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Bonnie Baby to open store in Hong Kong

3 February 2012

Luxury babywear brand Bonnie Baby has chosen Hong Kong to open its first standalone store, following a £250,000 investment in the business.

Former Religion duo set up own label

3 February 2012

Two former designers from young fashion brand Religion have launched a 50-piece womenswear label, Prey of London, for autumn 12.

Folk womenswear lands for autumn 12

13 January 2012

Premium casualwear label Folk’s first women’s ready-to-wear collection will launch for autumn 12.

Daily Round Up: JD in advanced talks over Blacks; Crombie sales half, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams sales drop expected; Kate Middleton opts for Alice Temperley

9 January 2012 | By Victoria Gallagher

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A festive room with a view

16 December 2011

Drapers asked level 4 visual merchandising students from the Fashion Retail Academy to critique this year’s Christmas windows across a selection of fashion and non-fashion retailers in London. Here are 10 that are sure to put passing shoppers in festive mood.

Liberty to source UK product for own label’s new categories

2 December 2011 | By Gina Lovett

Department store Liberty is plotting an overhaul of the sourcing and production for its Liberty London own label, as part of its ‘best of British’ heritage strategy.

Liberty hosts designer Pudseys

10 November 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Designers including Erdem, Mulberry and Giles Deacon have designed bears for Liberty which in conjunction with BBC Children in Need has launched a Designer Pudsey Collection.

EBITDA soars at Kurt Geiger

10 November 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner

Premium footwear retailer Kurt Geiger saw EBITDA rise 38.7% to £18.8m for the full-year to 29 January, 2011 while like-for-like sales rose 16% during the period.

Crombie gears up for global stockists hunt

28 October 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Menswear brand Crombie is on the lookout for international stockists as part of an effort to rapidly grow wholesale turnover both overseas and in the UK.

Liberty buys hat brand as first half sales rise

13 October 2011 | By Suzanne Bearne

Liberty has acquired luxury hat brand Christys’ Hats for an undisclosed amount as the iconic department store reports a hike in sales for the first half of the year.

Marks & Spencer appoints non-exec director and launches French website

11 October 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner

Marks & Spencer has appointed Waterstone’s chairman Miranda Curtis as a non-executive director to its board.

IMAGE GALLERY: Vogue's Fashion Night Out

9 September 2011 | By Marie Davies

Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out took place last night for the third consecutive year.

Colour confirmed as key spring 12 trend

19 August 2011

Bold yellows, reds and oranges to dominate via prints and colour blocking.

London College of Fashion to open shop

16 August 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

The London College of Fashion is set to open its first pop-up shop, with a store opening in London next month.

Folk opens fourth UK store

16 August 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

UK contemporary men’s casualwear label Folk has bolstered its store portfolio with the opening of a fourth UK store.

Customer demand prompts return of kidswear to Liberty after six-year hiatus

5 August 2011

Luxury department store Liberty is planning a new children’s department in February, stocking fashion, accessories, books, furniture, toys and gifts. A Liberty-print kidswear line is expected to follow in summer.

French burka ban sees rise in overseas shoppers in London

25 July 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner

London retailers are benefitting from the French burka ban as more Middle Eastern visitors are said to be heading to the capital instead of Paris.

Pretty Green adds more casualwear to expand stockists

8 July 2011

Pretty Green has expanded its Green Label casual sub-brand to grow its stockist reach after appointing former Ted Baker designer Pat Salter and menswear designer Felix Blow to head up its design team.

Trio turn on the style for Hunter

1 July 2011

Three leading names from the fashion world will front the first-ever ad campaign for Wellington boot brand Hunter.

WSGN Global Fashion Awards: shortlist announced

21 June 2011 | By Caroline Parry

Trend forecaster WGSN has revealed the shortlist for its annual Global Fashion Awards, which will be held at New York’s Gotham Hall on October 20.