Lauretta Roberts
Lauretta Roberts is managing director and Editor-in-Chief of The Industry, having acquired the business along with business partner Antony Hawman in July 2015. She is also the former director of brand & propositions of trend forecaster WGSN and a former editor of Drapers magazine.
Arcadia may sell its international stores as part of its restructuring
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire may sell its international stores – most of which are said to be loss-making – as part of
82,000 business rates appeals lodged over past two years, figures show
More than 82,000 properties in England have lodged appeals against business rates since the controversial overhaul of the system, according to official figures.
Farfetch Q1 revenues up by 39%
Online luxury platform Farfetch achieved a 39% increase in revenue in Q1 of 2019 to just over $174m outpacing the growth in the
Temperley London appoints new CEO
Temperley London has announced Luca Donnini as its new CEO who brings with him many years’ executive experience in the premium and luxury
LVMH rebrands its online platform to 24S.com
LVMH has rebranded its online multi-brand e-commerce platform from 24 Sèvres to 24S.com. The platform was launched in June 2017 and its original
Burberry posts flat full-year revenue but reports “very encouraging” response to...
Burberry has posted flat revenue of £2.72bn in the year to March 2019 but has said that the initial response to new creative
The Interview: Emma Watkinson, CEO and co-founder SilkFred
Entrepreneur Emma Watkinson founded SilkFred, an online platform for affordable independent labels, in 2011. It’s now home to more than 600 brands and
Moss Bros sales edge up 1.5% year-on-year
Menswear group Moss Bros said its sales had improved by 1.5% for 15-week period from 27 January 2019 to 11 May 2019 as both
Retailers rethink returns as serial returners soar
More than a quarter (26%) of retailers say they have seen serial returns increase over the past two years, with 20% saying they
Weekday refashions old collections into on-trend designs
H&M-owned Weekday is turning un-sold old collections into on-trend designs by modifying them and placing them back on sale as an online exclusive
Amazon partners with Next on click-and-collect service
From today Amazon shoppers will be able to choose to collect their parcels from Next stores across the country as the pair team
Farfetch unveils pilot resale service for handbags, Farfetch Second Life
Farfetch, the global online luxury platform, has unveiled Farfetch Second Life, a pilot resale service for handbags. Customers using secondlife.farfetch.com will be able
