Barcelona, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — MANGO is continuing with its strategy of launching a new print campaign every month in order to reveal the latest trends. The first of the 4 campaigns for AW16, to be launched globally at the end of August, features Roos Abels and Lexi Boling on the streets of New York.
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Goodlettsville, Tennessee , 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar General welcomed hundreds of visitors to Music City Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee this afternoon for its second annual Day of Beauty, a free community event focused on multi-cultural health and beauty. Participants enjoyed a panel discussion with beauty bloggers and celebrity hair stylist Kim Kimble,…
LONDON, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis has today announced it will have a physical presence in Australia for the first time by opening shop-in-shops within six branches of leading Australian department store Myer.
The first shop-in-shop will open before Christmas 2016 in Myer's newly refurbished Warringah store in the outskirts of Sydney. This…
LONDON, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis today announces its shop in Chelmsford, alongside the wider Bond Street development, will open its doors to customers for the first time at 9.30 am on Thursday 29 September.
John Lewis Chelmsford's 90,000 sq ft shop represents an £18m investment in Chelmsford by the retailer. As well as…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Jul-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The H&M group’s sales including VAT increased by 8 percent in local currencies in June 2016 compared to the same month the previous year.
The total number of stores amounted to 4,095 on 30 June 2016 compared to 3,642 on 30 June 2015.
Percentage sales development for the month of…
Milan, Italy, 2016-Jul-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, today announced that its 1H 2016 results will be available via audio webcast on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 12:30PM EDT (4:30PM GMT, 6:30PM CEST).
The audio webcast…
NEW YORK, 2016-Jul-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH) (SEHK:6388), a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, today announced the appointment of Wendy Kahn, as Chief Executive Officer and Brand President – Stuart Weitzman, effective September 13, 2016. Ms. Kahn will succeed Wayne Kulkin, the brand’s current Chief Executive…
London, 2016-Jul-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis today announces its shop in Chelmsford, alongside the wider Bond Street development, will open its doors to customers for the first time at 9.30 am on Thursday 29 September.
John Lewis Chelmsford's 90,000 sq ft shop represents an £18 M investment in Chelmsford by the retailer. As well…
LOS ANGELES, CA, 2016-Jul-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Forever 21, one of the world’s largest and most recognized independent fashion retailers, has partnered with Vision Street Wear, the original skate and street wear brand, on an exclusive 17-piece capsule collection of apparel for women and men.
“Vision is one of the originators of street wear,” said…
BRANDE, Denmark, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ —‘We are red, we are white, we are Danish dynamite…’ This was the anthem of the renowned Danish 80’s football team. In 2016, Denmark has no football team at the Euros, so the Danes are eager to be #allforrio and support the Danish athletes going to the Olympic Games…
Shanghai, China, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Fashion is an experience in intimacy. The relationship between garment and the body creates a personal narrative informed by texture and color, contrast and complement. Garments toy with perception –who we are, who we will be –realized in the way we dress. The new Prada boutique at…
Fendi celebrated its 90th anniversary with a spectacular show in Rome, its home city, presenting a collection created by Karl Lagerfeld in a fairy tale décor at the Trevi Fountain.
ROME, Italy, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Fendi opened its first store in Rome in 1926. Ninety years later, the Italian House is celebrating its…
Silverstone (UK), 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of fashion, luxury and sports eye wear and owner of the iconic sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, announces a sponsorship agreement with Ferrari S.p.A..
Ray-Ban, the most popular eye wear brand in the world, signed a…
Milano, Italy, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — On July 3rd, 2016 Miu Miu will unveil a new kind of private club in Paris. Transforming an historic location into a contemporary salon of the imagination, the miumiu-club Paris will bring a new sense of occasion to Paris Couture Week, for one night only.
Miu Miu will reinterpret…
Paris, 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the last hundred years, Acqua di Parma has been creating fragrances and beauty products with age-old savoir-faire. This year the House is celebrating a century of Italian lifestyle, elegance, and master craftsmanship.
Since its beginnings in 1916, Acqua di Parma has called upon the most meticulous handcrafted excellence. All its…
SEATTLE, 2016-Jul-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at CityPlace in Woodbury, Minn., outside of Minneapolis. The approximately 26,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2017. The property is owned and managed by Elion Partners, a Florida-based real estate investment firm.
