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Australian brand Paire launches in the US

Paire, the Melbourne-founded essentials brand, has launched in the US, selling its socks, underwear and activewear direct to American shoppers online. The label, set up in 2020 by co-founders Nathan Yun and Rex Zhang, will follow the launch with an fall/winter 2026 range extending into hoodies, sweaters and jackets built on the same fabrics....

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DDP's comeback: French cult brand opens in Bordeaux with a new concept

Following the announcement of its relaunch last February, DDP is set to return to the high street with the opening of a boutique in Bordeaux. The news was shared on LinkedIn by the Dutexdor group, the brand's partner via an exclusive licensing agreement. This is not the first time the iconic 1990s brand has attempted a retail comeback. Two years...

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Karl Lagerfeld opens its first café in Amsterdam

The Karl Lagerfeld brand, owned by the G-III Apparel group, announced the opening of its first food and beverage establishment, the Karl Lagerfeld Café, this Friday. Located on the ground floor of its Amsterdam headquarters at 32 Raadhuisstraat, this new space is part of the company's diversification strategy. The establishment offers a...

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Old Navy raises 1.35 million dollars for Boys & Girls Clubs in five-day checkout drive

Old Navy has raised 1.3 million dollars for Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada, the company announced on Wednesday. The number is the result of a five-day campaign that took place at Old Navy stores across North America, where customers were invited to donate 5 dollars at checkout in exchange for 5 dollars off...

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Bershka prepares for US launch, debuting its new store concept in Spain

Madrid – Bershka, the Inditex group's (Inditex) leading youth fashion brand and its second-largest by turnover after Zara, continues to advance its sustained commitment to the physical channel. The brand has reopened its flagship store in the city of La Coruña in Spain. This point-of-sale is the most emblematic in its commercial network. The...

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Primark to open 500th store in Pompei, Italy

Primark is opening in Pompei, Italy at the La Cartiera shopping centre. The opening is scheduled for September 1. The new store will cover an area of over 3,600 square metres. It will be the third Primark store in Campania and the brand's 500th store worldwide. The store will feature 14 fitting rooms, 10 self-service checkouts and eight...

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Liberty expands fabrics department to cater to growing crafting demand

British department store Liberty has said that it has doubled the size of its fabrics department in order to cater to a widening interest in crafting. The company’s retail managing director, Lydia King, told the Guardian that the new department is now 140 percent larger and stocks more than 2,500 fabrics. King added that the retailer will also...

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Giant head and stuffed rabbit: MLMA transforms H&M store in Seoul

The H&M store in the trendy Seongsu district of Seoul offers a different impression than the Swedish fashion retailer's usual locations. A giant head with piercings and red eyes has just been installed there, flanked by two tattooed hands with painted fingernails. Multidisciplinary artist MLMA is responsible for this punk-inspired installation,...

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Spanish retail associations mobilise to aid wildfire victims

Madrid - Spain's two main retail employers' associations have offered to help the tens of thousands of people displaced by the wildfires burning across the country, coordinating with public authorities to channel essential supplies. Distribution association Anged, which represents large retailers including El Corte Inglés, Carrefour, C&A, Media...

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Gironde wildfires cripple fashion's supply chain at peak sales season

Blocked in evacuated warehouses, cut off from major road networks or threatened by toxic smoke, textile and clothing stocks in south-west France are facing an unprecedented shock during the peak summer season. For several days, a massive wildfire has been devastating the Gironde department, from the Cap-Ferret peninsula to the outskirts of...

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Coach opens Coach Play store in Paris as it accelerates EMEAI push

Coach has opened a Coach Play store in Paris's Le Marais, its first dedicated home for the experiential concept in the French capital and the latest move in the accessible-luxury brand's expansion across the EMEAI region. Coach store in Paris. Credits: Coach Located on the corner of rue Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie and rue du Bourg-Tibourg in...

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Is Inditex moving into Peek & Cloppenburg's flagship locations?

Spanish apparel group Inditex could soon move into several locations belonging to Düsseldorf-based fashion retailer Peek & Cloppenburg. The parent company of fast-fashion retailer Zara is set to become the tenant of the flagship properties in Düsseldorf, Berlin and Frankfurt am Main. This was reported by trade publication Textilwirtschaft on...