Tesco readies digital relaunch of F&F clothing
Sep 26, 2024 · Tesco is set to relaunch its F&F clothing range online over the coming months, six years after shutting down its non-food website, Drapers understands.
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End Clothing changes ownership ahead of 20th anniversary
Oct 9, 2024 · End Clothing's lenders and shareholders have finalised an agreement to recapitalise the business, Drapers has learned. In 2021, The Carlyle Group acquired a majority stake in End Clothing with the help of Apollo's financing, in a deal that valued the business at £750m.. The Carlyle Group and End Clothing co-founders Christiaan Ashworth and John Douglas Parker have now fully exited the business.
The challenges fashion retailers will have to overcome in 2024
Jan 2, 2024 · Retailers faced a myriad of challenges in 2023, which have undoubtedly made the sector stronger than ever. Resilient businesses overcame an unstable geopolitical landscape and squeezed consumer spend as a result of high interest rates and inflation throughout 2023, and this is expected to continue into 2024.. Indeed, Natalie Berg, founder and analyst at retail strategy consultancy NBK Retail ...
Savile Row bespoke suit sales surged in 2024 - drapersonline.com
Oct 22, 2024 · Savile Row suffered during Covid and the years that followed, as people worked from home, but Richard Anderson - an independent tailor at 13 Savile Row - said orders for bespoke suits were up by 12% on last year.. His theory is that as more people are heading back into the office, they are investing in tailored work attire.
Next launches premium online platform Seasons
Oct 31, 2024 · Next announced the platform launch in September in an effort to better serve its aspirational consumers. CEO Simon Wolfson said at the time: "Within [Next’s] eight million customers, a significant number are interested in that more premium product, and we think we can serve those customers better.". The ecommerce platform features various contemporary brands including Marc Jacobs, By Malene ...
Drapers 30 Under 30 2024: Clint Ogbenna, founder, Corteiz
Jan 15, 2024 · The founder of streetwear label Corteiz – known as Clint 419 (his social media handle) or simply Clint – has given fashion retail a masterclass in marketing since establishing his brand in his west London bedroom in 2017.
Digital Magazine: August 2024 - Drapers
News analysis A month after Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government swept into power, fashion retailers give their verdict on its progress so far – and where more work is needed Supply chain As the global fashion retail supply chain remains under pressure, operations experts from…
Uniqlo owner’s ESG supply chain strategies - Drapers
Mar 27, 2024 · Along with unannounced audits by third-party entities, we use the assessment tool of the Social and Labor Convergence Programme, an industry-wide framework, as well as audits under the Better Work system, a program managed jointly by the [United Nations agency] International Labor Organisation and the International Finance Corporation [an international financial institution and part of the ...
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