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Sosandar sales drop but losses shrink as it transitions away from promotions

For the first half period, women’s fashion brand Sosandar reported revenue of 16.2 million pounds versus 22.2 million pounds in the same period of the previous year as the group continued to transition away from price promotional activity outside the major scheduled sale events. The company’s gross margin for the period was 62.2 percent versus...

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Sosandar to expand into homeware through Next licensing deal

Womenswear brand Sosandar is expanding its reach and stepping into the homeware market through a new licensing agreement with British retail giant Next. The deal expands on the duo’s already existing relationship, through which Next continues to stock Sosandar’s clothing range where it has seen a reported “success”, according to this latest...

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Sosandar continues physical retail transition with Arnotts partnership

British womenswear brand Sosandar is continuing its transition into becoming a ‘click-and-mortar’ retailer through a new partnership with Irish department store Arnotts. Through an expanded relationship, Sosandar will now be offering its products both through Arnotts’ e-commerce site, on which it had already been positioned, and via the company’...

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Sosandar signs up for third store at the Metrocentre

Womenswear brand Sosandar, which outlined its plans for physical retail in its FY24 financials, has signed up for its third store at the Metrocentre shopping centre in Gateshead near Newcastle in autumn. The brand’s third standalone store will be located in Metrocentre’s Platinum Mall, alongside brands such as Phase Eight and Hobbs. The...

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Sosandar plans 50 store openings over next five years

In light of a slowing in e-commerce sales among the wider fashion industry, the online retailer Sosandar is set to enter the brick and mortar market with an ambitious nationwide expansion plan. Speaking to The Times, the retailer’s co-CEO, Julie Lavington, revealed that the company was “targeting around 50 [stores] in total” over the next three...

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Sosandar reveals first store locations alongside revenue increase

British womenswear brand Sosandar has reported that its revenues have increased by 9 percent to 46.3 million pounds for the year ended March 31, 2024, alongside unveiling the location for its first two physical stores. In its full year results and trading update, Sosandar said it was transitioning into a multi-channel retailer and plans to open...

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Sosandar posts 9 percent increase in full year revenues

Sosandar plc reported revenue of 46.3 million pounds, up 9 percent year-on-year and improved gross margin to 57.6 percent. Sosandar believes that market expectations for the year ended 31 March 2024 are revenue of 46.8 million pounds and PBT of 0.1 million pounds. Post year-end, the company said in a release that April trading has been strong...

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Sosandar increases sales by 23 percent in the third quarter

British clothing supplier Sosandar Plc welcomed positive trading in the weeks leading up to Christmas and set a new sales record in the third quarter of the 2023/24 financial year. According to an interim statement published on Wednesday, sales in the months from October to December amounted to 14.3 million pounds. This corresponds to an...

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Sosandar appoints interim chairman to permanent position

Womenswear retailer Sosandar has announced that its current interim non-executive chairman, Nick Mustoe, will now be taking on the role in a permanent capacity, as revealed in its latest regulatory filing. Mustoe was appointed to the interim position in March 2023 following the sudden passing of the company’s former chairman Bill Murray earlier...

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Sosandar swings to loss but forecasts positive trading ahead

Sosandar’s first half revenue increased by 6 percent to 22.2 million pounds with a loss before tax of 1.3 million pounds against profit of 0.1 million pounds in the same period last year. During the months of October and November, the company added trading has been in line with full year market expectations of revenue of 46.8 million pounds and...

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Sosandar appoints first creative director

Womenswear label Sosandar has appointed Emily Frazer to the newly-created role of creative director. Frazer announced the news on LinkedIn, where she said that the move was “an exciting chapter that marks a significant milestone in [her] career”. She continued: “Julie [Lavington] and Ali [Hall], the formidable founders of Sosandar, serve as...

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Sainsbury’s to launch third-party ‘fashion destination hubs’

Supermarket Sainsbury’s is launching new fashion destination spaces across nine of its stores that will offer a curated offering of complementary third-party brand partners alongside its Tu clothing ranges. The fashion hubs will feature seven third-party womenswear brands, including Sosandar, Finery, Simply Be, Little Mistress by Vogue Williams,...