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Ganni to open first U.S. stores in New York and Los Angeles

Copenhagen-based women’s ready-to-wear label Ganni is touching down in the United States. Not long after expanding its e-commerce reach to the U.S. — the brand began offering U.S. shipping in May 2018 — the brand will be opening its first-ever U.S. stores in New York and Los Angeles, according to Fashionista. A brand popular among fashion social...

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Esprit CEO: Our plan is “ambitious but it’s also realistic”

Struggling fashion retailer Esprit has unveiled an ambitious plan to counter years of revenue decline last week. But will it succeed in finding a new place on the market, after what the company itself defined as years of “brand inconsistency”? Chief Executive Officer Anders Kristiansen, who joined Esprit in June, sounded confident when...

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J.Crew to open Paris stores

After London comes Paris, or at least for J.Crew, who are eyeing the French capital for its next instalment of collegiate fashion. J.Crew is thought to be opening two stores in Paris in 2015, in addition to its fifth outlet in Lnodon. The first Paris store, measuring 2,260 square foot, will open next March on Rue Malher, while a men’s store will...