Articles by Huw Hughes

• Shoe Carnival appoints Diane Randolph to board

  11 hours ago - Report

  American footwear retailer Shoe Carnival has named Diane Randolph as its newest board member. Randolph served as chief information officer of US beauty retailer

• Kenzo names Sylvain Blanc as new CEO

  14 hours ago - Management

  “I am delighted to welcome Sylvain as chief executive officer of Kenzo,” said LVMH chair and CEO Sidney Toledano in a release. He described Blanc as

• Marks & Spencer to close 11 French stores amid Brexit border disruption

  Sep 16, 2021 - Business

  Marks & Spencer is to close all 11 of its franchise stores with partner SFH in France in the coming months amid disruption caused by new Brexit border checks

• Superdry narrows full-year losses as revenue begins to recover

  Sep 16, 2021 - Management

  Superdry has managed to significantly narrow its full-year losses as its revenue began to recover despite subdued high street footfall. In the year to April 2

• New CEO at FatFace as Liz Evans departs for George at Asda

  Sep 16, 2021 - Management

  British brand FatFace has promoted its chief financial officer Will Crumbie to the role of chief executive officer after Liz Evans announced plans to step down

• OTB appoints Ubaldo Minelli as new CEO of Jil Sander

  Sep 15, 2021 - Management

  Italian fashion group OTB has appointed its chief executive officer Ubaldo Minelli to the additional role of CEO of the Jil Sander brand, according to WWD. It

• Fast fashion giant Primark sets out new sustainability targets

  Sep 15, 2021 - Fashion

  Irish fast fashion behemoth Primark says all its clothes will be made using recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by 2030 as part of a new “wide

• Secret Sales taps six new senior hires amid expansion

  Sep 15, 2021 - Management

  Secret Sales has announced six hires to newly created director-level positions amid rapid growth at the British discount fashion marketplace. It comes after

• Boden reports hit to sales during pandemic, but recovery underway

  Sep 14, 2021 - Report

  British fashion retailer Boden has revealed a hit to its sales last year as the pandemic took its toll on the business, but says its current trading is showing

• Mytheresa reports strong Q4 sales amid continued consumer shift to e-commerce

  Sep 14, 2021 - Management

  German luxury e-tailer Mytheresa has reported strong growth in fourth-quarter sales as the company continues to benefit from shoppers’ continued shift to online