Eyewear

Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe's largest fashion groups, with nearly 2,800 stores worldwide, died Saturday in an accident, the company said.

John Lewis’s latest trend report shows that soggy weather, retro 80s trends, preppy and Brat Girl fashion, and travel returning to pre-covid levels “were among the biggest influences on our shopping habits” this year.

Lucien Pagès Communication, Paris’ most happening PR company, has sold his firm to The Independents, in the latest deal by the burgeoning comms and production group

Liverpool One already has had a successful 2024, but that’s not enough for operator Grosvenor as the shopping/entertainment hub continues to be a retail magnet.

Success stories across the shopping centre sector continue. Peel Retail & Leisure is the latest, announcing 11 renewals as part of 20 leasing deals at its Gloucester Quays this year and a significant rise on footfall.

Zalando said Wednesday it's aiming “to become your most relevant fashion e-commerce company” and one way to do that is by taking over Otto Group's e-tail peer About You. The massive news sent About You shares soaring

The LVMH-owned eyewear producer has put sales excellence director Luca Guillot Boschetti in charge of its U.S. subsidiary, and has named Cédric Moreau as the CEO of Californian eyewear label, Barton Perreira.

Considered the “coolest block in America” 15 years ago, Venice's most popular commercial street is trying to regain momentum. FashionNetwork.com looks at what the retail offer on Abbot Kinney looks like today. 

Petit Bateau has signed a licensing agreement with Seaport ODLM for the design, development, and global distribution of eyeglasses and sunglasses collections for children.

Despite its conjuring of a cozy, soft brown, not everyone embraced the hue.

​Eyewear specialist InSpecs delivered an unscheduled trading update on Monday and told us that its full-year performance will be below that of the 2023, despite some bright spots.

Saturday’s reopening of Notre Dame was a meeting of religion and ritual, heads of states and cardinals of the church, modest artisans, proud firemen and billionaires, architectural beauty, and a dosage of fashion.

Private equity fund Halcyon Equity Partners has made a strategic investment in Zeus+Δione, the Greek lifestyle brand helmed by designer Marios Schwab.

The collection introduces two handcrafted designs that embody the brand’s signature surreal and distorted aesthetic.

Fast fashion has been threatening France's textile industry for decades, according to a report published on Wednesday by NGO Les Amis de la Terre (friends of the earth), which is calling for “urgent legislative action.”

Nordstrom's 'The Blizz on 57th Street' draws upon familiar Big Apple sights and characters for its two flagships along the glitzy shopping street.