Lockdowns during Q3 dented M&S's fashion and interiors sales and its progress in reshaping its offered "was concealed by the continuing restrictions and demand distortions".
By 2025, Clarins said it aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 30% and become 100% plastic neutral, among other goals.
Canadian commerce company Shopify announced on Thursday that it had removed stores affiliated with President Donald Trump from its platform.
The U.S said it would delay tariffs on French cosmetics, handbags and other imports in retaliation for a digital services tax Washington says will harm U.S. tech firms, while it investigates similar taxes elsewhere.
With U.S. e-commerce sales reportedly increasing to a record high during the holiday period, the jewelry category put in a particularly strong performance in the last two months of 2020.
L Brands, the Columbus, Ohio-based owner of Victoria’s Secret, announced a 1.8% decrease in net sales over the holiday period, as comps at the lingerie brand slipped 9%.
The Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Victoria Feldman and Tomas Berzins have been running their Victoria/Tomas label since 2012. In this LuxurynsightXFashionNetwork podcast, they talk to Godfrey Deeny about their experience and their approach to fashion.
Boots has been a drain on its parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance for a while and although WBA said on Thursday that the group’s Q1 trading was better than expected, the UK operation continued to struggle.
The Debenhams webstore may still be operational pending any news on whether the brand will be bought by Frasers Group, but it has ceased taking orders in the Republic of Ireland for now due to Brexit complications.
French luxury goods group LVMH on Thursday named two top Louis Vuitton executives as new managers of Tiffany and overhauled the design team in its first shake-up of the US jeweller following a $15.8 billion acquisition.
Quiz Clothing has linked up with AI platform HelloDone to boost its post-purchase customer support via a new service that should go live later in January.
Outlet malls giant McArthurGlen has promoted Nick Brady to its top leasing role. He'll oversee all brand acquisition and asset management for its 25 designer outlets in 10 countries across Europe and in Canada.
French sportswear retailer Decathlon has launched its first UK podcast, called the Power of 10, to help the public maintain healthy lifestyles.
There’s an air of inevitability when it comes to UK footfall figures in these dark days of physical retail. So no surprises that shopper numbers for the week commencing 27 December plummeted 72.3% on a year ago.
