Selfridges for sale: UK department store goes on the market for £4 billion
UK department store Selfridges has been put up for sale by its owners, the Weston family, giving the luxury retail space a £4 billion price tag.
Bewakoof debuts beauty brand, Cosmos
Bewakoof has announced the launch of its first beauty and personal care line, according to a report published by Mint. The Indian D2C fashion brand’s first foray into cosmetics has been named Cosmos.
Zalando teams up with Sephora to create online prestige beauty platform for Europe
Zalando and Sephora have announced that they have signed a strategic partnership to create an online prestige beauty destination for European shoppers.
Victoria’s Secret rebrand: angels are out, activism is in
Victoria’s Secret has announced a significant change of tack in its marketing methods. Gone are the brand’s notorious ‘Angels’ and instead, the L Brands-owned underwear maker has announced the creation of The VS Collective of leading icons and change makers.
US shoppers duped out of US$28 billion in 2021 by fake online reviews
Fake online reviews will be behind some US$3.96 billion of online fashion sales in the US and US$800 million of beauty and personal care buys, according to a study conducted by CHEQ and the University of Baltimore.
Zara owner reports May sales above 2019 levels as store traffic bounces back
Inditex has reported a sales increase of some 50 percent in 1Q21 to €4.9 billion versus the prior year quarter with May sales above 2019 levels, indicating that consumption has bounced back after the pandemic shuttered stores.
Bloomingdales unveils sexual wellness shop
Bloomingdales has jumped on the self-care trend with the launch of a sexual wellness shop aimed at helping shoppers to enhance their sex life and boost body positivity, according to a report published by The Zoe Report.
L Brands names new Board member
L Brands has announced that it has appointed JK Symancyk as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. With this latest addition, the Board now consists of 11 Directors, 10 of whom are independent and six female.
Is Victoria’s Secret up for sale again?
L Brands is rumored to have restarted talks over a possible sale of popular underwear brand Victoria’s Secret, according to a report published by Bloomberg quoting sources ‘familiar with the matter’.
Bottega Veneta eschews social media; deletes Weibo and disables Instagram presence
Bottega Veneta is taking a step back from social, according to a report published by Bloomberg. The luxury leather goods brand has wiped its Weibo account, says Bloomberg, just a month after it disabled its Instagram feed.
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