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Wyse London appoints new CEO

British women’s fashion brand Wyse London has appointed former Boden executive Cathy Newnes-Smith as its new chief executive officer, with immediate effect. Newnes-Smith joins Wyse London following three and a half years as CEO of British lingerie and sleepwear brand Stripe & Stare, where she led the business through a significant period of...

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Wyse preps for fourth store amid retail expansion

Womenswear brand Wyse London has announced that it will be opening a new store at the end of September. Located on Stonegate in York, North Yorkshire, the store will be the brand’s fourth physical site, underlining its commitment to a wider retail expansion across the UK. The retail space resides in a Grade II listed, 693 square foot unit, where...

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Wyse London launches pre-loved marketplace

Wyse London has unveiled its first marketplace for pre-loved clothing. The platform intends to extend a Wyse product’s lifespan, while also allowing customers to “confidently” shop authenticated, verified products. Customers can bid for, chat and sell items directly with one another, making ‘Wyse London Preloved’ more of a consumer-to-consumer...

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Wyse London appoints new CEO

Luxury cashmere womenswear brand Wyse London has named Kara Groves its new chief executive officer. Groves succeeds Suzy Slavid, who has stepped down from the helm position to return to River Island as trading managing director. Groves most recently served as chief executive officer to cloth diaper brand Bambino Mio, a role she had held for just...

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Walpole names Brands of Tomorrow for 2019

Walpole, the industry body for the British luxury sector, has named 12 emerging brands as part of its Brands of Tomorrow initiative, including luxury sleepwear brand Desmond and Dempsey and British womenswear designer Anna Mason. Of the twelve brands selected to join the year-long programme of workshops and mentoring to help develop their...