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A new AI mobile defense targets e-commerce threats
As mobile shopping becomes even more important for fashion and luxury brands, cyber threats targeting mobile apps are growing smarter. At RSAC 2025, security company Appdome introduced MobileBOT Defense, a new AI-powered system designed to protect mobile apps from a wide range of attacks. Older security tools mainly tried to block brute-force...
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Asda to trial George stand-alone store in Leeds
Supermarket giant Asda has said it will be trialling a George stand-alone store concept at an existing Asda Living site in Leeds, which will undergo a rebrand before opening again on May 10. The store is set to be “completely transformed”, with a new layout to be implemented showcasing George clothing, homeware, toys, baby items and a café. The...
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Change Now 2025: LVMH engages its partners towards circularity
From Thursday, April 24 to Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Change Now trade fair was held at the Grand Palais in Paris. To mark its report on the first day of the trade fair, FashionUnited chose to focus on the speech by Hélène Valade (LVMH) about strategic partnerships with suppliers and on the presence of a Native American chief, who came to...
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Plant-based colourant manufacturer Sparxell wins ChangeNow ‘Coups de Cœur’
Sparxell, an LVMH-backed, plant-based colourant tech firm, has won ChangeNow’s ‘Coups de Cœur’ recognition award in the fashion category, and has further been named among the organisation’s Change100 winners for 2025. The list, a round up of the top sustainability startups to watch this year, evaluates solutions based on their positive impact...
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Vivobarefoot to open second UK store in Bristol
Footwear brand Vivobarefoot is continuing its UK expansion with the opening of its second store in the region. The new site is set to launch in Bristol on April 30, when opening celebrations will commence for the general public. The 83 square metre store, located at 84 Park Street, infuses the brand’s key philosophies into its space, designed to...
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UK: Online spending reaches 8.8 billion pounds in March
Online sales in the UK amounted to 8.8 billion pounds in March 2025, bringing total online spending for the year-to-date to 26.2 billion pounds, new data from Adobe Analytics has revealed. Spending for the month rose 3.5 percent on the 8.5 billion pounds reported in March 2024, largely driven by increased spending on “warm-weather related items”...
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Klättermusen chief executive officer: ‘We are not a brand for everyone’
Swedish premium mountaineering brand Klättermusen is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and has big plans for the coming years. It is currently launching an international retail offensive and has founded its own travel division. Klättermusen – which translates to ‘climbing mouse’ – has always seen itself as an independent outdoor brand...
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URW reports tenant sales uptick in Q1 amid expansions and restructuring
Shopping centre giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has welcomed a “robust” first quarter for 2025, as sales and footfall increased amid wider expansion plans and a restructuring strategy. Over the period, the company’s proportionate turnover came to 943.3 million euros remaining largely flat compared to the same quarter of 2024. Tenant sales...
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Source Fashion to move into larger venue for July 2025 show
Hyve Group’s Source Fashion is set to return from July 8 to 10 this year, at what will be a larger venue for the sourcing trade show. The event is moving to The Grand Hall at Olympia London, aligning with what organisers say is “season-on-season growth”. According to Hyve, the show, now only in its third year, has grown by 30 percent each...
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Schuh to bring refreshed retail concept to new Scottish flagship
Footwear retailer Schuh is set to open a new flagship store in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it will also introduce a refreshed retail concept and a collaboration with sneaker brand Asics. Due to open in May, the new 5,500 square foot store will be located on Level 1 of the Galleria at St James Quarter, sitting alongside Boots and Moss. The site...
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Easter week footfall significantly declines
Footfall across the week of Easter dropped significantly compared to the week prior, as holidays impacted activity and stores remained closed, according to data from MRI Software. From April 20 to 26, footfall fell 9.8 percent across all UK retail destinations, with shopping centres seeing the greatest drop at 14.1 percent. This was followed by...
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What to retain from Fashion-Z, fashion festival at Palais Galliera
The Palais Galliera, Paris’s fashion museum, collaborated with the Campus Mode, Métiers d’Art & Design (MoMADe) for the Fashion-Z festival, which took place on April 25 and 26. The unprecedented event, a first for the institution, set out to examine the future of fashion, bringing together the ideas and work of researchers, professionals,...
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