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PO.P Kidnswear links with M&S

PO.P Kidnswear links with M&S

Swedish childrenswear brand PO.P has had a busy March. Moving on from opening a flagship store in Westfield London at the start of the month, the brand’s has formed a new partnership with M&S at the end of it.
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Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference celebrates female empowerment

Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference celebrates female empowerment

Dior and UNESCO staged their latest Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference Thursday, as over 1,000 women gathered to hear speeches and testimonies from luxury executives, mentees, mentors and even a Nobel Prize winner. 
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H&M results: here's what the analysts think

H&M results: here's what the analysts think

​Analysts had mixed views of H&M Group’s latest results this week, some saying how the company still had plenty of work to do. But investors seemed to be ignoring any gloom and sent its share price soaring.
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Contemporary men’s style magazine Icon launches its French edition

Contemporary men’s style magazine Icon launches its French edition

A French edition of Italian-born menswear magazine ICON will be released on Friday. Meant for younger men, the magazine boasts an impressive editorial team and seeks to prove that print media isn't a thing of the past.
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JD Sports has ups and downs in latest year and Q4

JD Sports has ups and downs in latest year and Q4

JD Sports Fashion showed on Thursday how even the strongest companies can face tough times with an update for the 53 weeks to 3 February (FY24) showing tepid sales growth in some areas, and especially in Q4.
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Quiz CEO steps down but stays as non-exec as sales growth still elusive

Quiz CEO steps down but stays as non-exec as sales growth still elusive

​Struggling womenswear retailer Quiz announced some big changes on Thursday following a strategic review, with its CEO stepping down, its commercial chief stepping up and its Chairman taking a more active role.
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Uniqlo and Inès de la Fressange conclude their decade-long collaboration

Uniqlo and Inès de la Fressange conclude their decade-long collaboration

The renowned Japanese brand is set to unveil its final capsule collection designed in collaboration with the esteemed Parisian designer, Inès de la Fressange, on April 11.
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Leicester bounces back with Fashion District Community Interest Company strategy launch

Leicester bounces back with Fashion District Community Interest Company strategy launch

Britain has a new fashion design capital… in the Midlands. It’s being launched by the Leicester Fashion District Community Interest Company (LFD CIC) to “debut as a catalyst for change in Leicester's fashion scene”.
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CMA hails landmark deal with ASOS, Boohoo, Asda in greenwashing probe

CMA hails landmark deal with ASOS, Boohoo, Asda in greenwashing probe

​The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday that ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda have signed “formal agreements to use only accurate and clear green claims”.
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Ervér makes good start at H&M Group as Q1 looks stronger

Ervér makes good start at H&M Group as Q1 looks stronger

​H&M Group released its first set of results under the leadership of CEO Daniel Ervér on Wednesday and he seems to have got off to a good start because while Q1 saw net sales down, profit rose. 
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COS stages major SS24 runway show in historic Rome venue

COS stages major SS24 runway show in historic Rome venue

​COS has just staged a major fashion show in Rome with the H&M Group-owned, London-based brand returning to the runway for its first-ever event in the Italian capital.
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Primark set to open five new stores in France between 2024 and 2025

Primark set to open five new stores in France between 2024 and 2025

After opening eight new stores in 2023, the Irish retailer is adopting a more measured approach within the French market, with Tours being the inaugural destination this year. 
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Copenhagen Fashion Week toughens up sustainability rules

Copenhagen Fashion Week toughens up sustainability rules

Copenhagen Fashion Week is living up to its reputation as the fashion week with the strictest sustainability requirements and has just announced that it’s making its rules stronger after the next edition.
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Inditex's Oysho opens second UK store

Inditex's Oysho opens second UK store

Inditex Group is to open the doors to its second Oysho store in the UK, with the women’s sports and lifestyle brand choosing Westfield Stratford City in east London.
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Sizing tech firm Makip adds new kids' product for UK market

Sizing tech firm Makip adds new kids' product for UK market

​Set to “transform the online shopping experience for parents and guardians”, Unisize for Kids has launched in the UK.
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The power of three: Uniqlo reveals date for third Oxford Street opening

The power of three: Uniqlo reveals date for third Oxford Street opening

Fast Retailing has revealed the date of its newest Central London store with the 1,300 sq m flagship set to open on 18 April. It covers two floors with entrances on Charing Cross Road and Oxford Street.
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