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Hush names new chief creative officer

Women’s fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has appointed Melissa Dick as its new chief creative officer. Dick joins Hush from the global lifestyle brand Coach, where she was vice president global head of creative strategy and studio, and will assume the creative leadership role from Mandy Watkins, founder of Hush. In a statement, Hush said that...

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Hush appoints Sarah Miles as its new CEO

Women’s fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has appointed former Amazon and Diageo executive Sarah Miles as its new chief executive. With more than 25 years of experience successfully driving growth across major UK and international consumer brands, Miles will join Hush on January 16, 2023, from global prestige beauty group Sephora, having...

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Hush to launch a collection created by its in-house interns

Womenswear brand Hush is launching its first-ever Intern Collection created by its in-house interns working across design, buying, merchandising, garment technology, sustainability and marketing on May 13. The collection is a curated selection of nine pieces featuring “bold colours, vibrant prints, and mood-boosting designs” created by Hush’s...

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Hush delivers record revenue and profits

Women’s fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has reported record financial results for the year to March 27, 2021, and continued growth in the first half of FY22 to September 25, 2021. FY21 operating profit increased by 169 percent year-on-year to 11.4 million pounds, compared to 4.2 million pounds in 2020, as consumers accelerated shift to online...

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Hush launches secondhand clothing initiative

Fashion and lifestyle brand Hush is teaming up with social venture Thrift+ to introduce a new recycle and reuse initiative to encourage its customers to donate fashion and accessories which they no longer wear. The secondhand clothing take-back initiative is open to all Hush customers in the UK and is part of the brand’s sustainability...

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5 brands boycotting Black Friday for good causes

For some brands and retailers, Black Friday is all about slashing prices and offering major discounts, for 2020, several brands are protesting the annual discounting event in favour of charity drives. Black Friday 2020 this year falls on November 27 and, while for some brands it offers an opportunity to capture that much-needed consumer spend to...

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Hush appoints first non-executive chair

Fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has appointed Susanne Given as its first non-executive chair. Given has a wealth of experience in retail over an executive career that included roles as chief operating officer at Superdry, as buying director at John Lewis and Partners and as the UK/Ireland managing director at TK Maxx. Her appointment as...

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Hush launches face masks to support NHS Covid-19 appeal

Womenswear brand Hush has launched a collection of face masks in partnership with NHS Charities Together, which will provide funds for its Covid-19 appeal. There are two face masks in the collection, featuring classic Hush prints, a leopard print and a black and white start print, each made from 100 percent cotton. The mask are double-layered,...

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Hush launches new e-commerce website

Fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has launched its new e-commerce website, introducing a mobile-first design, as it looks to offer an “elevated digital retail experience” for its global customer base. The new mobile-first site has been designed with the handheld user in mind, making the site six-times faster for those browsing via mobile, and it...

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Hush launches Covid-19 charity appeal with Crisis

Fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has launched a ‘Together’ Tee in partnership with Crisis’ urgent coronavirus appeal to help support people who are homeless during the pandemic. For every limited-edition illustrated T-shirt sold, Hush will donate 10 pounds to the charity Crisis, as part of an ongoing partnership. Priced at 32 pounds, the T-shirt...

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Hush opens two more pop-ups

Fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has opened two new pop-up stores in Ilkley, Yorkshire and McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks, adding to its pop-up in Bluewater, Kent that opened earlier this year. Hush first launched a series of regional pop-ups across the UK, in London, Leeds, and Scotland last year, and the addition two pop-ups, which...

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Hush opens first pop-up in Kent

Fashion and lifestyle brand Hush are continuing with their strategy to offer unique offline experiences with their first pop-up store in Kent to showcase its spring/summer 2019 collection. Hush first launched a series of regional pop-ups across the UK, in London, Leeds, and Scotland last year, and the pop-up opening in Bluewater is a...