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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 24m

Family-owned footwear business Russell & Bromley is looking to raise finances as part of the next phase of its five-year turnaround plan announced in February.

Read more about Russell & Bromley's #turnaround plan in the link below.

Russell & Bromley seeks funding for ongoing turnaround

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 41m

Matalan has appointed former H&M UK managing director Henrik Nordvall as its new CEO, effective February 2026.

Find out more in the link below.

#Matalan #peoplemoves

Matalan appoints new CEO

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 1h

Matalan's appointment of former H&M UK managing director Henrik Nordvall as CEO signals the value fashion retailer’s intent to professionalise operations, elevate its product offering and infuse the business with “more global, ambitious thinking”, industry insiders told Drapers.

#Matalan

Matalan CEO appointment signals UK retail 'requires more global thinking'

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 1h

London-based footwear brand Kurt Geiger today (21 October) reported a 10% rise in total net turnover to £372.8m for the financial year ended 1 February 2025 as it warned on the impact of #UStariffs.

Kurt Geiger warns of tariff impact despite profit and sales surge

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 2h

Drapers meets Represent's chief digital officer Stefan Lewis to hear how the British streetwear brand has mastered peak sales. #represent

From startup to £100m: how Represent prepares for peak sales perfection

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 2h

Marks & Spencer CEO Stuart Machin has urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to "break out of our economic doom loop of ever higher taxes and lower growth" ahead of the Autumn Budget on 26 November.

Read more of his thoughts via the link.

#budget #RachelReeves #chancellor

M&S CEO Stuart Machin: 'The Budget needs to back business, not burden it'

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 2h

Primark has added to its adaptive range today (21 October) with 20 new autumn/winter styles.

Read more via the link.

#primark #adaptivefashion #retailnews

In pictures: Primark bolsters adaptive range with new styles

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 4h

Last week, #AllSaints CEO Peter Wood opened #DrapersInnerCircleSummit in London, where he dove into the retailer's ongoing global expansion plans.

He shared his secrets to success when it comes to scaling the business for future growth. Read the full story via the link.

#fashionnews

AllSaints CEO: 'Boutique stores driving higher values and tackling tariffs with acrobatics'

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 6h

French luxury house Hermès has named British designer Grace Wales Bonner as creative director of its menswear business, replacing Véronique Nichanian who stepped down on 16 October.

Read more via the link.

#hermes #walesbonner #fashionnews

Hermès appoints Grace Wales Bonner as head of menswear

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: #Matalan has appointed former H&M UK managing director Henrik Nordvall as its new CEO, effective February 2026.

Find out more in the link below.

Matalan appoints new CEO

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 10h

The number of profit warnings issued by retail businesses has almost doubled year on year for the third quarter of 2025, according to EY-Parthenon's latest 'Profit Warnings' report.

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#fashion #retail #profitwarnings #finance

Retail profit warnings mount amid dampened consumer confidence

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 10h

US fashion retailer Gap is ramping up its UK brick-and-mortar expansion with the opening of three new standalone stores, including one flagship, Drapers can reveal.

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#fashion #retail #stores #gap

Gap standalone stores return to UK

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 19h

Italian luxury fashion brand #Dsquared2 will cut around 40 roles as the business launches a restructuring across its global offices to adapt to "challenging" market conditions.

Find out more details below.

#jobs #fashionnews

Dsquared2 cuts jobs amid restructure

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 21h

We find out how retailers such as Marks and Spencer and Seasalt are building end of life into their supply chains, and what government needs to do to extend the capacity for recycling clothing and textiles.

#supplychain #fashionretail #recycling

Fashion retail’s new routes to recycling open up opportunities

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Drapers @drapersonline.bsky.social · 22h

Jemma Tadd, head of fashion at Ebay UK, joins our women in leadership series, where she reveals the biggest challenge for progression in her career was balancing work with motherhood.

Click the link to read more from Tadd.

#leadership #femaleleadership #fashion #Ebay