Articles by Rachel Douglass
Rachel has been with FashionUnited since mid-2021. Descending from the UK, she moved to the Netherlands in 2014 to attend Amsterdam Fashion Institute, where she studied a BA in International Fashion and Branding with a specialisation in Journalism.
At FashionUnited, Rachel covers daily news, from store openings to acquisitions, alongside which she focuses on research-based stories, interviews and on-the-ground event reporting. Her topics of interest include digital fashion, independent retail and current trends.
Inside Fifth Avenue’s luxury land rush: Why 2026 will be a defining year
High-end retail competition is heating up, and with urban transformation reshaping some of the world’s central shopping districts, strategic opportunities and market dynamics are rapidly shifting. New York’s prestigious Fifth Avenue is particularly in a state of flux. The famed shopping street is currently experiencing a unique merging of a 400...
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Under Armour Q3 exceeds expectations despite revenue decline
Sportswear giant Under Armour has reported Q3 adjusted operating results that have “exceeded expectations” as its ongoing transformation strategy picks up. This is despite a decline in revenue, particularly as performance in North America dampened figures. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the company saw overall revenue drop 5 percent to...
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Spring Fair 2026: Buyer confidence and exhibitor momentum point to market recovery
Spring Fair's February 2026 edition closed with signs of renewed confidence across the UK and international retail landscape. With 40,000 visitors from 124 countries attending the four-day event at the NEC Birmingham, both buyers and exhibitors pointed to higher footfall, stronger intentions to buy and a noticeably more optimistic atmosphere...
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The Luxury Fabric Show gears up for second edition as British representation widens
Following its inaugural edition in October, The Luxury Fabric Show is set to return to The Box Office Studio in Shoreditch, London, for a spring iteration. After what was described as a successful first event, the show, scheduled March 10 to 11, is set to widen its representation of British suppliers, as it looks to simultaneously fuel the...
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Quiz collapses into administration, over 100 jobs lost
British retail chain Quiz has officially entered administration. After a prolonged challenging period, and despite stronger than expected sales at times, the company has succumbed to several headwinds that made for testing trade conditions. Interpath’s Alistair McAlinden and Geoff Jacobs have been appointed joint administrators to Orion Retail...
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Ralph Lauren ups FY guidance as Q3 results exceed market expectations
Ralph Lauren Corporation reported strong results in the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, backed by solid demand across regions and continued momentum in key product categories. The US-based premium group exceeded market expectations and raised its outlook for the full year. In the third quarter, ended December 27, 2025, Ralph Lauren...
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Frasers Group snaps up majority stake in Italy’s Maxi Sport
British retail giant Frasers Group has secured a majority stake in Maxi Sport SpA, an Italian multi-sport retailer, as it continues to enact its global expansion strategy. Exact terms and details of the agreement, including the size of the acquired stake, were not initially disclosed in the announcement. Maxi Sport’s owners, Emanuele, Giovanni,...
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The evolution of fashion's mid-market: a blueprint for premium
Fashion’s mid-market, once considered the industry’s stable centre, has undergone a decade of disruption that is reshaping the wider apparel landscape. According to a new white paper by independent think tank FashionSights, the drivers that have “hollowed out” the middle are no longer contained there and are increasingly moving upmarket. “...
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Pandora reaffirms FY25 results, outlines a flatter 2026 guidance
Danish jewellery giant Pandora has reaffirmed its financial results for the fiscal year 25, during which it recorded revenue growth of 6 percent, below its initial guidance of 7 to 9 percent. Like-for-like growth was up 2 percent, while EBIT margin came to 23.9 percent, slightly below the projected 24 percent. The company reported strong cash...
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UK government lays out plan to tackle PFAS
The UK government is joining a broader effort towards addressing the use of PFAS in consumer products. A PFAS Plan has now been outlined, setting out what the government said is an “evidence-based approach to tackling these persistent chemicals”. The decision to address PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’, comes amid growing concern over...
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