Scotland ‘s oldest producers of cashmere, John Laing of Hawick, have requested receivership, according to a report in The Scotsman. The 175-year-old company, which supplies to high end shops including Harrods, is said to have…
Japanese apparel company Link Theory plans to generate of Y1 billion (£4.86 million) from Helmut Lang by 2008. The company, which recently acquired the fashion label for approximately €30 million (£21 million), added that it…
Spanish fashion group Inditex has recorded a net sales gain of 21 percent to €6.741 million in 2005. The company, which owns popular brands like Zara and Berschka, said net income rose 26 percent to…
UK demands for high street fashion differs greatly from the US, which is why many an American casual brand struggles with fashion on this side of the Atlantic. This certainly rings true for brands such…
Designer Roland Mouret yesterday announced that he is collaborating with Simon Fuller on a new project called ’19 RM’. Fuller, the successful talent agent behind The Spice Girls, Annie Lennox and Pop Idol , and…
Mike Ashley, the secretive sportswear billionaire, has held talks with Matalan about a joint venture that may lead to him taking a large stake in the business. Ashley has drawn up plans for Sports World…
Rumours have been circulating that French retail giant and owner of the Gucci Group, PPR, plans to sell the 17-store-strong Printemps department store chain. Although the group declined to comment on the rumours, the market…
MkOne has withdrawn a range of clothes after The Observer told the firm that they were made in Burma, which is ruled by a military dictatorship. The high street store, owned by Baugur, claimed to…
Madonna’s collection for H&M received a lukewarm reception with shoppers on Thursday. Perhaps H&M consumers feel they’ve ‘seen it all before’, to quote a recent Madonna lyric, or perhaps its due to the never-ending celebrity…
It is finally confirmed, Luella Bartey will show her Spring Summer 2008 during London Fashion Week this September. Bartley follows on the heels of Marc Jacobs, who also showed his line in London when he…