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Taking Shape launches online in the UK

Australian plus-size clothing retailer Taking Shape has launched online in the UK, over more than 1,000 styles in sizes 12-24. Taking Shape has been a leader in the plus-size clothing market across Australia and New Zealand for over 36 years, operating more than 150 stores and a successful online business in the Pacific. In a statement, Taking...

Design

Taking Shape opens first Scottish store

Australian plus-size retailer Taking Shape has opened its first Scottish store in Aberdeen, nearly a year after it launched on the UK highstreet. The fashion chain, which caters for women in sizes 14 to 26, has taken a 10-year lease on the former 3,700 square foot Austin Reed store at 253 Union Street. Richard Noble, director of FG Burnett,...

Design

Plus size women feel “unwanted” by fashion stores

Women shoppers sized 14-plus are feeling “unwanted” by high street fashion shops,according to new research conducted by plus size Australian fashion retailer Taking Shape. The nationwide survey revealed that 90 percent of plus size women felt abandoned by the UK high street, while two-thirds of those surveyed felt that the range of clothing and...

Fashion

Australian plus-size brand Taking Shape arrives in the UK

Australian fashion retailer Taking Shape, which caters for women in sizes 14 to 26, is targeting the UK’s plus-size market by opening up to 30 high street stores by early next year. Founded 28 years ago, Taking Shape operates 130 stores across Australia and New Zealand, and this month it began its assault on the UK market with the opening of...