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UK shoppers spend close to 5 billion pounds on low-cost international shipping platforms

UK shoppers are spending approximately 4.7 billion pounds a year on ultra-low-cost international shopping platforms such as Shein, Temu, and AliExpress, causing retailers to face increasing competition from these global competitors, according to research from Barclays and Retail Economics. Close to half of all UK shoppers (49 percent) purchased...

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Uniqlo scales circularity in collaboration with Central Saint Martins

Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo, which focuses on clothing designed to make everyone's life better, has launched a scalable upcycled limited-edition collection created using returned items in collaboration with graduates from the BA Fashion course at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. The 10-piece ‘Everyday Re.Imagined’...

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Cubitts opens new optical manufacturing facility in London

British spectacle maker Cubitts, founded in 2013, has opened a new headquarters and optical manufactory in King’s Cross, London, investing around 500,000 pounds to bring together frame making, lens production, design, repair, consultation, exhibition and training under one roof. The 13,000 square foot ‘The Yard’ marks “a new model for optical...

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Understanding Natan Couture's diverse clientele: From politicians to a new generation

Brussels - On Wednesday evening, a chic crowd gathered in the rooftop garden on the 29th floor of The Standard hotel in Brussels to discuss the show they had just attended. Over a month before its presentation to international visitors at Paris Haute Couture Week, the Belgian and Dutch public had the (customary) privilege of discovering the...