Meanwhile, uncertainty over business rates reform threatens both independent retailers and large flagship stores. The industry is also concerned that investment in critical areas — from manufacturing and ‘Made in the UK’ infrastructure to circularity and sustainability innovation — may be deprioritized if the budget focuses on fiscal tightening over industrial strategy. Perhaps the most…
In some ways, Kalinsky couldn’t be returning to retail at a better time. Specialty stores — the intimate, well-curated boutiques with interesting fashion mixes — are independent designers’ best bet for breaking into the industry. Many department stores and e-tailers, struggling with high costs and thin margins, have consolidated or shuttered, leaving fledgling brands high…
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British brand Not Basics brought this predicament to light in 2024, posting on Instagram that it was joining in Black Friday, not because it wanted to, but because it needed to in order to “stay in the race”. This year, the brand is partaking again, encouraging its audience to consider discounts of up to 50%…
The focus on Shein — and to a lesser extent, Temu — creates a false binary, Ufodiama continues. “In reality, fashion brands at all parts of the pricing spectrum operate with pretty much the same models. The legacy high street retailers were once celebrated for their design-to-shop floor two-week cycles, then the digital disruptors came in the…
Over the past decade, countless startups have entered the rental and resale sector — many with circularity-themed names like Rotaro, By Rotation, Cercle or The Circle. More recently, the industry has been consolidating, hoping to bring various, otherwise fragmented, circular services under one roof and drive profitability, which has proven more elusive for rental than resale….
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It’s also, in part, to thank for Matteau’s shift back to a more direct-to-consumer (DTC) business. After launching as a DTC brand, Matteau fast became heavy on wholesale as the founders pursued international discovery and growth. Early days were 80% wholesale vs 20% DTC; the split then remained 70-30 for a while, Heinsen says. Lately,…
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“Canelo has been a longtime supporter of Amiri, and last year we had the opportunity to sit with him and exchange ideas,” Nima Zaribaf, Amiri’s senior global vice president of brand and communications, said over email on their partnership. Álvarez also starred in the brand’s FW25 campaign. “What we discovered was that he and Mike…