Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Finisterre opens largest store to-date in London
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Cornwall-based sustainable surfing and outdoor B-Corp brand Finisterre, founded by British surfer Tom Kay in 2003, has relocated and upsized its London store in Covent Garden to open its largest retail space to date, building on its continual growth in the UK. The new 2,702 square foot London flagship at 47-49 Neal Street is 80 percent bigger...
Ben Sherman unveils official Team GB ceremony wear for Paris 2024 Olympics
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British brand Ben Sherman, owned by Marquee Brands, is returning as Team GB’s official supplier for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics this summer. For the third consecutive Olympic Games, Ben Sherman will outfit the official Team GB delegation in exclusively designed looks for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, which draw inspiration from the...
Reformation launches eyewear with Jimmy Fairly
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American womenswear brand Reformation has unveiled a capsule collection of sunglasses with French eyewear brand Jimmy Fairly. The limited-edition collection marks Reformation’s first foray into eyewear and features sunglasses that encapsulate the brand’s signature, vintage-inspired designs. The collaboration, launching on May 15, includes five...
Gap unveils collaboration with Dôen
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American retailer Gap has unveiled a limited-edition collection with Californian clothing label Dôen celebrating sisterhood launching on May 17. Los Angeles-based Dôen, founded in 2016 by sisters Margaret and Katherine Kleveland, has gained recognition for being worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lopez and is showcasing...
Puma names new managing directors overseeing the UK, DACH and Benelux regions
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Sportswear brand Puma has named Bas van den Bemt as the new managing director of central Europe, as Nina Graf-Vlachy exits the business for a position at Zalando. Van den Bemt will oversee Puma’s operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) as well as Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) from July 1. He has been with Puma...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour to provide nearly 1 billion pound boost to the UK economy
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New data from Barclays reveals that Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated ‘Eras’ tour will provide a 997-million-pound boost to the UK economy, as Swifties are expected to fork out 848 pounds on average to see the singer at one of the 15 UK tour dates. The Barclays ‘Swiftonomics’ report shows that fans attending the tour in the UK will spend the...
The Brand Group acquires British label Roksanda
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London-based luxury womenswear brand Roksanda has been acquired by The Brand Group (TBG), a global consumer-driven brand development and operating business headed up by fashion entrepreneur and brand builder Damian Hopkins. In a statement, TBG said that its acquisition of popular London Fashion Week label Roksanda is part of its new growth...
Ebay unveils new resell feature to transform recommerce experience
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Online marketplace Ebay, which has been placing itself at the forefront of the recommerce clothing market, has unveiled a new ‘click-to-resell’ feature that will make it easier for sellers to list their pre-loved clothing with just “a few clicks of a button”. The new ‘resell on Ebay’ feature has been designed to transform the way consumers can...
Zalando appoints new general manager for sports
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European fashion and lifestyle e-tailer Zalando has appointed Nina Graf-Vlachy as its new general manager for sports to support the expansion of its sports lifestyle proposition. Graf-Vlachy, who was with sportswear brand Puma for over a decade and served as their managing director of central Europe, will start at Zalando in August and report to...
Canada Goose names Haider Ackermann as creative director
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Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose has named Colombian-born French designer Haider Ackermann as its first-ever creative director to “shape” its future products and “elevate the brand’s creative aesthetic”. In a statement, the luxury parka brand said that Ackermann will be based in Paris and work alongside chairman and chief executive officer...