the third quarter, but management has revised its outlook down due to the continued decline of its HeyDude brand. per cent and wholesalers revenues contracting 1.4 The company’s consolidated revenues increased 1.6 For the Crocs brand, revenues were up 7.4

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2025

As the brand prepares to unveil its third permanent London store this weekend in Westfield London, Retail Gazette sits down with Adidas Veteran Hannah Mercer, Gymshark’s first-ever general manager of wholesale and retail, to discuss her vision for the company’s global domination. Ive managed many, many stores.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

We’re positioned to manage the cost pressure from tariffs as well or better than anyone,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said during an earnings call last month. Dive Insight: Sam’s Club is reducing prices at a time when consumers are concerned about inflation and tariffs.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While some in the retail industry felt the deal would have given the fashion groups a competitive edge in today’s market, the consensus opinion seems to be that it was a close call for Tapestry, the parent company of Coach New York, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman. billion merger. The cancellation is something of a lucky escape.

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365 Retail

MARCH 14, 2025

Danish menswear brand Jack & Jones has officially opened its latest UK store at Silverburn , further enhancing the retail destinations fashion offering. The addition of Jack & Jones strengthens Silverburns growing lineup of fashion brands, joining recent store openings from international retailers such as Bershka and Pull&Bear.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

The Chemist Warehouse and Sigma merger looks to be a win-win for shareholders in both entities and a review of the proposal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has determined it is not detrimental to consumers or independent pharmacies supplied by Sigmas wholesale division.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

Derner comes to Authentic from Amazon, where he most recently was the director of Amazon fashion and luxury stores. The company, which launched as a digitally native fashion brand, has expanded its offerings over the years to include outerwear, denim, dresses, loungewear and a home assortment, among other products.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 23, 2025

Kate Pearson, director at Pradera Lateral — the Trafford Centre’s asset manager — added: “As a homegrown British retail success story, Gymshark’s story is certainly one to be admired. Whether it’s the economic boom, the thriving fitness scene or even a couple of brothers coming back together, it is undoubtedly the place to be.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2025

Despite its previous failures to establish its brand in Australia, Marks & Spencer management believe it is an attractive market with high per-capita clothing consumption and a free trade agreement that offers tariff benefits and easy market access.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Nine-year Nike veteran Ron Faris, who served as vice president and general manager of Nike Virtual Studios, has left the company , the executive said in a LinkedIn post Saturday. Courtesy of Nike Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2025

Authentic, which now boasts a retail systemwide sales volume of $32 billion and operates in 150 countries, is less about hemlines and high fashion and more about margins, global licensing leverage and algorithmic efficiency. In effect, it acts less like a traditional fashion house and more like a brand operating system.

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Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2025

One priority: repair rather than replacement The answer for many brands mightnt be wholesale reinvention. By complementing Geeks2U’s repair services with its own in-store Bring it Back recycling program, Officeworks provides customers with easy ways to extend the usability of their products and responsibly manage end-of-life disposal.

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