In The Style entices new customers with influencer partnerships as it posts pre-tax loss July 19, 2022 Digital fashion retailer In The Style has seen its share price slump after posting a pre-tax loss in its debut full-year results as a public firm. Shares were down more than 35 per cent on Tuesday afternoon after CEO Sam Perkins admitted the year ahead would likely be “a challenging one for consumers and retailers.” [...]
Fast fashion: Mike Ashley’s retail behemoth Frasers Group eyes I Saw It First July 17, 2022 Mike Ashley’s retail empire may make a swoop for I Saw It First, an online fast-fashion brand owned by Boohoo founder Jalal Kamani. According to a report in The Telegraph, Frasers Group could add I Saw It First to its list of retail takeovers within a matter of weeks. The Telegraph’s sources told the newspaper [...]
Boohoo follows in Zara’s footsteps with return fee for online orders July 12, 2022 Fast fashion retailer Boohoo has introduced a return fee of £1.99, following in the footsteps of Zara. The Manchester-based brand said it had made the decision because costs for retailers, including shipping, have increased considerably over the past few months. A Boohoo group spokesperson told The Mirror: “As the cost of shipping has increased, we’ve [...]
Stylish Stocks: Calvin and Tommy lead the way among best-performing fashion brands June 23, 2022 Even though people often associate the financial world with black suits, statistics, and little in the way of style, trading does have its fashionable side. Specifically, fashion stocks. From high-end brands such as Christian Dior and Ralph Lauren to high-street labels like Gap and Zara, retail shares are firmly on investors’ radar recently. Only yesterday, [...]
Boohoo poaches Trainline CFO weeks after retailer saw first-ever sales drop June 23, 2022 Boohoo has poached Trainline’s former finance lead as its new chief financial officer (CFO), just weeks after the retailer posted its first-ever sales drop. It comes amid a turbulent period for fast fashion brands. Rival retailer Missguided collapsed in late May, after being hammered by spiralling supply chain costs. Shaun McCabe, who has sat on [...]
Investors ditch London shares after fifth successive Bank of England rate rise June 16, 2022 Investors ditched London-listed stocks today after the Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth successive meeting. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index dropped 3.14 per cent to 7,044.98 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, fell 3.05 per cent to below [...]
Boohoo posts first ever UK sales drop as fast fashion struggles to keep shoppers spending June 16, 2022 Boohoo has posted its first UK sales drop in the fast fashion retailer’s history, pointing to supply chain disruption and a struggle to be competitive with international players. In a trading update on Thursday, the Manchester-based retailer posted a one per cent drop in UK revenue while overall sales plunged eight per cent in the [...]
Garment workers in Leicester face ‘many constraints’ in accessing fair pay and conditions still June 13, 2022 The government must do more to tackle the exploitation of garment workers across the country, a report into Leicester workers has found. Garment workers in the city still face obstacles to fair pay and conditions, according to a study from the University of Nottingham and De Montfort University, commissioned by the Garment & Textile Workers [...]
Frasers adds troubled Missguided to empire in £20m takeover June 1, 2022 Frasers Group has snapped up beleaguered online retailer Missguided, the British retail giant confirmed in a regulatory filing today. The Mike Ashley-founded group, which owns House of Frasers and Sports Direct, has bought Missguided for £20m, following its collapse earlier this week. Fast fashion rival Boohoo was understood to be interested in buying the collapsed [...]
Missguided workers eye legal action after “emotionless” redundancies May 31, 2022 Missguided workers are eyeing legal action against the fast fashion brand as it hashes out a sale. After calling in administrators yesterday, the beleaguered online retailer is facing criticism from suppliers and former employees. Law firm Aticus has said it is readying legal action after employees have claimed the redundancy process was not properly managed. [...]