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Mango is set to open stores in both Merry Hill and Watford Intu shopping centres. The Merry Hill store will be the only Mango shop in the West Midlands outside of Birmingham.  More than 20 new retailers have opened at the centre in last year, including Flannels and Footlocker.  Julian Wilkinson, asset...

Chanel has announced the hire of Fiona Pargeter, who will be the company’s first global head of diversity.  Pargeter joined the brand last earlier this month, after holding the same position at Swiss bank, UBS. This comes after the likes of Gucci and Burberry hired similar positions, and Prada launched a...

Vans are set to move into the former Miss Selfridge store on Oxford Street after it was vacated as part of the Arcadia groups CVA. The new store will be Vans’ new London flagship, and will be positioned next door to Topshop, and also near by to the Nike flagship. Arcadia has...

Victoria Beckham Ltd has announced that Paolo Riva has stepped down from his role as CEO.  He will leave the company ‘for personal reasons, with immediate effect.’ The move will mean that the company’s chairman Ralph Toledano ‘will lead the business going forward.’  Toledano joined the group as part of a...

Belstaff has opened a new store on Ingram Street in Glasgow. The store will span over 2,175 square feet, and will join the likes of Fred Perry, Armani, GANT, Hugo Boss, Mulberry, Ralph Lauren and Cruise in the line up. John Menzies, director in the retail agency team at Savills Glasgow, said:...

Jo Malone London has announced that John Boyega will be its first ‘ Jo Malone London Gentleman’. Boyega was chosen to embody the essence of the brand. In a press release, he said, "I love the creativity and storytelling element of Jo Malone London. It always delivers unexpected and unique ingredient choices...

Russell & Bromley is set to open a new store in Covent Garden this autumn. The new store will be in a 3,461 square foot unit at the junction of Long Acre and Neal Street. It will span over two storeys and will sell Russell & Bromley’s full range of shoes for...

Marks & Spencer has announced that its managing director for clothing and homewares, Jill McDonald, is set to leave the business. McDonald has been working in the role for nearly two years. M&S chief executive, Steve Rowe, will be taking control of the business for the time being. In its full year results...

Primark is set to open its first Midwestern store in downtown Chicago.  The company has signed terms for 45,000 square foot building on the corner of State and Washington streets, which was formerly a Gap. The unit has been empty for two years, and the owner of the property where said...

Off-White is being sued by a New York-based marketing and design agency, OffWhite Productions LLC.  The claims include federal trademark infringement and unfair competition and common law dilution. The complaint claims that the marketing company ‘has publicly done business as ‘OffWhite’ since the late 1990’s’. Virgil Abloh’s Off-White was created in...