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Translated by Nicola Mira Published January 19, 2026 Italian label Vivetta is investing in the future, and has revealed two major new steps in its strategic evolution: it is entering menswear, and is about to open new headquarters in Milan’s central luxury shopping district. Vivetta In June 2025, Vivetta’s new owner, the Modamet holding company, […]

By Ansa Translated by Nicola Mira Published January 19, 2026 Tod’s boss Diego Della Valle is of the opinion that “the next step has to be proper new legislation tailored to our industry, it takes 10 days to establish what the problems are and which solutions to put forward.” He spoke after several fashion labels, […]

Published January 19, 2026 Pie & mash a staple diet for marathon runners? New Balance believes so and the US sportswear giant last week took over the famed M Manze Pie & Mash shop on London’s Tower Bridge Road to celebrate the launch of its new 1080v15 footwear alongside the official 2026 TCS London Marathon Training […]

Published January 19, 2026 Liberty London has promoted Lydia King to managing director of retail, effective immediately. She replaces Sarah Coonan who stepped down from the lead role in November, following 15-years with the high-end department store. Lydia King King, previously group buying and merchandising director responsible for shaping buying strategy across fashion, beauty and […]

Published January 19, 2026 UK retail giant Frasers Group has announced the integration of  Sports Direct Membership into its ‘Frasers Plus’ loyalty scheme “to create one unified, rewards platform” from February. Frasers Group Aiming to widen its customer loyalty offer, Frasers Plus is the group’s credit payment account “that rewards customers every time they shop […]

Published January 19, 2026 Landsec’s prime shopping destinations had a shining Golden Quarter in terms of both sales and footfall with health & beauty (+13%) and clothing (+5%) sales becoming “the strongest-performing categories” across its major retail destinations. Bluewater The key quarter, which includes Christmas trading, “maintained healthy consumer demand, exceeding last year’s impressive figures […]

Published January 19, 2026 Footasylum‘s busy store-opening strategy of 2025 has continued into the new year with the footwear/sportswear business now planing to open a “landmark” new store in the Trinity Leeds shopping centre in April. Footaylum The 12,000 sq ft store “builds on Footasylum’s long-standing presence in Leeds”, and follows the “strong performance” of […]

Published January 19, 2026 Valentino Garavani, an icon of Italian fashion, founder of his eponymous maison, and widely regarded as one of the greatest designers of all time, died in Rome on January 19, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Voghera, Italy on May 11, 1932, he showed remarkable artistic talent from an early […]