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Frasers Group acquires fashion retailer Psyche

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has acquired the stores and online business of fashion retailer Psyche for an undisclosed sum. Psyche owner Steve Cochrane, who has run the business for the past 38 years and will continue as CEO following the takeover, said the deal would secure the future of his company and its 58 workers. “After 38 years as an...

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Spotlight on independent retailers: Psyche

Name: Psyche Location: Middlesbrough Owner: Steve Cochrane Established: 1982 Product categories: Womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, tailoring, footwear, accessories, lifestyle Key labels: Barbour, Belstaff, Hugo, Paul Smith, Ted Baker, Tommy Hilfiger, Grenson, Moss You can’t talk about the best independent stores in the UK without mentioning...

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Consumers turn to blogs as demand for magazines continues to decline

There is no denying the fact that the fashion industry is becoming increasingly digital. With more and more people opting to consume their fashion data online it comes as no surprise that appetite for print is declining. But do consumers still turn to their trusted glossy magazines when searching for inspiration? In a recent survey of 1,000...

Design

Psyche retail gets new investment

FashionUnited has previously interviewed Steve Cochrane, managing director, of long standing successful Northern England retailer, Psyche. Recently called to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen in respect for his services to the fashion retail industry and noted by the British Fashion Council, Psyche has been unique in it's ability to merge...

Fashion

In talks with founder of long successful retailer, Psyche

The North of England's leading retailer, Psyche, celebrates its 30th year in business in 2012. They stock brands such as Ted Baker, Alexander McQueen, Paul Smith and Gucci to name but a few. The independent clothing retailer is marking the occasion on 27 September 2012 with a lavish party at the store, which is based in Middlesbrough. Psyche was...

Design

Kate Fearnley and Psyche team up

Fashion designer Kate Fearnley, winner of Cosmopolitan’s Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year award, has opened a shop-in-shop in Middlesbrough indie, Psyche. The opening follows the launch of the store’s womenswear department last year and coincides with Fearnley’s ten-year anniversary and Psyche’s 30th year of delivering high-end collections. The...