People

Tory Burch names new president of North America

American luxury fashion and lifestyle brand Tory Burch is bolstering its leadership team with a new president of North America, a chief people officer, and a president, chief merchandising, and global supply chain officer. Christophe de Pous, a seasoned global executive, will join Tory Burch as president of North America on June 3. He joins from...

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Retail

GU to open first overseas flagship store in New York

GU, the Japanese apparel retailer and sister brand of Uniqlo, part of Fast Retailing, is opening its first permanent store outside Asia this autumn in New York. In a statement, Fast Retailing said it has secured a 10,225-square-foot store in New York’s SoHo district located at 578 Broadway. The new flagship store will span across two floors and...

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Fashion

Gucci presents its Cruise 2025 show at London's Tate Gallery

Gucci and London share a long history, with founder Guccio Gucci finding work as a porter in the Savoy Hotel in 1897. Energised by the city’s vibrant spirit, he returned to Florence to open a travel goods store, with the aspiration to narrate, through his luggage, a new way of living. More than a century later, the notion of London as a place of...

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Business

Zalando co-founder David Schneider steps down as Co-CEO

European fashion and lifestyle e-tailer Zalando has confirmed that its co-founder David Schneider is stepping down as co-chief executive officer to focus on group-wide strategic partnerships and brand relations. Schneider is handing over his role as co-chief executive officer to David Schröder, Zalando’s current chief operating officer, who has...

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