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Monsoon collaborates with Callie Thorpe on a limited edition swim and beachwear collection

Monsoon announces a new limited-edition swim and beachwear collaboration with Callie Thorpe, travel writer and creator whose work has taken her across the world in partnership with some of the biggest names in travel and seen her photography and words featured in leading publications like Condé Nast Traveller. The collection, designed by Callie...

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Monsoon Accessorize anticipates return to profit after ‘painful’ year

Nick Stowe, the chief executive officer of Monsoon Accessorize, has said that he is expecting the British retailer to return to profit in 2025, after what he called a “painful” financial year. Speaking to Drapers, Stowe said that by the end of the current financial year, Monsoon Accessorize is forecast to be in the high single-digit or low...

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Monsoon Accessorize to fund fashion scholarships

Fashion retail group Monsoon Accessorize has announced it will fund scholarships for “trailblazing students” on the MA Fashion Futures course at London College of Fashion (LCF) and Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London (UAL). The move follows a successful pilot where the retail group supported two students, an LCF MA Fashion...

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More Monsoon Accessorize stores saved following successful landlord talks

Monsoon Accessorize is to save 57 more stores than previously expected following successful talks with its landlords over a shift to turnover-based rents. The company’s administrator FRP Advisory now expects to save 157 of the company's 230 stores, and save 2,400 jobs, The Telegraph reports. Those stores are expected to open by the end of July....

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Monsoon Accessorize founder: Fewer than 10 Monsoon stores likely to reopen

Monsoon Accessorize founder Peter Simon has said that of the company’s stores that will reopen, only “six to 10” of them will be Monsoon stores. It follows the news last week that the company had appointed retail property specialist Harper Dennis Hobbs to help reopen 100 of its 230-store estate across the UK in time for summer. Simon told BBC...

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Monsoon Accessorize hires property experts to help reopen over 100 stores

Monsoon Accessorize has appointed retail property specialist Harper Dennis Hobbs to help reopen 100 of the chain’s stores across the UK “in time for summer”. “Monsoon and Accessorize are both staples of the British high street, and we are delighted to be advising Peter and his team to ensure stores can re-open in the coming weeks,” David Harper,...

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Monsoon Accessorize bought out of administration by founder

Monsoon Accessorize has been bought out of administration by its founder Peter Simon through his company Adena Brands Ltd in a move which aims to save 2,300 jobs. The company fell into administration late on Tuesday evening following a period of poor trading caused by Covid-19 and the lockdown of its 230-strong store network. Following a sale...

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Monsoon Accessorize mulls sale as Covid-19 takes toll on trading

Monsoon Accessorize has announced its trading has been “badly affected” by Covid-19 and as a result is mulling a potential sale of the business. The company said it had been trading well up until the impact of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the industry, indicating that the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) it launched last year...

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Monsoon Accessorize CEO Paul Allen quits

Monsoon Accessorize CEO Paul Allen has stepped down a month after creditors backed plans for the company to seek rent cuts in 135 of its 258 leased stores as part of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). Allen spent 6 years at the business, initially as finance director before making his way to the head of the fashion and accessories retailer....

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Interview: Hollie Lennon, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Monsoon Accessorize

Careers in fashion is a hot topic here at FashionUnited. With this interview series, we would like to provide our readers with transparent insight into the inner-workings of the industry. Recently, we talked to Hollie Lennon from Monsoon Accessorize, who informed FashionUnited more about her role as Talent Acquisition Business Partner. Monsoon...

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Sartorial Success: Top Trends for Apparel Retailers in 2016

In 2015, retailers’ omnichannel offering took centre stage, as brands innovated across mobile apps and in-store technologies, multichannel fulfilment urban solutions, and coordinated cross-channel promotions and marketing. These kinds of initiatives will continue to be top of mind in 2016, particularly as consumer expectation for a seamless and...

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Monsoon Accessorize ends use of angora wool

Monsoon Accessorize, the UK-based fashion retailer which operates three brands, has decided to “end the use of angora in all future production” of its apparel and accessories. The decision to cut angora out of it collection comes after animal rights group Peta, revealed its under-cover investigation into angora fur farms in China, which...