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Fashion & Luxury

Are fashion companies giving D&I the attention it deserves?
Fashion has always been a key driver of culture, simultaneously reflecting and steering societal changes. In the summer of 2020, we saw the fashion industry rally together and call for change on diversity and inclusion....

Diversity & Inclusion in Fashion 2023
Diversity and Inclusion in Fashion, produced in partnership with British Fashion Council, looks in depth at how diverse our sector’s leadership teams are in 2023, and explores if fashion companies are adequately...

Do sports clubs need creative directors?
Two weeks ago, Kenny Annan-Jonathan was appointed as Creative Director at Crystal Palace, marking the first time a Premier League team has hired a creative lead. Brought in to “oversee apparel collections and fashion...

Are we in the next wave of channel innovation…
When Glossier launched in 2014, it felt like a new era for the beauty industry. The brand popularised the now-ubiquitous “skincare first, makeup second” approach, and became the first cosmetics label to gain a...

Could Off-Price be the most important sales channel for…
At the beginning of 2022, retailers and luxury brands were facing a stock problem. Consumer demand had returned, but manufacturing hubs in Asia were still navigating Covid restrictions. As a result, fashion businesses...

In 2020, fashion called for change. Has it turned…
In the summer of 2020, the fashion industry called for change. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, businesses of all sizes and scopes denounced racism, and committed to prioritising diversity and inclusion...

Diversity and Inclusion in the Fashion Industry
The MBS Group and The British Fashion Council are delighted to share our in-depth report, Diversity and Inclusion in Fashion Industry, which measures the diversity of our industry's leadership and the extent to which...

Fulfilment as a brand differentiator: it’s all in the…
I’m not normally one for last-minute gifts. But last Christmas, I found myself at my in-laws in the Cotswolds, late on the 23rd December, trawling through the internet for a site that would offer next day delivery for...

Adaptive fashion: the $400bn opportunity to embrace Disability inclusion
You might think that any product category expected to be worth $400bn by 2026 would be impossible to ignore. But adaptive fashion – the term given to clothing that is tweaked to suit the needs of Disabled people –...
Latest Fashion & Luxury News
Farfetch considers Browns sale The luxury ecommerce platform is reportedly mulling the sale of Browns. Farfetch acquired the British fashion and luxury goods boutique in 2015. Read more.
Third-quarter sales dip at Rent the Runway The fashion rental platform has announced a 6.3% downturn in third-quarter revenue to $72.5m. The company has said that achieving a strong mix of products on the platform will be key to unlocking future growth. Read more.
Farfetch seeks fresh funding The luxury ecommerce platform is exploring several strategic options, including a possible take-private sale, to stay solvent. The New York-listed business currently has $2.2bn in financial obligations. Read more.
Rental platform Hurr raises new funding Hurr, which mixes peer-to-peer commerce with rental for more than 130 brands and retailers, has raised a total of $10m from Praetura Ventures, with participation from Octopus Ventures, Ascension and D4 Ventures. Read more.
US fashion group Express Inc posts quarterly results The group, which owns the Express, Bonobos and UpWest retail brands in the US, has posted a 5% quarterly sales uptick to $454.1m. However, losses have widened at the business amid surging costs. Read more.
Mango sees double-digit sales growth The high street fashion chain recorded double-digit growth in sales during the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping events, and has said that it expects to see a similar level of demand throughout the holiday shopping period. Read more.
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