Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - August 2018

Posted: 31/08/2018

What has happened in the fashion industry in August? Eyewear! It has been making an impact this month with Selfridges launching the UK’s biggest eyewear department and Essilor acquiring the e-tailor My Optique for a spec-tacular deal size of £120 million. Not only that but Chanel launched its first e-commerce website for the fashion division in the UK, starting with eyewear too.

Coca Cola has strengthened its beverage global market with the proposed acquisition of Costa Coffee while the long hot summer does not seem to be ending, even with September round the corner. Although good news for British consumers, the heatwave, if it continues, could be bad news for retailers bracing themselves for losses of up to an estimated £80 million per week in sales. The House of Fraser story continues to dominate headlines with Sports Direct acquiring the department store chain out of administration for £90 million. Amazon has also shown that it is getting very serious about breaking into fashion.

• My Optique bought by eyewear giant Essilor 
  Source: Retail Gazette
  
  
• Eyewear makes headway in the fashion industry
  Source: The Industry
  
  
• Chanel launches e-commerce website starting with eyewear
  Source: Vogue
  
  
• Costa Coffee agrees to sell to Coca Cola for £3.9 billion
  Source: Retail Gazette
  
  
• Clear relationship shown between temperature and sales
  Source: Retail Gazette
  
  
• Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct acquires HoF’s stores and stock
  Source: Sky News
  
  
• Amazon breaks into apparel
  Source: CNBC

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