Pretty Little Thing news and archive

Retailers are anticipating a post lockdown baby boom

Retailers in the UK are anticipating a baby boom post lockdown. Back in March 2020 social media was rife with jokes about an imminent explosion of lockdown babies. Whilst the “boom” has yet to reach the heights of anticipation, maternity ranges have been popping up in the UK’s fast fashion retailers as expectant mothers do not want to compromise...

Fashion

As Topshop launches on Asos, another website tries to divert its traffic

On Wednesday Topshop officially launched on the Asos e-commerce platform, with a tongue in cheek discount code called New2TheFam. Earlier this month, the controversial acquisition saw Asos successfully secure the rights to the Topshop and Miss Selfridge brands for 265 million pounds, closing its stores and putting 2,500 employees out of work....

RetailFeatured

Study says Buy Now Pay Later schemes are tempting shoppers with debt

Research by credit broker platform Money.co.uk shows buy now pay later (BNPL) schemes are tempting shoppers into taking on unsustainable debt. Young shoppers are taking advantage of deferring payments for small ticket items, with fast fashion retailers Nasty Gal, Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing ranking as the top three brands for BNPL website...

BusinessFeatured

Pretty Little Thing advert banned for being 'overly sexualized'

An advertisement by fast fashion retailer Pretty Little Thing has been banned for being offensive and overly sexualized. The campaign, which features scantily dressed women wearing exposing lingerie, was shown in a YouTube advertisement but banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for depicting women as sex objects. According to the...

Business

Boohoo acquires women's etailer MissPap

Boohoo Group plc has acquired the brand and intellectual property assets of women’s pureplay fashion brand MissPap for an undisclosed amount. The news follows on the heels of a number of acquisitions by the group in recent years. In 2017, Boohoo acquired Nasty Gal for 16 million pounds, while in 2016 it acquired a majority stake in Pretty Little...