Luxury department store Harvey Nichols is rolling out shoppable video screens in-store following a successful trial online.
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Harvey Nichols installs shoppable video screens in-store
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Orla Kiely’s online and retail business ceases trading
Orla Kiely, the Irish designer known for her retro prints which she applies to fashion and lifestyle products, has closed the retail and online side of her business after its parent company Kiely Rowan called in administrators.
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Bershka to open its first store in Wales at St David’s Dewi Sant in Cardiff
Men’s and women’s fashion retailer Bershka, part of the Spanish Inditex group, has signed to open a new 11,190 square foot store at St David’s Dewi Sant in Cardiff, a first for the brand in Wales.
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Shop Direct sales up 1.5% to £1.96bn as Very puts in strong performance
Shop Direct has posted year-end revenue growth of 1.5% to £1.96bn as flagship brand Very.co.uk put in a strong performance in what it described as a “challenging market”. EBITDA was up 11% to £262.3m.
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City of Los Angeles votes to ban fur; Humane Society steps up pressure on UK Government
The Los Angeles City Council has just voted unanimously to ban the sale of fur within city limits, making it the largest American city to do so since San Francisco, which passed a similar ban earlier this year.
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Theresa May says fashion is “serious business” as she hosts LFW reception at Downing Street
Prime Minister Theresa May said British fashion was “serious business” and that she wanted to “see us continue this success as we build a new future for a global Britain where our fashion industry can thrive” at a Downing Street reception this evening, held to mark the final day of London Fashion Week.
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British Fashion Council extends partnership with China’s JD.com
The British Fashion Council revealed on the final day of London Fashion Week that Chinese retail giant JD.com had renewed its sponsorship of the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund into 2019 extending a partnership that began in 2017.
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Stella McCartney and Stan Smith celebrate launch of vegan trainers
The stars and glossy magazine editors came out last night to raise glasses to the launch of the new Stella #Stansmith shoes, the first vegan ‘leather’ edition of the iconic Stan Smith tennis shoes.
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The Industry Interview: Henrietta Rix and Orla McCloskey, co-founders, Rixo
In just three short years, Rixo London, the fledgling fashion label launched by London College of Fashion graduates Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey, has grown from a passion project run from the living room of their London flat to a global business with a seven-figure turnover.
Without loans or outside investment, Rix, now 26, and McCloskey, 29, have intuitively built a brand that boasts 120k Instagram followers and an army of loyal fans including Holly Willoughby, Lily James, Kylie Minogue and Sandra Bullock.
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Riccardo’s Reboot: What did our two fashion critics think of the new Burberry?
Riccardo Tisci showed his hotly anticipated first collection for Burberry this evening at London Fashion Week. Our two fashion experts, Sandra Halliday and Marcus Jaye, were poised to love it or hate it. In the event, neither of them were blown away but this was nonetheless an interesting start. (Could have done with fewer looks, more bags, logos and that much hyped monogram though). Read their full verdicts below.