Articles by Rachel Douglass
Former River Island CEO returns as executive chair exits
Ben Lewis, the former chief executive officer to River Island, is returning to the British retailer upon the announcement that its executive chair, Richard Bradbury, is exiting the firm. Bradbury, who cited personal reasons for his departure, had previously served as CEO for River Island until 2010 before stepping away and then later rejoining...
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Select Fashion set to close 12 stores across the UK following CVA filing
High street fashion retailer Select Fashion is believed to be closing 12 of its branches over the next two months, almost one year on from its entry into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). Impacted stores are said to be primarily in the North of England, according to The Sun, which reported that it had seen documents revealing that staff at...
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Bournemouth-based designer secures second grant from SWEF
Max Onn, a young Bournemouth-based designer, has secured two grants under the South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) that are helping him to establish his business. The backing was supplied by the private foundation, which caters to young people facing financial difficulties and other disadvantages. Onn had previously garnered attention through...
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US: Yearly sales up in January despite consumers holding back
After a busy holiday season, consumers in the US seemed to pull back their costs in January, despite spending being up on a yearly basis, reflecting a strengthened market overall. This is according to new figures collected in the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, which revealed that total retail sales across the US for January, excluding automobiles and...
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Represent opens Selfridges pop-up for newly launched womenswear collection
British luxury brand Represent has opened a pop-up retail space in department store Selfridges to celebrate the launch of its new womenswear line. Initially unveiled towards the end of January, ‘Represent Woman’ expands on the brand’s existing presence in menswear, evolving its signature codes to give this new consumer their own identity. Now,...
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Altuzarra returns to NYFW with renewed sense of romantic commercialism
Altuzarra returned to the New York Fashion Week runway this season after what has been somewhat of a hectic year for its namesake founder. At the end of 2024, Joseph Altuzarra took up the role of chief executive officer for his brand, creating a dual position for the creative director as he looks towards a future rooted in global expansion. The...
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UK retailers reportedly mull US subsidiaries and halting Chinese imports amid tariff shifts
US president Donald Trump brewed up what could be considered the beginning of a trade war last week when he announced a series of tariffs and impending tariffs on some of the world’s largest markets, including China. From the get-go, Trump has made it clear that the UK and the EU are also being considered in the way of tariffs, leaving many...
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New bill introduced in California aims to tackle environmental exploitation in fast fashion
A new piece of legislation has been introduced in California aiming to tackle fast fashion’s "environmental destruction” and the industry’s “role in generating textile waste, natural resources pollution and exploitative labour practices”. The bill, AB 405, was backed by assemblymember Dawn Addis and is now awaiting a referral to its first policy...
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Macy’s names company veteran as chief stores officer
US department store giant Macy’s has appointed Barbie Cameron as its new chief stores officer, a role she will take up from February 16. Cameron has been in the position in an interim capacity since August after serving as Macy’s senior vice president and regional director of stores, East Region, from early 2020. Now taking up the permanent...
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Away from the Big 4: 7 Alternative European fashion weeks to have on the radar
The fashion week season in Milan, Paris, London and New York has been ushered in, however, away from the ‘Big 4’, other cities across Europe have been championing their own events, hoping to get a slice of the international stage. There have already been some European cities in which fashion weeks that had first been pitted as “up-and-coming”...
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