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Mango Home opens first store, reveals plans for four more locations

Mango Home opened its first store in Barcelona this April as the brand revealed further plans to open four more stores within this concept during 2025. With a sales area of nearly 400 square meters, the very first Mango Home store offers a wide range of home goods. It is located at 586 Avenida Diagonal in Barcelona, one of the city's most...

Fashion

Draper James to collaborate with Town & Country Living

Draper James, the fashion and lifestyle brand founded by actress Reese Witherspoon, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Town & Country Living, a leader in home textiles, to launch a home collection. The cross-category home collection will showcase Draper James’ “signature Southern charm,” from scalloped kitchen textiles and...

Fashion

Vera Bradley to reimagine homeware line with Li & Fung

Fashion and lifestyle brand Vera Bradley has signed a licensing partnership with Hong Kong-headquartered multinational group Li & Fung to update its home offerings. The deal, which was facilitated by Vera Bradley’s licensing agency, IMG Licensing, will introduce new homeware collections channelling the Vera Bradley DNA “with a fresh twist,”...

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Mango to open first dedicated homeware store in April

Spanish fashion giant Mango has announced plans to open its first store dedicated to home decor in April. Located in Barcelona, the 400-square-metre flagship will be the first ‘Mango Home’ site, exclusively offering homeware products from the Mango brand. Mango’s homeware concept was introduced in 2021 as part of a diversification strategy, a...

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The future of fashion is interdisciplinary: What is transforming business models in the industry?

On Wednesday, Primark announced that it will open its first store dedicated exclusively to its Primark Home line in March in Ireland, the company's country of origin. This step forward in the brand's diversification strategy consolidates an increasingly established trend among the major leaders in the fashion industry: expanding their presence...

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Burberry expanding homeware offering for the festive season

British heritage brand Burberry is expanding its home and décor collection with a new line of soft accessories and home fragrances in time for the festive season. The collection has been developed under the creative vision of Daniel Lee and aims to capture the festive season with “warmth and joy” with wool cashmere cushions and blankets woven in...

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Sosandar to expand into homeware through Next licensing deal

Womenswear brand Sosandar is expanding its reach and stepping into the homeware market through a new licensing agreement with British retail giant Next. The deal expands on the duo’s already existing relationship, through which Next continues to stock Sosandar’s clothing range where it has seen a reported “success”, according to this latest...

Fashion |In Pictures

Rixo launches debut homeware collection

London-based fashion brand Rixo is entering the homewares category with a debut collection celebrating the brand’s love for bold prints and vintage-inspired designs. The colourful ‘Casa Rixo’ homeware collection launches on November 11 and showcases the fashion brand’s belief that home décor, even small items such as cushions, napkins and...

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Next to launch new Seasons sub-site, snaps up shares in homeware brand

On the back of reporting a strong first half year, Next is continuing to emphasise its dominant place in the market with moves that hope to cement it in the luxury and homeware categories. Among these, the British retailer announced the launch of a third-party marketplace site, Seasons, which builds on the brand’s efforts to prioritise labels...

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Aerosoles to expand into homeware via new licensing deal

Footwear brand Aerosoles is preparing to embark on a new journey into the homeware sector as part of a new licensing agreement between the label’s parent company American Exchange Group and both CHD Crest Home and Dream Home. The deal will cover comforters, duvet covers, sheets, bed, and decorative pillows via CHD Crest Home, while Dream Home...

Fashion

Brand Machine Group launches soft home division

Global brand house Brand Machine Group (BMG) is expanding into the global homeware category with a new soft home and lifestyle department division, launching to wholesale this summer with sports brand U.S. Polo Assn.’s inaugural homeware collection. The new homeware division will be led by newly appointed commercial director Mike Barker and aims...

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15th edition of HGH India to present 2,500 innovative home products

HGH India, bi-annual trade show for home textiles, home décor, home furniture, houseware & gifts, is all set to commence its 15th edition, from July 2 to July 5, 2024 at Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai. HGH India has been working with the home improvement sector for over a decade now. It is the only trade show which is designed to connect the...