Clothing & Shoes
Clothing & Shoes covers the latest developments, strategies, and trends across the UK apparel and footwear market. This section reports on brand performance, product launches, sustainability initiatives, and shifts in consumer demand affecting retailers from high street to luxury. Retail Sector’s Clothing & Shoes coverage provides analysis and business insight for fashion retailers, suppliers, and brand leaders, exploring how innovation, supply chain efficiency, and evolving shopping behaviours are shaping commercial success across the sector.
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Oct- 2023 -27 October
Hermes sees revenues jump 16% to €3.3bn
Hermes has recorded a 16% increase in revenues to €3.3bn (£2.87bn) in the three months 30 September 2023. All the geographical areas posted solid performances. European sales reached €2.24bn (£1.95 bn) over the same period last year, up 20.7%. With the exception of Japan, sales throughout Asia also increased by…
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26 October
Vinted considers €200m share sale
Second-hand online marketplace Vinted is considering a secondary share sale of more than €200m (£174m) as it aims to be at the forefront of a sustainable fashion boom, according to the Financial Times. According to the report, Vinted is working with Morgan Stanley to consider options for its capital structure…
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25 October
Frasers Group ups Boohoo stake to 16.5%
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has once again increased its stake in online retailer Boohoo and now holds a 16.5% share in the business. It has upped its stake from 15.1% and now holds a total number of voting rights of 209,319,058. Frasers first purchased a 5% stake in the online…
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25 October
Asos delays FY23 full-year results
Asos has announced that it is due to delay the publishing of its FY23 results by one week to 1 November 2023. The company stated that the delay is to allow its auditor, PwC, to complete its planned testing. PwC has assured the Asos board that the outstanding procedures are…
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23 October
JD Sports launches new loyalty app
Sports retailer JD Sports has announced the launch of its JD Status loyalty programme app across its JD stores in the UK. The new app, which already operates in the United States, rewards loyal customers with cashback on purchases of their favourite brands ahead of its peak Christmas shopping period.…
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19 October
Matalan posts resilient Q2 revenues
Matalan has posted revenues of £288.6m for the 13 weeks ended 26 August 2023, an increase of 0.8% compared with the £286.4m it posted in the same period last year. Furthermore the company saw a 16.6% increase in EBITDA to £47.9m up from £36.7m last year, after the adoption of…
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18 October
One in six Black Friday purchases will be returned, data shows
Almost one in every six garments bought on Black Friday will be returned, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the way as the highest returning cohorts, according to the latest data from True Fit, the AI platform that decodes size and fit for consumers and retailers. Original research of over…
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18 October
Kurt Geiger owner eyes £400m sale
The private equity backers of Kurt Geiger are reportedly considering a £400m sale of the brand. According to Sky News, Cinven, which has owned the footwear company since 2015, is now working with advisors at Bank of America on a prospective auction. Sources told Sky that a sale process was…
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18 October
Sosander to open first physical stores in 2024
UK fashion brand Sosandar is set to launch its first set of bricks and mortar stores in Spring 2024 after seeing continued growth in the market. The brand stated that the opening of the new stores will open up 60% of the £55bn annual clothing market in the UK that…
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17 October
Fred Perry reports record year as profits surge
British heritage brand Fred Perry has reported a “record year” as its profit before tax increased by 34% to £15.6m for the 12 months to 31 December 2022. Its revenues also increased by 20.8% year on year to £135.7m. Fred Perry said that 2022 saw a more stable year after…
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