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Urban Outfitters are expanding their selection of beauty products with the launch of its new cosmetics brand, Ohii. The in-house beauty line is scheduled to launch in-store and online on September 10. Ohii's product line includes a roster of products such as lip gloss, lip pens and lip jelly alongside peel-off masks, hand cream, eyeshadow palettes, pressed...

Kering appoints Patrick Pruniaux as the new chief executive of the Girard-Perregaux watch brand. Patrick is also chief executive of Kering’s Ulysse Nardin brand, he has decided to manage both watchmaking maisons.  Bensoussan said: “I am delighted to give Patrick Pruniaux the mission of increasing the awareness and accelerating the growth of the...

A recent study has named Amazon as the UK’s most reputable retailer. The Reputation Institute’s 2018 UK Retail RepTrak research has based its study on 5,175 individual ratings from the general public. They found that Amazon’s reputation has improved significantly since last year with a 8.3% increase. Stephen Hahn-Griffiths, chief reputation officer at Reputation Institute, said: “Amazon’s combination of...

Dunelm has confirmed that Rachel Osborne has stepped down from her role as a non-executive director of the company. The move is due to her recent endeavour as chief financial officer of Debenhams. Andy Harrison, Dunlem chairman, said: "We fully understand Rachel's decision to step down, and that her executive career takes priority....

The BBC have reported on House of Fraser Rescue plans, stating that Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley has been in talks with landlords regarding potential rent reductions after saying he would attempt to keep 80% of stores open. The report claims that some landlords are being offered rents equivalent to 5% of a...

Fearn Cotton’s Cath Kidston collection is due to launch on the 28 October in-store and online. It is a limited edition collection, named the Fearne @Cath Kidston range and it will mark the first time that Cath Kidston has designed a collection with a brand ambassador. Xenia Xenophontos, head of communications at Cath Kidston, said: “Fearne...

In the quarter which ended on the 4th August, store sales at Foot Locker increased by 0.5% while total sales rose by 4.8% to $1.782 billion.  Lauren Peters, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Foot Locker, said "The company continued its disciplined approach to inventory management in the period which...

Yohji Yamamoto have launched their first one-stop webstore for all of their brands, called ‘The Shop Yohji Yamamoto’. The e-commerce site will feature web-only brand S'yte, Yohji Yamomoto Produce, which will feature his signature hits. In addition, the webstore will also sell Limi Feu, designed by his daughter Limi Yamamoto. The online store will offer...

Pascal Perrier has been appointed as group chief executive of La Perla Perrier has joined the business from Burberry where his most recent role was chief executive of the Asia Pacific region. Sapinda chief executive Lars Windhorst said: “We are delighted to finally announce the appointment of Pascal to lead La Perla into...

BBC have reported on the latest insights on the Sainsburys-Asda merger The UK's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the proposed Sainsbury's-Asda merger. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will look into whether the deal will mean less consumer choice, higher prices or worse service. The combined group would be the UK's biggest...