Skims Taps Michael Kors Veteran to Lead EMEA Expansion
Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand has hired Robin Gendron as its first president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as it prepares to open standalone stores in London and Dubai.
The global retailer’s UK business reported a pretax profit of £38.25 million ($51.8 million) in 2024, up 56.6 percent from 2023.
The cosmetic group has rejected a takeover offer from True, a private equity firm, and is now likely to pursue a capital raise from existing shareholders.
Online sales of used goods in the country will hit $6.4 billion in 2025, according to a new Amazon-backed report.
The UK Health Security Agency said dozens of poisonings, linked to unlicensed Botox-like injections, have been reported across England.
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Daniel Lee’s refocused Burberry won over plenty of eyeballs, but London’s purpose in the fashion ecosystem is more about incubating rising talents like Dilara Findikoglu and S.S. Daley than earned media value, writes Susanna Lau.
The Welsh designer’s fledgling label is set to draw a bigger spotlight at London Fashion Week this season.
The lack of response by Shein’s general counsel for questions about its supply chain at a committee hearing on Tuesday made lawmakers “profoundly concerned,” British parliamentary committee chair Liam Byrne said.
Following union pressure over concerns that workers were being denied essential employment rights, the retail companies have stopped hiring freelance workers through apps like YoungOnes and Temper.
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The committee, chaired by former Labour minister Liam Byrne, is examining the government’s flagship employment rights bill in the context of protections for British workers.
Tom Ford, Remo Ruffini, Tyler Mitchell, Alex Consani and A$AP Rocky were also honoured for their contributions to the industry.
At London Fashion Week, designers largely stomached the market slowdown and got on with it, writes Susanna Lau.
JW Anderson and Burberry come up with very different answers to that question, writes Tim Blanks.
Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand has hired Robin Gendron as its first president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as it prepares to open standalone stores in London and Dubai.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion and culture critic announced on Instagram that she took a buyout from the newspaper she’s worked at for 30 years.
The fragrance brand, recently acquired by TSG Consumer Partners, will roll out its range of perfumes, mists and body care in Australia’s Mecca from Aug. 26 and in Sephora Middle East from Sept. 15.
The global retailer’s UK business reported a pretax profit of £38.25 million ($51.8 million) in 2024, up 56.6 percent from 2023.
The Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index, which tracks the 50 most-traded timepieces by transaction value, gained 5.3 percent in the first half of 2025 — and extended that recovery in the third quarter.
Freddy Bharucha will accede to the role on Dec. 1, replacing P&G veteran R. Alex Keith, who will retire in February 2026.
After five years at the helm, Venturini is leaving for personal reasons as the Italian luxury house navigates a creative reset and ownership transition.
Offloading Stuart Weitzman will enable Tapestry executives to spend more time and resources on increasing sales at Coach and turning around Kate Spade.