Ted Baker named ‘the most socially engaging menswear retailer’
By When it comes to connecting with customers online and being social media savvy, Ted Baker and Paul Smith are the top two menswear retailers who take the cake. The two British high street labels topped the list of the most socially engaged own-brand menswear retailers created by retail marketing agency Leapfrogg. The agency analysed eleven […]
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Elbaz exit at Lanvin: How many designers can the fashion system claim?
At the 2015 Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars event, Alber Elbaz in a profound 16-minute speech criticised the pace of the fashion industry: stating: “I need more time. And I think everybody in fashion these days needs just a little more time.” Whether this was a precursor to the events this week, it has […]
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Custom, the bespoke fashion search engine is now ‘Open for business’
London – Fashion lovers in search of that perfect item will know what a hassle most online search engines can be – type in ‘leather jacket’ and thousands of results come up which have to be filtered and shifted through one by one. Chances are that the search will also return the same results each […]
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Intu launches first nationwide TV campaign
Shopping centre operator Intu, which manages the Trafford Centre, Lakeside and the Manchester Andale centre, has launched its first fully integrated, through-the-line campaign, spearheaded by its first nationwide TV commercial. The festive TV ad will be aired across digital platforms and tailored for regional TV networks around the UK, as it asks shoppers to ‘come […]
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Ripe Maternity launches at Mothercare UK
Ripe Maternity, Australia’s leading maternity and nursing brand, is launching with UK mother and baby retailer Mothercare. The Australian brand is set to introduce its Spring/Summer 2016 to Mothercare stores across the country as well as it online store on Thursday, February 11, marking the brand’s official UK debut. “2016 marks the 20 year anniversary […]
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London named world’s most innovative city
London has been named the world’s most innovative city in 2015, according to the 9th annual Innovation Cities Index from 2thinknow, which analysed 500 cities around the world on their potential for creation, implementation and communication of ideas in their urban economies. The index credits London as the “first European capital to implement innovation strategies […]
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The best times to visit a store during Black Friday
London – With less than a day to go before the kick off of the holiday shopping period kicks off, more and more retailers have begun to spread out their Black Friday discounts in the hopes of preventing a immediate rush to their brick-and-mortar stores. However as consumers turn to their mobile devices several times […]
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Paul Smith to consolidate labels into two lines
London – Paul Smith seems set to follow in the footsteps of British luxury house Burberry as the brand aims to streamline its labelling. By consolidating its collections, which currently include Paul Smith, Paul Smith Jeans and Paul Smith London, Paul Smith aims unify and strengthen its core brand ahead of the launch of a […]
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CFDA award split between three designers
New York – For the first time in history, and due to a last minute decision by CFDA Chairman Diane Von Furstenburg, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, and CFDA President and CEO Steven Kolb, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund prize was split between three designers. Brother Vellies, Gypsy Sport, and Jonatan Simkhai took home the top prize […]
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Illustrations – How a sense of fineness can lead Prada to a bright future
Things are said to be looking gloomy for the Italian fashion house, but Miuccia Prada, the youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada and creative head of Prada and Miu Miu is convinced that the company is only going through momentary dip. FashionUnited investigates whether things have really taken a turn for the worst at Prada, or […]
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