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Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - November 2025
Posted: 03/12/2025
Skims, the shapewear brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian, has achieved an eye watering $5 billion valuation after raising $225 million in new venture capital funding. Like many celebrity-driven brands, Skims has captured the attention of younger consumers and benefited from Kardashian's large social media following. The brand intends to use......>>
Brexit update – the final countdown to 31 December 2025
Posted: 24/11/2025
On 31 December 2025, it will be five years since the United Kingdom left the European Union. After this date, owners of UK clone registrations (with a 009' or 008' prefix) will no longer be able to rely on use of their mark within the EU to support a claim of genuine use and/or reputation of their UK clone registrations. As a result, UK clone......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - September 2025
Posted: 03/10/2025
As October begins, the fashion, luxury, and lifestyle sectors are navigating shifting consumer behaviours, economic headwinds, and poignant industry milestones following a mixed summer season. Early summer data from the British Retail Consortium showed that July failed to deliver the boost in shoppers many retailers had hoped for.......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - June 2025
Posted: 20/06/2025
Apple has reportedly made significant strides in developing a chip for its long-rumoured smart glasses, setting the stage for a new wave of competition in the wearable tech space. The chip, based on Apple Watch architecture but re-engineered to support multiple cameras, is expected to enter mass production by late 2026 or early 2027......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - May 2025
Posted: 06/05/2025
The fashion industry is likely to be among the hardest hit by Trump's reciprocal import tariffs, with 98% of clothing sold in the US being imported, in particular from China and Mexico. The tariffs include a 10% duty on all imports to the US, but those countries with whom America has bigger trade deficits (which include China and Vietnam) face a higher......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - March 2025
Posted: 28/03/2025
Luxury shoe designer Steve Madden recently announced that it is set to acquire British brand Kurt Geiger from private equity firm Cinven for approximately £289 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025. Edward Rosenfield (chair & CEO of Steve Madden) expressed his excitement for the deal, noting that Kurt......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - January 2025
Posted: 03/02/2025
Data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) painted a muted picture for the retail industry across the festive period, with sales growth of 4% year on year in the three months to December 2024, and total retail sales for the year increasing by a modest 0.7% from 2023. Helen Dickinson, chief executive at the BRC, said it was......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - November 2024
Posted: 03/12/2024
Labour’s Autumn Budget has had a muted reception from the retail sector, the general consensus being one of concern over the increased costs the industry will face. Of the main changes that will impact retailers, the employer National Insurance contribution will rise from 13.8% to 15%, and the threshold at which it applies will also drop from......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - October 2024
Posted: 31/10/2024
The owner of British luxury brand Mulberry has rejected a second acquisition offer from Frasers Group. Challice Limited, Mulberry’s majority shareholder holding a 56% stake, described the offer as an ‘unwanted distraction’ and said it had ‘no interest’ in selling its shares in the fashion brand to the retailer. The £111 million bid follows an earlier £83 million......>>
Duchess of Sussex’s American Riviera Orchard trademark in a jam
Posted: 01/10/2024
The Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, has hit a stumbling block following the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) partial refusal of a trademark application made by her company, Mama Knows Best LLC, in respect of the brand name. The USPTO’s decision leaves the brand, which has already been soft-launched......>>

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