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Marks & Spencer, Dune, Chanel fined for minimum wage breaches

Marks & Spencer, Dune Group, and Chanel Limited are among a group of businesses that have been “named and shamed” by the UK government and ordered to pay “short-changed” staff. According to the Department for Business and Trade, 202 companies failed to pay the minimum wage to their lowest paid employees following an investigation by His Majesty’...

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Dune Group swings to profit amid pandemic recovery

Dune swung to a profit in the year to January 29 after its stores reopened following the end of lockdowns. The London-based group made an EBITDA of 2.9 million pounds compared to a loss of 9.8 million pounds a year earlier. The company was hit hard by the pandemic when it was forced to close its stores across the UK and Europe. It launched a...

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Dune London appoints Nigel Darwin as CEO

Footwear and accessories brand Dune London has appointed Nigel Darwin as CEO. Darwin, the company said in a release, brings extensive global brand experience from across the fashion and beauty consumer sectors, most recently as CEO of Toni&Guy where he has led a successful turnaround of the business. “Nigel brings a wealth of experience of...

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Dune founder launches sustainable trainer brand Lerins

Daniel Rubin, who founded footwear retailer Dune, has launched a new British brand Lerins focused on sustainable trainers. Inspired by the unspoilt Lérins Islands, located off the coast of the French Riviera, Lerins is a new conscious trainer brand designed in London and made in Portugal with materials sourced in Europe. Lerins is launching...

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The Dune Group launches CVA proposal

High street footwear and accessories retailer Dune has launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), following a strategic review of the business. Founded in 1992 by chief executive Daniel Rubin as a small concession store on London’s iconic Oxford Street, Dune currently operates across 43 stores and 175 concessions and employs around 1,200...

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Dune mulls CVA amid strategic review

British footwear and accessories brand Dune could be the latest fashion company to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) in the face of difficult trading conditions amid the pandemic. The British footwear retailer has called in advisers from KPMG to help it review strategic options that could lead to the launch of a CVA, Sky News reports....

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Dune opens new flagship store in London

Footwear and accessories brand Dune London has opened a new flagship store in 100 Liverpool Street, a new premium retail hub situated in Broadgate, London. The new 1,646 square foot flagship store, adjacent to Liverpool Street station, opens today, December 2 and showcase the brand’s ladies, men’s and accessories collections. The store also has...

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Springfields to add Dune and Lazy Jacks this summer

Footwear brand Dune London and fashion retailer Lazy Jacks are to open brand-new outlet stores at Springfields Outlet in the East of England, which the outlet owner states marks “positive signs” for outlet fashion and footwear post-lockdown. Dune London has secured a 1,280 square foot unit, which will offer men’s and women’s footwear and...

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Landsec announces 63,000 square feet of new retail signings

Property developer Landsec has exchanged terms with 17 brands, including Polo Ralph Lauren, H&M, Diesel, and Armani, for deals totalling 63,000 square feet across its retail portfolio. In Lewisham, H&M will more than treble the size of its current store, opening a flagship branch that will feature the brand’s fashion and homeware collections,...

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Dune makes bid for LK Bennett

Footwear retailer Dune is reportedly among a handful of parties to have made final bids for LK Bennett this week. According to Sky News, the privately held Dune Group lodged a final bid for LK Bennett with administrators at EY this week after the struggling retailer fell into administration earlier this month. It is not known how much Dune has...

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Dune London teams up with Kit Neale for AW17

High street footwear label Dune London has teamed up with London-based designer Kit Neale for a collaborative AW17 collection. Since launching his eponymous brand in 2012, Kit Neale has become Internationally renowned for his unique understanding of colours, patterns and print. His signature aesthetic and keen eye for detail has led to the...

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Dune London’s CEO John Egan steps down

The Dune Group has announced after around nine years as the CEO, John Egan will be leaving his full-time role and move to a non-executive director’s role within Dune Holdings business. The company said, James Cox will now be appointed CEO on Egan’s departure at the end of August. Executive Chairman Daniel Rubin said in a statement, “John has...