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Timeline: A history of House of Fraser - Drapers
Aug 20, 2013 · 1985 – House of Fraser is bought by the Al Fayed family for £615m. 1988 – A five year business agenda is announced, in which small branches are to be replaced by larger stores. 1994 – House of Fraser is listed on the London Stock Exchange. 1997-8 – John Coleman is appointed chief executive, later introducing own brands Linea and Platman. Many stores, including the Sheffield ...
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Inside Shein: exclusive interview with Chinese fast fashion giant
Nov 2, 2022 · Shein is a fiercely private company, and its operations are notoriously opaque. In recent years it has come under increasing scrutiny over labour practices in its supply chain, including allegations of underpaid and overworked workers, and allegedly falsely claiming to comply with international labour standards.
Primark: ‘We believe in sustainable affordable clothing’ - Drapers
Nov 23, 2023 · Launched on 15 September 2021, Primark Cares – the retailer's sustainability strategy, going by the same name as its sustainability-focused clothing range – aims to reduce fashion waste by making 100% of its clothing from recycled or more sustainable materials by 2030. It also aims to use only cotton that is either organic, recycled, or sourced from its sustainable cotton programme by 2027 ...
2020’s biggest fashion trends - Drapers
Dec 31, 2020 · Fashionable face masks. When the first few face masks trickled into the market in April, we could not imagine that by 24 July, wearing them in stores would be made mandatory by the government.. Designers and brands quickly recognised the opportunity in this new necessity. Many fashion businesses made masks from deadstock fabrics, often whilst also donating to charity from the proceeds.
How the career of Jigsaw’s creative director fell into place - Drapers
Creative director of Jigsaw Jo Sykes joined the premium brand in June 2019, having learned her craft working for some of luxury fashion's biggest names, including Giorgio Armani and Alberta Ferretti.. Sykes was creative director at Nicole Farhi between 2012 and 2014, and has also held senior design roles at Moncler and Aquascutum, as well as running her own eponymous womenswear brand, which ...
PrettyLittleThing’s transformation into a big ecommerce name
Sep 9, 2021 · Over the past 18 months, it’s been difficult for us to execute some of the larger-scale awareness activities and events. For example, with Covid restrictions, we’ve been limited from the bigger campaign launch events we would usually do across all our markets, including the events we [would] normally hold within our showrooms in London, Miami, LA and Paris.