"We're excited to have…
NEW YORK, 2016-Jul-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s is once again set to open the exclusive doors to New York Fashion Week for fans everywhere as Macy’s Presents Fashion’s Front Row makes the high-fashion runway accessible to all. On Wednesday, Sep. 7 at 7:30 p.m., live from the capital of American fashion, Macy’s Presents…
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2016-Jul-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kmart, home to the iconic Bluelight Special, is launching "The Real Deal," a new event that gives shoppers exclusive savings on famous brand merchandise both in store and online. Kicking off the new initiative is a huge BLOWOUT on watches and sunglasses, including men's and women's…
LONDON, 2016-Jul-07 — /EPR Retail News/ —
First quarter
Total
Food sales1
+4.0%
-0.9%
Clothing & Home sales1
-8.3%
-8.9%
M&S.com sales (memo only)
+0.5%
Total UK sales
-1.1%
-4.3%
International sales (constant currency)2
+0.7%
Group sales (reported)
-0.4%
Group sales (constant currency)
-0.9%
1 Timing of Easter had an adverse effect of 0.5% on Food and 0.8% on Clothing & Home sales growth.
2 International sales at reported currency were up 6.1%.
Steve Rowe, Chief Executive,…
TORONTO & NEW YORK, 2016-Jul-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hudson's Bay Company ("HBC") today announced that Bonnie Brooks, Vice Chair, HBC will retire on December 31, 2016. Brooks's retirement culminates an illustrious 40-year career in fashion retail and marketing, including more than eight years at HBC. From 2008-2012 she was the first female CEO and…
PARIS, 2016-Jul-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the first time in the brand’s history, Loro Piana has announced its collaboration with the European team of the Ryder Cup for two matches: 2016 in the U.S. (Hazeltine, Minnesota) and 2018 in France (Le Golf National, Guyancourt). The Italian house has designed the outfits that the European…
Milan (Italy), 2016-Jul-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — During the period from June 28, 2016 to July 4, 2016, Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX) acquired 255,279 shares on the Milan Stock Exchange’s Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA) equal to 0.053% of the issued share capital. The shares were bought at an average price per share…
HELSINKI, FINLAND, 2016-Jul-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The first phase of the Iso Omena extension will be inaugurated on 11 August and the second phase in spring 2017. The new extension will see Iso Omena significantly expand its fashion, accessories and interior design offering. Fashion will double from the current levels.
A key fashion offering at…
TORONTO, NEW YORK and COLOGNE, 2016-Jul-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —Hudson's Bay Company (“HBC” or the “Company”) (TSX: HBC) today announced the first five locations for its premium off-price banner Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH in Germany. The introduction of Saks OFF 5TH in the European market will launch with a flagship store in Düsseldorf,…
STELLA MCCARTNEY DEDICATES NEW STORE WINDOW INSTALLATION IN SUPPORT OF PETA AND BATTERSEA DOGS & CATS HOME #STELLAMCCATNEY
LONDON, 2016-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — As a longtime advocate of animal rights and welfare, Stella McCartney supports PETA and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home through a new dedicated store window installation. Reflecting the theme of her current…
From today, the brand has a special Maternity collection
Barcelona, 2016-Jun-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — MANGO, which aims to dress women for every moment of the day, launches a new collection for expecting mothers under the name of Maternity Collection. Available from today, this new collection will go on sale in 158 selected stores distributed across…
NEW YORK, 2016-Jun-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — I.N.C International Concepts, exclusively at Macy’s, today announces a partnership with style icon Iris Apfel launching September 2016. For the aptly named “Iris Meets I.N.C” campaign, I.N.C teamed up with Apfel to develop a collection of “must-have” clothing and jewelry centered around this fall’s mod trend. Apfel will…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Jun-24 — /EPR Retail News/ —
The H&M group’s sales including VAT increased by 7 percent in local currencies during the first six months of the financial year. Converted into SEK, sales including VAT increased by 5 percent to SEK 104,965 m (100,024). Sales excluding VAT amounted to SEK 90,565 m (86,143).
Profit after…
LONDON, 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tommy Hilfiger announces that Mr. Tommy Hilfiger co-hosted a dinner with Dylan Jones, Editor-in-Chief of British GQ, to celebrate the Spring 2017 season of London Collections: Men. The event was held on June 11, 2016, at the recently opened brasserie Cafe Monico in Soho. Since London Collections: Men was…
PARIS , 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — LVMH is pleased to announce that London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner of WALES BONNER, is the recipient of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers for 2016.
Jury members J.W. Anderson (Loewe), Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), Marc Jacobs (Marc Jacobs), Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi), Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (Kenzo), Phoebe…