Property business Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has made its first equity investment in an occupier, taking a minority interest in British luxury fashion company Roland Mouret. The investment has been made through Grosvenor’sTenant Investment Fund, a first from a UK property company. The funding will support avenues for growth such as new business categories.The equity stake enables greater partnership between the companies, who first worked together when the luxury womenswear brand opened its

Swedish online second-hand shop Sellpy, which is majority-owned by fashion giant H&M has been launched in more 20 countries.On 31 May, it was opening in 20 more European countries as demand for sustainable fashion will keep growing.The start-up manages the entire sales process, from picking up items from the seller’s home to taking pictures, selling and shipping. After its first launch in Sweden in 2014, the expansion will take its market share to 24.Figure: H&M’s online second-hand shop

What: WHP Global has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Vandale Industries, to extend the Anne Klein brand into the intimates category.New product line + USP: Anne Klein Intimates will include a collection of bras, underwear, daywear intimates and shapewear that will encompass the brand's ethos of providing sophisticated, timeless, and well-priced fashion to today's modern woman.Design aesthetic: Anne Klein Intimate is able to fill a void in the market of ladies' lingerie fo

Capri, a fashion luxury group, has announced that Marilyn Crouther will be appointed to the board of directors, effective June 1, 2021. Crouther will join the audit committee as well as the compensation and talent committee. The multi-national company, based in the US, consists of iconic brands that are industry leaders in design, style, and craftsmanship.Crouther has more than 30 years’ experience delivering transformational technology and IT modernisation services as well as a strong backgroun

Hibbett Sports has appointed Linda Hubbard to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Hubbard will serve on the audit committee and will be a Class II director, whose tenure expires at the 2022 annual stockholders meeting. Hibbett is an athletic-inspired fashion retailer, with 1,071 Hibbett specialty stores located in 35 states nationwide.Hubbard is the president and chief operating officer of Carhartt, an apparel manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer which manufactures Carhartt

TheApparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)has urged the government of India to declare exports of apparel as essential services and instruct state governments to exempt exporting units from localised lockdowns across the country. Apparel exports are fashion and season sensitive, and need to be produced and shipped on time, the council said.Apparel exports should be considered as essential services due to the perishable nature of the product,AEPC chairman A Sakthivel said in a communication to Pr

Swedish apparel retailer H&Mhas collaborated with US-based women’s brand Brock Collection for a new sophisticated womenswear range. The Brock Collection x H&M collection featuring charming dresses, separates, denim and accessories made from sustainable materials, focuses on modern romance — approachable opulence mixed with streetwise ease.The collaboration features signature Brock Collection pieces, a softly romantic yet city-ready range of dresses, blouses, tops, denim jeans and denim s

American brand, Guess, has announced the launch of the Guess Z Lab, an innovative concept conceived to collaborate and co-create with Gen Z, in collaboration with the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Centre (LTCC), and Microsoft. The first workshop was recently held at the Guess Europe HQ in Bioggio with 32 students from Ticino universities, USI and SUPSI.A second workshop with international students is planned for the fall, along with a potential launch of a digital insight platform in 2022. Guess Eur

New York Fashion Week (NYFW) has finally announced its schedule for September.Set to take place from 13 to 16 September, the event will strictly adhere to the health and safety guidelines of the New York State, as confirmed by State Governor Andrew Cuomo.The event will be a mixture of live and virtual fashion shows and presentations as the number of people for outdoor events has been capped at 50 and the indoor events will operate at only 50 per cent capacity sans audience members.With most fash

Tod's SpA, an Italian manufacturer of luxury shoes and other leather goods, has posted 17 per cent sales rise to €178.7 million in its first quarter (Q1) FY21 ended on March 31, 2021, compared to the sales of €152.8 million in the corresponding period of prior fiscal. The company’s retail sales grew 26.8 per cent to €117.3 million (Q1 FY20: €92.5 million).“The figures of the quarter reflect the different impact of the pandemic. We have registered triple-digit growth in China; the results of