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Who will buy Jimmy Choo?

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Who will buy Jimmy Choo?

Since JAB went public with their intention to sell off Jimmy Choo there has been continued speculation on who might acquire the company. JAB, an investment/holding company, grew out of the Reckitt Benckiser FMCG empire and have assembled a division of fashion brands including Jimmy Choo, Belstaff, and Bally. The company also hold a significant stake in Coty, the beauty company, and a number of coffee related businesses. In 2016 JAB attempted to list Belstaff, but ultimately had to terminate the process due to lack of demand. Its April 2017 announcmenent that it is seeking to offload Jimmy Choo fits...

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British Fashion Ecommerce divided by geography and sector

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British Fashion Ecommerce divided by geography and sector

Posted by Thomas Andersson, March 7, 2017. When looking at the UK fashion e-commerce landscape (excluding multi-channel retailers) it is interesting to note that the marketplace is divided by latitude as well as by consumer preferences. The value fashion sector led by Boohoo.com is primarily based in North England around Manchester whereas the mid-market fashion sector is spread out in middle-England. All of the luxury and high-end fashion e-commerce companies are based in London. More 'experimental' fashion e-commerce companies also tend to gravitate towards London, possibly due to its networking opportunities and existing start-up infrastructure. What can be learned from...

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Fashion Discount Outlets; The Open Secret

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Fashion Discount Outlets; The Open Secret

Acne Jeans/ Acne Studios outlet store fascia. Twenty minutes drive South from Gothenburg lies a small inconspicuous town called Kungsbacka, a typical mid-sized Swedish town with a population of about 20,000. It has a few grocery stores and a number of generic stores selling whatever. Google Map instructions how to get to Hede Fashion Outlet  by car. Someone once decided to set-up a 'Bicester Village type outlet' in this part of Sweden "Hede Fashion Outlet" in Kungsbacka. We don't know why or how they did it. Nothing particular about this, but what is extraordinary is that they also managed to...

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A walk in Seven Dials in London Dec 7th, 2016 - 360 Video

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A walk in Seven Dials in London Dec 7th, 2016 - 360 Video

Will December trade save retailers? Not on this evidence... We took a stroll in Covent Garden (or Seven Dials as the main retail estate owner prefers to call it - Shaftesbury plc) to check out the Christmas mood. See for yourself, its not Neal Street Neal Street, 7 Dec 2016 @ approx 16:00. Stores are not very busy. Quite a few empty stores and pop-ups. #Pylones #Offspring #HappySocks #Speedo #Superga #Havaianas #Tabio #Office #NaturalShoeCompany #Sole  Monmouth Street   Earlham Street  

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A Virtual Look Inside Selfridges Department Store, Oxford Street, London, UK

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A Virtual Look Inside Selfridges Department Store, Oxford Street, London, UK

A Virtual Look at Selfridges Christmas Interior We took a quick stroll inside Selfridges with our VR camera to check out the Christmas decorations. No overkill, just stylish - the way we like it! By Haesoon Jung, 24 November 2016 Note that this page may take a long time to load due to the large size of the VR images. If you use a smartphone with a VR set you can press the VR button and use your headset to view in VR mode. VR Picture 1/7: Accessories department on Ground floor. High ceilings on ground floor create an emotional...

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