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River Island to close its stores in the Netherlands and Belgium

River Island is set to close all of its stores in the Netherlands and Belgium, a spokesperson of the British retailer confirmed to FashionUnited. The company’s stores in the Netherlands and its store in Antwerp, Belgium, will close at the end of March 2019, though the brand will remain an online retailer in the area, the company said. The news...

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River Island posts decline in annual sales and profit

For the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2017, River Island Holdings Limited reported a turnover of 944.5 million pounds (1,242.5 million dollars) compared to 970.5 million pounds (1,276.6 million dollars) or 943.6 million pounds on a like for like 52 week basis in the previous year. Operating profit for the year was 80.6 million pounds (106 million...

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River Island launches 30th anniversary collection

British high street fashion chain River Island is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a 90-piece heritage capsule collection of womenswear, menswear and kidswear that “embodies the brands rich history”. Designed in-house, the limited-edition collection features a range of premium party wear styles and day-to-night clothing, accessories and...

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River Island launching homeware

British fashion retailer River Island has confirmed that it is launching a homeware collection for the first time for autumn/winter 2018 in selected stores and online. Launching in October, River Island Home will feature a 160-piece collection, which will showcase the brand’s “signature style and handwriting” across a selection of soft...

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UK retailers are backing universal sizing system

A universal sizing system could soon take over the high street as retailers including Asos, New Look, River Island and Next have partnered with Shape GB, a revolutionary body volume system for measurement. According to the Daily Mail, the Shape GB campaign will consist of a survey to take measurements of 30,000 adults to determine how body...

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Fiona Lambert to join River Island as MD - new business development

High-street fashion label River Island has confirmed that Fiona Lambert is joining the business as Managing Director – new business development. In a statement, the company spokesperson said: “River Island has appointed Fiona Lambert into the newly created role of Managing Director – new business development. Fiona will be responsible for...

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In Pictures: River Island #LoveNotLabels collection

River Island has teamed up with anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label on a range of statement slogan tops for its Pride collection. The #LoveNotLabels 8-piece collection consists of bold gender-neutral T-shirts, sweaters and hoodies bearing empowering slogans such as ‘Hearts Not Parts’, ’Love Not Labels’ and ‘100% Proud’. The glittery slogans...

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Size does matter: Plus-size fashion gains momentum in 2017

“Plus-sized women shouldn’t think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn’t mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like,” said Donatella Versace, Vice President and Artistic Director, Versace Group The idea behind starting this piece on...

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River Island annual sales rise 4 percent, profit dips

For the year ending December 31, sales at River Island increased 4 percent from 932.7 million pounds (1,259 million dollars) to 970.5 million pounds (1,310 million dollars), driven by a 21 percent rise in online and mobile sales, reports Retail Gazette. The company’s operating profit, however, declined 7 percent from 145.8 million pounds (196...

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River Island to launch Big & Tall collection for men

London - British high street retailer River Island is set to launch its debut big and tall range for men later this week. The new collection, which is set to offer 117 pieces initially expands on River Islands current main men's wear line and will include a number of key items, such as the bomber jacket as well as basic items. Sizes for the new...

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Best Of: FashionUnited's Interviews from 2016

London - With the start of 2017 just around the corner, FashionUnited takes a moment to reflect back on some of its most read and original articles of the year. Here we roundup our top articles of 2016. John Lewis steps into Europe with ‘capsule’ shop-in-shops in de Bijenkorf John Lewis has made its first foray into Europe - albeit in a slightly...

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River Island to collaborate with Margot Bowman

For spring/summer 2017, River Island is collaborating with artist Margo Bowman as part of its Design Forum initiative, which has seen collections from the likes of Sibling, Zoe Jordan and Eudon Choi. Bowman, who has a degree in graphic design from Central Saint Martins, is the first artist to collaborate on the Design Forum initiative. Her work...