Month: November 2019

John Smedley, the luxury knitwear company, is demonstrating its support for British manufacturing by pulling all of its foreign production back to the UK. The “John Smedley to manufacture in UK”

The infamous Burberry check is the subject of a legal row between the luxury British fashion house and pet accessories chain Pets At Home. Burberry “Burberry barks at check copy”

US retailers on Thursday reported increasing signs of steadying consumer demand, tentatively signaling the end to the steep year-on-year sales declines that have forced waves “US retail crisis nearing end”

German fashion and lifestyle company s.Oliver achieved group sales of 816 million Euros in 2008 compared to 757 million in 2007. The company is based “s.Oliver sales up with 7.8%”

Stores that reported strong sales over the Christmas holidays may be in for a tough 2010 as the retail outlook is less radiant than expected. “2010 outlook less radiant”

Traditional American style clothing company Gant announced the appointment of Bob Andrews as the new Creative Director. Andrews will have the overall responsibility for the “New Creative Director at Gant”

Organisers of The Heritage Tea Party, the unique new showcase event for premium heritage and modern menswear brands, have announced participating designers including Belstaff, Bolongaro-Trevor, “New tradeshow The Heritage Tea Party”

Alexander McQueen’s parent company PPR confirmed it will continue to trade the Alexander McQueen label, including his scheduled show during Paris Fashion Week, following the “Alexander McQueen brand to continue”

Italian department store Gruppo Coin inked the agreement with Investitori Associati, Pirelli RE, Deutsche Bank and Borletti family, shareholders of Rinascente / Upim S.r.l., for “Gruppo Coin acquires Upim”

Sports Direct purchase of 31 JJB stores has been cleared by the Competition Commission. The Competition Commission says it does not expect the acquisitions to “Sport Direct purchase of JJB not competition”