Clothing & Shoes
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Aug- 2025 -7 August
Mango opens first UK Teen store in Scotland
Fashion retailer Mango is set to open its first standalone Mango Teen store in Scotland as part of an accelerated UK expansion of the line. The new store, which opened on 1 August at Buchanan Galleries in Glasgow, will be the brand’s third standalone Mango Teen location in the UK…
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7 August
River Island’s High Court hearing delayed by one day
River Island’s High Court hearing has been delayed by a day, and will now take place tomorrow morning (8th August), having originally been scheduled for today. The sanction hearing will decide on whether a restructuring plan outlined by the retailer can be approved. Under the plan, River Island would look…
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7 August
Adanola secures investment from American PE firm
Womenswear brand Adanola has announced it has received minority investment from LA-based private equity firm Story3 Capital Partners, which values the business at $530m (£369.4m). The brand believes this partnership will help its international expansion, enabling it to strengthen its position in the activewear market. Adanola’s DTC model is complemented…
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6 August
Zalando ups guidance as Q2 EBIT rises 8% to €186m
Zalando has upped its guidance after it revealed its EBIT rose to €186m (£162m), up from €172m (£150m), in the second quarter, representing a profit margin of 6.5%. Alongside this, the company’s revenues rose 7.3% to €2.8bn (£2.4bn) while its gross merchandising value rose 5% to €4.1bn (£3.6bn). The company…
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6 August
Mountain Warehouse partners with Retail Trust for wellbeing support
Mountain Warehouse, has partnered with retail industry charity the Retail Trust to support the mental health and wellbeing of its workforce. Mountain Warehouse teams across the globe will now have access to a wide range of wellbeing resources through the Retail Trust. This includes confidential counselling for themselves and their…
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6 August
Zara censured over ‘unhealthily thin’ models in online ads
Fashion retailer Zara has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for using “unhealthily thin” models in two online product listings. According to the advertising watchdog, images on the brand’s website, which were displayed on 5 May, breached rules on social responsibility. The complaint focused on four ads showing…
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5 August
David Beckham collab helps Hugo Boss sales inch up in Q2
Hugo Boss has revealed its currency-adjusted group sales increased 1% to €1.02bn (£871.4m) during the second quarter of the year, as its collaboration with David Beckham helped boost its Boss Men division. It comes as the partnership helped currency-adjusted revenues for Boss Menswear jump 5% in the second quarter, which…
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5 August
River Island restructuring in question after landlord rebellion
A High Court judge will decide the future of River Island this week after a rescue plan for the company did not secure full support from its landlords and lenders. According to The Telegraph, River Island is looking to shutter 33 stores, slash rents on a further 71 shops and…
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1 August
Next acquires Seraphine brand out of administration
Next has acquired the brand and intellectual property of maternity fashion retailer Seraphine, following its collapse into administration at the beginning of July. Seraphine ceased trading on 7 July when Will Wright and Chris Pole of consultancy Interpath were appointed joint administrators. The move resulted in the closure of its…
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Jul- 2025 -31 July
Gardiner Bros acquires Base London
Gardiner Bros has acquired British footwear brand Base London in a move that brings together two longstanding names in UK footwear retail. The deal marks Base London’s 30th anniversary and is the first brand acquisition by Gardiner Bros, a wholesale footwear specialist with a history spanning multiple generations Base London…
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