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Square to buy Afterpay for $29bn as buy now, pay later booms
Square, the payments firm of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, on Monday said it has agreed to purchase buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay, offering a 30% premium in a giant share-swap deal
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Guichot becomes SMCP chief as Lalonde quits for new opportunity
Big change is coming at SMCP. On Monday, the Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac owner named Isabelle Guichot as its new CEO, to replace Daniel Lalonde who’s off to pastures new.
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Michael Kors, Versace parent Capri beats revenue estimates
Michael Kors parent Capri Holdings Ltd on Friday raised its annual forecasts for the second time after trouncing Wall Street estimates for quarterly results, as shoppers splurge on its high-end clothes and bags.
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Hermès bounces back as H1 beats both 2020 and 2019
Hermès became the latest luxury group to announce a rebound on Friday as the upscale leather goods and fashion maker saw its sales soaring during Q2 and the first half as a whole.
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Prada sees sales growth in second half after strong recovery in H1
Italian fashion group Prada sees sales rising further in the second half of the year after revenues beat market expectations in the first six months, extending a recovery from the worst of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Joules sales and profits rise in latest year as e-tail booms
Joules reported its annual results on Tuesday and talked of a “strong performance underpinned by continued digital growth, the strength of the Joules brand, and increasing diversification of revenue streams”.
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Indian beauty startup Nykaa to raise $500m through IPO - source
Indian e-commerce beauty company Nykaa plans to raise $500 million through its initial public offering (IPO), a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Columbia Sportswear April-June sales exceeds pre-pandemic levels
Columbia Sportswear Company, a specialist in active outdoor lifestyle apparel and footwear, has exceeded its expectations with 79% sales growth to $566.4m in Q2 of FY21 compared to same period of 2020.
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Indian fabric manufacturer Raymond's Q1 FY22 sales shoot up 289%
Indian textile and apparel firm Raymond Limited's revenue shot up 289% to ₹862 crore in Q1 FY22 that ended on June 30, compared to revenue of ₹222 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.
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Carolina Herrera's Wes Gordon to receive an award from FIT
Wes Gordon, the creative director of Carolina Herrera, is set to receive the 2021 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion from The Museum at FIT.
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Red Carpet Green Dress 2021 competition returns
Red Carpet Green Dress (RCGD) is set to launch the next edition of its global design contest, as it opens for applications on Friday.
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Nicky Zimmermann on 'The Postcard' resort 2022; opening in Cannes and making it from Australia
Australia, a country known for punching above its weight in sport, literature, cinema, media, wine and the pursuit of happiness, has tended to underperform when it comes to fashion. One major exception is Zimmermann.
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From dresses and skorts to hijabs, badminton's women wear what they like
Female athletes have fought long and hard for the right to choose what they wear when they compete at the Olympics, and at the Tokyo Games more and more athletes and fans are speaking out and taking action.
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SMCP's Daniel Lalonde to lead Design Holding
Following news on Monday that Daniel Lalonde is moving on from his role as CEO of SMCP, Design Holding has announced his appointment as its new chief executive with effect from October.
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Guichot becomes SMCP chief as Lalonde quits for new opportunity
Big change is coming at SMCP. On Monday, the Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac owner named Isabelle Guichot as its new CEO, to replace Daniel Lalonde who’s off to pastures new.
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Boohoo founder must give evidence in US case
The founder of Boohoo Group, Mahmud Kamani, who’s executive chairman at the fast fashion company, has been told he has to give evidence in a US lawsuit.
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Saks Off 5th appoints Amazon alum as chief operating officer
Hot on the heels of its spin-off as a standalone company, the Saks Off 5th e-commerce business has announced the appointment of former Amazon exec Shivi Shankaran as its new COO.
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