Vanity Fair Portraits
The National Portrait Gallery has announced their blockbuster exhibition for 2008; Vanity Fair Portraits, Photographs 1913-2008. The luxury magazine launched 95 years ago in 1913 and received a new design a quarter of a century ago in 1983. The opening of the show will coincide with London Fashion Week and will run from February 14…
Perry Ellis bans wool from mulesing
Perry Ellis International, the American retail group that owns C&C California and Original Penquin, joined the growing list of retailers calling for Australian farmers to switcres in the US. President of Perry Ellis, Oscar Feldenkreis, said his company would be in contact with the Australian wool industry. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey “Perry Ellis International…
Mascaro in London
Designer shoe brand Mascaró launched its first London store on Marylebone High Street in London last week. Designed in an 80’s retro style, Mascaró tried to impress the who’s who from the fashion industry with fresh flowers, pink neon lights, live jazz and a black bar offering champagne and apple Martini’s. Originally set up as…
Uterqüe launches 2nd half 2008
The second half of 2008, will see the launch of the first branches of accessory chain Uterqüe. The new format of the Inditex Group will focus on fashion accessories. The name of the new format of the Group, Uterqüe means ‘both’ and ‘each party’ in Latin. Next to fashion accessories, footwear, handbags and costume jewellery,…
Benetton knits
For this Christmas Benetton launches a practical gift idea for Christmas: Knitting Friends – a knitting kit. Benetton’s Christmas gift is presented in a large, transparent milkshake glass, with two straws. The milkshake glass functions as a wool holder, with two knitting needles as straws, wool holder, with two knitting needles as straws, and the…
ck launches London boutique
In April 2008, Calvin Klein will open the doors of world’s first ck boutique in London. Inspired by the success of the ck Calvin Klein brand in the UK, ck Calvin Klein watch & jewelry Co. Ltd. has selected the British capital to launch its first watch & jewellery boutique. The designer brand known for…
More training scholarships up for grabs
Skillsmart Retail and Retail Trust are offering more training scholarships after gifted managers snapped up their previous awards. Bursaries worth a total of £14,000 were recently given to seven retailers for the bssa Oxford Masters Forum, that took place from March 3-6. Now the two not-for-profit companies are calling for retail managers to apply for…
Louis Vuitton booms in tough times
LVMH has reported excellent results despite economic woes around the world. The French luxury house posted 12 per cent growth and a further increase in operating margin. LVMH, or Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenues of €7.8 billion in the first half of 2008, with good performances in Asia,…
London sales up despite UK fall
Retail sales in Central London in April were 2.7 per cent higher than last year. However the increase was below the 4.5 per cent in April 2007, when Easter had boosted sales, but stronger than the 1.5% fall in the UK as a whole. Retail footfall improved only slightly according to the Retail Consortium. European…
Hermes reports sales growth
Hermes on Tuesday reported higher than expected sales for this year’s second quarter, driven by growing demand in America and Asia, but excluding Japan. The French luxury firm, which sees said sales in the three months through June advanced 12.1 percent to 398.1 million euros despite continued tough business in the important Japanese market. The…