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Best of 2025: The year in interviews

2025 has been a busy period for the industry, with leadership overhauls, retail expansions and international growth reflecting a dynamic market. To get insight into this continuous evolution, FashionUnited spent the year catching up with business leaders, founders and more. Here are some of the best interviews of the year: Priya Downes, Nudea...

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From thrift to thought leadership: How Beyond Retro is shaping the future of vintage retail

Vintage shopping continues to be a favoured means of sustainable consumption. A pioneer in this field is Beyond Retro; once a small-scale London boutique, now a renowned European retailer and global purveyor of vintage fashion through its parent company, Bank & Vogue. Beyond Retro was co-founded by Canadian entrepreneur Steven Bethell back in...

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Beyond Retro expands to US via ThredUp partnership

Vintage retailer Beyond Retro is bringing its offering to the US for the first time. The London-based clothing store chain has partnered with American resale platform ThredUp to roll out a collection in the region. With this, ThredUp has launched 17,000 vintage and vintage-inspired pieces curated in collaboration with Beyond Retro on its site,...

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Coach partners with parent company of Beyond Retro to develop collection of upcycled bags

Coach has partnered with the parent company of European vintage retailer Beyond Retro, Bank & Vogue, to develop a collection of handbags made from pre-loved and upcycled textiles. Underlining Coach’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact and more circular business models, the collection includes a range of iconic Coach designs, such as...

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Seasalt Cornwall unveils collaboration with Beyond Retro

British clothing brand Seasalt Cornwall has unveiled a collaboration with vintage clothing curators Beyond Retro using repurposed denim designed to reduce textile waste within the clothing industry. The limited-edition Beyond Retro x Seasalt capsule collection features one-of-a-kind pieces crafted using repurposed denim and is part of the...

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Lucy and Yak launches recirculation project with vintage retailer Beyond Retro

Independent clothing brand Lucy and Yak has launched a new recirculation partnership with vintage retailer, Beyond Retro, with the goal of tacking textile waste and giving clothing a longer life span. Launching March 22, the Re:Yak partnership allows customers to trade old Lucy and Yak products at Beyond Retro stores throughout the UK, to either...

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Pure London doubles menswear selection for July 2016

Contemporary fashion trade show, Pure London, has doubled the size of its menswear section following the debut of the section last season. Over 700 brands have joined the trade show line-up for July and Pure London has increased its menswear section by 1,500 square meters. Pure London Menswear will be showcasing collections from formal wear...

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Beyond Retro launches wholesale service

Vintage fashion retailer Beyond Retro, which has stores in London, Brighton, and Sweden, is launching a wholesale service to offer a handpicked collection of vintage product for men and women to other retailers. Beyond Retro will offer up to 40 categories of vintage clothing for men and women spanning various eras in sizes XS to XL, as well as...

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UK consumers fall in love with the Christmas jumper

Christmas jumpers, once only thought stylish by knitting-needle wielding grannies, are enjoying a renaissance in Britain after being adopted as a festive fashion statement by young revellers. Responding to soaring demand for the colourful and eccentric creations, vintage clothing group Beyond Retro has opened a temporary store selling only...

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Beyond Retro to open Christmas jumper pop-up shop

Beyond Retro, the UK’s largest vintage retailer is set to open its first pop-up in London next month, which will feature novelty Christmas jumpers in support of Save the Children\'s Christmas Jumper Day. “As the Beyond Retro brand continues to evolve and develop we’re constantly looking at extending our offering; our customers are as diverse as...

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Stylesight partners with Beyond Retro

Stylesight.com, the industry-leading global content and technology provider for professionals in the style, fashion and design sectors, has signed a new content partnership with Beyond Retro. The new partnership with the UK and Northern European vintage retailer will enable Stylesight to expand upon its leading image library, and it plans to...

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Beyond Retro launches in Russia

Vintage retailer Beyond Retro has announced a partnership with Russian fashion e-tailer Trendsbrands.ru to launch in Russia. The unique collection of one-off vintage pieces, spans across decades, ranging from classic forties crepe dresses to authentic 90s sportswear and will be exclusive to the site. The retailer has also confirmed its first...