Новости за 25.01.2024

​M&S has seen lot of transformational change in recent periods and with its turnaround strategy having met with great success, it’s not slowing down on that front.

Big-spending Frasers Group has confirmed it has acquired Compton House, a key retail destination on Liverpool’s Church Street, from M&S for an undisclosed sum.

The luxury eyewear manufacturer has inaugurated two new facilities in Mexican territory, one in Tijuana and another in Chihuahua, with investments of $172 million and $130 million respectively.

The Spanish group, owner of Cortefiel, Women's Secret, and Pedro del Hierro, achieved a cumulative turnover of 884.3 million euros during the first nine months of the year, a 5.2% increase compared to 2022.

On Thursday, the Swiss group specialised in fragrances and flavourings reported a better-than-expected net profit for 2023, up by 4.3% to CHF893 million (€940 million) thanks to price rises.

China exported the equivalent of 293.6 billion dollars worth of textiles and clothing last year, representing a fall of 8.1%, according to figures released by the Chinese textile sub-council CCPIT-Tex.

Last year, the French lingerie retailer signed up tennis pro Caroline Garcia as brand ambassador, and has recently enlisted another five athletes from various disciplines, including Estelle Nze Minko and Audrey Tcheuméo.

The French brand is returning to family management, with founder Thierry Gillier in charge of style and Arnaud Gillier as president. Managing director Rémy Baume and Creative Director Cecilia Bönström are leaving.

Maggie Chan, Sephora’s managing director Greater China since November 2018, has stepped down from her role at the LVMH-owned selective perfumery chain.

​Dr Martens issued a bleak Q3 trading statement on Thursday but at least its performance in the three months to the end of December was “in line with the updated full-year guidance provided in November”.

​Anyone who’s not heard of the ‘mob wife’ aesthetic could perhaps be forgiven as it’s gone from almost nowhere to be the dominant trend in what seems like a blink of an eye.

​H&M Group’s news last spring that it’s to revive the Cheap Monday label has been followed up the briefest announcement of when it will reappear.