Prada
This coverage explores Prada’s strategy, operations, and market presence within the UK luxury retail sector. Reporting highlights store developments, product launches, marketing campaigns, collaborations, and leadership decisions shaping the brand’s positioning. Designed for retail executives, brand managers, and professionals in premium and luxury markets, the content provides insights into how Prada competes and adapts in a dynamic retail environment.
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Jun- 2021 -24 JuneDepartment Stores
Selfridges opens garden centre at flagship store
Selfridges London has revealed that its Accessories Hall and the store exterior on Duke and Orchard Streets has been transformed into a garden centre as part of its “Good Nature”, creative theme for 2021. The garden centre sells gardening tools, seeds, indoor and outdoor plants and pots, as well as…
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Mar- 2021 -12 MarchOnline & Digital
JD.com Q4 revenues up 31%
Chinese online retailer JD.com reported a 31% increase in revenues during the fourth quarter of the year to RMB224.3bn (£24.7bn). The Q4 performance has beaten analyst expectations of RMB 220.3bn (£24bn) as the Covid-19 pandemic drove consumers to its online operations. The retailer also reported that income from operations for…
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11 MarchClothing & Shoes
Prada posts £46m loss
Luxury Italian fashion brand Prada SpA has announced a net loss of £46m for the year ended 31 December 2020. While the group reported net profits of £108m for H2 of the financial year, its total revenues for the period fell 24% year-on-year to £2.09bn. Moreover, retail sales at Prada…
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8 MarchLuxury Goods
Dolce & Gabbana suse bloggers over ‘racist’ comment leak
Dolce & Gabbana has filed a lawsuit for defamation against Diet Prada, an Instagram account and fashion watchdog group, who reposted “racist” comments against Asian people, which were allegedly made by one of the designers. The fashion house is suing bloggers Tony Liu and Lindsay Schulyer for over $600m (£434m)…
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Dec- 2019 -20 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Fiona Firth appointed managing director of Net-a-Porter menswear
Fiona Firth has been appointed as managing director of Mr Porter, the menswear arm of online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter. Firth was buying director of the division since April 2016, where she delivered “exceptional campaigns that have redefined the luxury menswear e-commerce experience”. During her tenure, she has helped launch exclusive…
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Feb- 2019 -15 FebruaryNews
Prada creates diversity council after blackface scandal
Prada has created a diversity council headed by American artist Theaster Gates and film director Ava DuVernay, after it was at the centre of a blackface scandal in December. The luxury fashion house said it was forming the council to “elevate voices of colour within the company and fashion industry…
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Oct- 2018 -12 OctoberDepartment Stores
Sports Direct acquires HoF Glasgow store in ‘Harrods of the North’ ambition
House of Fraser today (Friday 12 October) vowed to create the “Harrods of the North” – after announcing a £95m deal to acquire the freehold of the Frasers building in Glasgow. The flagship store already has a strong luxury brand presence which includes Hermes, Christian Louboutin, Prada and Gucci giving…
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Aug- 2018 -14 AugustDepartment Stores
Mike Ashley plans to keep 80% of House of Fraser stores open
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has vowed to keep 80% of House of Fraser’s stores open, after he saved the department store chain from administration in a £90m buyout last week (Friday 10 August). When the department store entered a CVA in June, it planned to shut 31 of its…
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Feb- 2018 -1 FebruaryAdvice
Why retailers are losing the fight against online counterfeiting
What do premier watches, designer handbags and prescription pharmaceuticals all have in common? These are just a few items being sold on the Internet, as counterfeits of actual brand names, for enormous profits. In fact, according to the International Trademark Association, $460bn (£323.11bn) of counterfeit goods were bought and sold…
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