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Marquee Brands has big plans for newly-acquired Laura Ashley
US-based licensing giant Marquee Brands has acquired heritage lifestyle and fashion brand Laura Ashley from Gordon Brothers for an undisclosed sum.
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David Beckham companies see rising profits as star continues to make an impact globally
Accounts for the companies that own and operate the David Beckham brands and businesses showed another successful year in 2023.
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Perfect Corp acquires Farfetch's Wannaby
Perfect Corp has acquired Farfetch’s Wannaby operation — known as Wanna to its consumer users — as it continues to expand its fashion and beauty tech offering.
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Space NK sees another strong year as investment strategy pays off
Space NK's accounts for the year to the end of March showed that the company is thriving as both sales and profits jumped, with all parts of the business doing well.
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Luxury consultant Yves Hanania says easier to grow than to shrink
Yves Hanania of Lighthouse, a luxury industry expert specialised in growth strategy, has analysed the latest sector trends for FashionNetwork.com, and the new challenges and paradigms in a crisis-ridden market.
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Carmell acquires Elevai Skincare
Bio-aesthetics company Carmell Corporation announced on Thursday its acquisition of Elevai Skincare Inc., a subsidiary of PMGC Holdings Inc.
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Uniqlo, 7-Eleven face sales headwinds despite brighter consumer spending
Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing Co. and Seven & i Holdings are among the first to kick off this earnings season in Asia.
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World shares start 2025 with a wobble on Trump trepidation
World shares struggled for traction on Thursday after a jittery close to 2024, while the dollar weakened as investor sentiment dithered ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.
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Record number of activist investors joined shareholder rebellion in 2024
A record number of activist shareholders mounted campaigns at global companies in 2024, a Barclays report showed on Thursday, as their pressure tactics produced strong returns, and further growth is likely this year.
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Source Fashion keynote speakers include All Saints and Nobody's Child founders
All Saints founder Stuart Trevor, Nobody’s Child founder Andrew Xeni and social entrepreneur Safia Minney are among the “leading visionaries” lined up as key-note speakers for February's Source Fashion event in London.
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Karl Lagerfeld returning to Pitti in January
The house of Karl Lagerfeld is returning to Pitti, menswear's most important trade show, in January, and promises an acoustic performance by brand ambassador Victor Ray.
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Denim Première Vision stages highly positive Milan edition
The Denim Première Vision show saw a more than satisfactory session in Milan, featuring a high-quality selection of exhibitors, strong visitor numbers, and plenty of novelties.
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Pitti Bimbo show changes format for 100th edition
The childrenswear show has been reduced to two days, and will be staged in Florence on January 22-23. It will host over 150 exhibitors, 65% of them from outside Italy, with buyers admitted for free for the first time.
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