Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton is reported to be planning to call a shareholders’ meeting within the next four weeks at which he will demand his reinstatement to the firm at a senior level.
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Dunkerton to call crunch shareholders’ meeting at Superdry within weeks
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Bicester Village to stage pop-up celebrating Chinese designers
A unique edit of 10 cutting-edge young Chinese designers, curated by fashion editor and influencer Susie Lau, AKA Susie Bubble, are to be featured at at pop-up shop at Bicester Village to mark Chinese New Year.
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ASA issues enforcement notice on misleading “faux fur” claims
Retailers and brands have been advised they must take immediate action to ensure they are not falsely representing real fur items as faux fur in their advertising, e-stores and on social media.
Failure to do so could lead to sanctions being applied said the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), which is part of the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Retail sales drop in December as consumers shift shopping to Black Friday
Retail sales dropped in December as shoppers increasingly shifted spending to the Black Friday promotional period.
Volumes fell by -0.9% on November as all sectors except food and fuel declined compared to the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Slipper brand Mahabis rescued by Simba Sleep founder
Direct-to-consumer slipper brand Mahabis has been rescued from administration by one of the founders of mattress start-up Simba Sleep and his boutique investment firm, who says it has the potential to become “the next Ugg”.
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Snoop Dogg promotes and invests in payments provider Klarna
Rapper Snoop Dogg has not only become the star of a new campaign to promote payments provider Klarna but he has also invested in the company.
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Marks & Spencer wins first ever “vegan-friendly high street retailer” award
Animal rights organisation PETA has awarded Marks & Spencer its first ever vegan-friendly high street retailer award in recognition of its introduction of animal- and vegan-friendly food and fashion items, and for making them easily recognisable to consumers with its new vegan logo.
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Sales soar at “slow fashion” online footwear retailer Air & Grace
Air & Grace, the online footwear retailer that adopts a “slow fashion” approach, has said its sales have doubled in the past 12 months while its profits have soared by 800%, bucking the downward trend on the high street.
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Kestin Hare collaborates with malt whisky distillers BenRiach for SS19
Scottish menswear designer Kestin Hare has teamed up with unconventional Speyside distillery BenRiach in a partnership celebrating the creative approaches to clothing design and whisky distilling.
Historic British footwear brand Clarks is consulting staff on the possible closure of its new footwear manufacturing facility in Street, Somerset.