Articles by Huw Hughes
Men’s underwear brand JustWears secures 2.6 million pounds in funding
7 hours ago - Business
Direct-to-consumer men’s underwear brand JustWears has secured 2.6 million pounds in funding. The British brand, known for its use of sustainable and
Genesco appoints chief financial officer
22 Oct 2021 - People
Nashville-based speciality retail and branded company Genesco has appointed Tom George as its new chief financial officer after having held the interim
Gymshark director buys majority stake in streetwear brand Hera
22 Oct 2021 - People
Gymshark director and former chair Paul Richardson has snapped up a majority stake in streetwear brand Hera London. Richardson, who has also been appointed as
a.k.a. Brands acquires LA-based men’s streetwear brand Mnml
22 Oct 2021 - Business
Direct-to-consumer fashion platform a.k.a. Brands has snapped up all the equity interests of US men’s streetwear brand Mnml for 48.6 million dollars. The LA
JD Sports snaps up Greek retailer Cosmos Sport
22 Oct 2021 - Business
JD Sports has snapped up an 80 percent stake in Greek retailer Cosmos Sport for an undisclosed sum in what is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the
Crocs reports record Q3 revenue, ups full-year forecast
21 Oct 2021 - Business
US footwear brand Crocs has reported record revenue and soaring profit in the third quarter of the year despite “widespread supply chain disruption”. In the
Spanx sells majority stake to investment firm Blackstone
21 Oct 2021 - Business
Spanx has sold a majority stake to private equity firm Blackstone in a deal that values the US underwear brand at 1.2 billion dollars. The Atlanta, Georgia
Matalan Q2 profits rebound, but warns of supply chain disruption
21 Oct 2021 - Business
Matalan has seen its profits rebound in the second quarter of the year amid an uptick in revenue, but warned that continued supply chain issues will impact its
Missguided appoints new chief digital officer
20 Oct 2021 - People
Missguided has appointed Nick Thomas as chief digital and commercial officer. According to LinkedIn, Thomas joined the UK fashion retailer last month. He joins
Victoria Beckham links with Woolmark for traceable knitwear collection
20 Oct 2021 - Fashion
Luxury fashion brand Victoria Beckham has teamed up with The Woolmark Company to launch a knitwear collection for women and children. It is the first collection