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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is set to expand its American Eagle and Aeire brands into Europe after signing a multi year licensing agreement with AEO EU. The first stores within the EU region will open in Ireland in the summer.  This will be closely followed by an e-commerce site for the...

Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel for the last 30 years, has passed away at the age of 85 in Paris on Tuesday. Lagerfeld was the most famous living designer on the planet.  He created over a dozen collections per year for three different fashion brands, Chanel, Fendi and his own...

Celine opened the doors to its new flagship store on New Yorks Madison Avenue on Monday. The store is the first one to be designed by the brands creative director, Hedi Slimane. The Madison Avenue store marks the first of Celine’s new retail strategy, which includes similar locations in Tokyo, Paris and another...

Greggs the bakery has made an extremely strong start to 2019, benefiting from the publicity generated by the release of the vegan sausage roll. In the first seven weeks leading to 16th February, total sales were up by 14.1%. Company managed shop like-for-likes climbed by 9.6% following good trading at the end...

Honda has confirmed the closure of its Swindon car plant in 2022.   This will put around 3,500 people out jobs. Honda produced around 160,000 Honda Civics in Swindon last year, with around 90% being exported to the EU. Local MP Justin Tomlinson said he had spoken to Honda, and said that there...

For Arts Sake has officially launched its new store in Covent Garden. The store is fitted with a selfie station, pastel-hued interiors and ‘Instagram spots’. The brand has stayed true to its roots, with space created to encourage customers to share photos across digital platforms.  Instagram played a key role in the...

Boots UK have launched a pilot for 10% student discount. Students shopping in store will be able to activate the discount by showing a Boots Advantage Card and a valid NUS card or a valid student ID. Students shopping online will be able to activate the discount via a unique code from...

Boohoo has decided to back track on a decision to ban wool, just hours after initially announcing the ban. The brand announced on Friday that as of AW19/20, it would no longer ‘knowingly source’ any wool products. However, the following day the brand decided to back track on this decision, and released...

Construction of Westfield’s third shopping centre in London, which will be based in Croydon, is facing further delay, and is not set to begin until 2020. Tony Newman, leader of the Croydon Council, told the Sutton and Croydon Guardian that he wasn’t sure when the construction of the shopping centre would begin. The...

Victoria Beckham’s self-named fashion brand is set to launch a beauty line this year. The brand has appointed former Estee Lauder head of global make-up development and marketing Sarah Creal, who will be the co-founder and CEO of Victoria Beckham Beauty. This comes less than three years after Victoria made her first...