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Mansur Gavriel to expand into menswear and accessories

London - Cult label Mansur Gavriel is set to expand into menswear and accessories, as its founders Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel seek to develop a full lifestyle brand. The first collection to launch for men's will be a range of accessories, launching for pre-autumn 2018, announced Mansur Gavriel in a statement. Set to feature 11 different...

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Hema aims to open 75 stores across the UK

London - It has been four years since Hema opened its first store in the UK. Since then the Dutch value retailer has opened seven more stores, operating a total of eight locations. However, now that the retail company is hoping to attract a new owner, it is keen to ramp up its international expansion scheme, which sees Hema aiming to open up to...

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Mountain Warehouse defies retail gloom as sales increase 22 percent

London - Outdoor apparel retailer Mountain Warehouse has been able to defy the current retail 'doom and gloom' climate, as the privately-held company reported its 21sy consecutive year of revenue growth. Mountain Warehouse saw its sales jump 22 percent to 225.3 million pounds in the year to February 25, 2018, as like-for-like sales were up 14...

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Liu Jo shifts expansion focus to China

Liu Jo aims to make it big in China by opening up a string of newly-owned stores. Italian fashion label Liu Jo has shifted its expansion focus to Asia following a period of rapid growth in Europe over the past few months. The brand opened a new, directly-owned store in Shanghai earlier this month at Plaza 66, as it seeks to consolidate its...

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Elie Saab​'s​ London flagship​ signals start of retail expansion ​

Elie Saab is currently in the midst of extending his eponymous label brand presence through retail expansion, following the opening of his debut flagship store in London. The debut store, located in four-story, 18th century townhouse on 24 Bruton Street, features Elie Saab's accessories, ready-to-wear range, leather goods as well as a couture...

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Public School sets its sights on international expansion

New York fashion label Public School is increasing its international distribution network for its women's wear collection. The women's and men's wear brand, created by designers Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow, is set to offer its female counterpart in Harrods and Liberty of London in time for autumn, reports WWD. In addition, the streetwear...

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Farfetch expands into children’s wear and beauty

There seems to be little slowing down the expansion of fashion e-tailer Farfetch. The online retailer, which recently signed its 400th global retail partner, is set to launch its debut beauty section with Space NK Apothecary. In addition, Farfetch will also unveil its new category: children’s wear in order to fulfil the demands of its “highly...

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Aeropostale opens first European store in Ireland

London - US teen retailer Aeropostale has opened its first overseas store in Dublin, Ireland. "We look forward to bringing the Aeropostale brand to Western Europe for the first time," commented Julian R. Geiger, Chief Executive of Aeropostale in a press release. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Aeropostale signed a licensing agreement...

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Pepe Jeans eyes India for expansion

Pepe Jeans London is looking to India for expansion, where it aims to more than double its current store operations from 200 up to 500 stores. Pepe Jeans, which is owned by Lebanese group M1 and LVMH subsidiary L Capital Asia, is looking to increase sales in the next three years, both via store expansion and introducing new categories such as...

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J.Crew's sister label Madewell to launch on Net-a-Porter.com

Madewell, the younger, more casual sister label to US hit brand J.Crew is finally making it's debut overseas in the UK market, thanks to a new partnership between the group and Net-a-Porter.com. The hip label, which is praised in the US for its denim-focused and more accessibly priced collections, has been in high demand in the UK since Alexa...

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Forever 21 to open 50 European stores in largest expansion to date

Fashion teen retailer Forever 21 has its sights on European market domination, as the retailer revealed plans to open 50 new stores in major cities over the next three years, including France, Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and the UK. The fast-fashion retailer aims to open stores between 16,000 and 21,500...

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Orla Keily announces Japan strategy

Print fashion and accessories brand Orla Kiely is to partner with Fuji Company in Japan in a bid to expand the company. Orla Kiely's parent company Kiely Rowan PLC, which also manages lifestyle brand Etc, announced the partnership that will see Fuji Company manage the roll-out of the Orla Kiely brand across Japan, utilising a specially-developed...

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