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LVMH-owned L Catterton snaps up Value Retail stake for 1.5 billion pounds

A newly formed company under the banner of private equity firm L Catterton has snapped up a stake in Value Retail, the owner of UK retail destinations like Bicester Village, which had formerly been held by British property firm Hammerson. The deal, which will see Value Retail transferred to Silver Bidco Limited, a Jersey incorporated firm...

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Richard Quinn on designing the Creative Spot + British Fashion Council pop-up

London-born fashion designer Richard Quinn is one of the UK’s brightest fashion talents and a lot has happened since he presented his MA collection at Central Saint Martins in 2016. Quinn was the first recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design in 2018, even luring the Queen to London Fashion Week, and earlier this month he was...

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Bicester opens pop-up with BFC designed by Richard Quinn

Bicester Village has teamed up with the British Fashion Council (BFC) to open ‘The Creative Spot’ pop-up promoting innovative and sustainable British design featuring 18 designers. ‘The Creative Spot’ is a joint commitment from Bicester Village and the BFC to promote British talent, with designers including Christopher Kane, Eudon Choi, Mary...

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British Fashion Council announces new partnership with Bicester Village

The British Fashion Council has confirmed a new two-year partnership with BFC patron and supporter, the Bicester Village Shopping Collection, which will see them supporting British fashion talent with a tailored programme of expert guidance in business development. In a short statement, the British Fashion Council said the partnership is the...

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London's prime shopping districts to cash in on Chinese Lunar New Year

The start of the Lunar New Year Golden Week is likely to bring a boost in international spend on Monday in London's prime shopping areas as visiting Chinese shoppers treat each other and friends and family. The annual celebration, which is traditionally accompanied by the exchange of red envelopes and gifts, could see spend from visiting Chinese...