COS
This section covers COS and its operations within the UK retail landscape. Reporting highlights store openings and refurbishments, sustainability initiatives, marketing campaigns, product collections, and leadership updates. With a focus on the brand’s role in the premium fashion segment, the coverage provides retail executives and managers with insights into COS’s commercial strategies, market positioning, and customer engagement efforts.
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Mar- 2023 -30 MarchClothing & Shoes
H&M Q1 profit boosted by second-hand Sellpy platform
H&M has seen operating profit hit SEK 725m (£56.4m) in its first quarter of trading, up from SEK 458m (£35.6m) the prior year, boosted by the earnings of second-hand platform Sellpy. Sellpy, which is one of Europe’s largest second-hand platforms, has been consolidated into the group in the first quarter,…
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Jul- 2022 -26 JulyComment
How physical stores can ensure they are refit for the future
The events of the past couple of years have accelerated the pace of change in the retail industry. Retailers have simultaneously had to react quickly to events out of their control, while also embracing the ongoing trends that were clear even before the pandemic hit. The role of the physical…
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Mar- 2022 -29 MarchComment
From Vestiaire to Vinted: Why retailers must join the resale revolution
The resale market is booming – growing 11 times faster in fact than the wider retail fashion sector, and predicted to be worth $84 billion by 2030, more than double that of the fast fashion market’s $40 billion expected valuation for the same year. The pandemic has undeniably driven two…
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Jan- 2018 -31 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
H&M to open fewer stores in 2018 after quarterly profit drops 34%
Fashion retailer H&M has announced it will open fewer stores in 2018 after reporting a quarterly drop in profit of 34%. Pretax profit in the three months through November, H&M’s fiscal fourth quarter, fell to 4.9bn Swedish crowns (£441.8m). Sales in the fourth quarter also declined by 4%, while H&M’s…
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