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URBN welcomes record festive sales

Urban Outfitters (URBN) announced record sales over the festive period, as both digital channels and retail stores recorded mid single-digit positive growth. For the two months ended December 31, 2025, net sales for the group rose 9 percent compared to the same period the year prior, with net sales for retail up 7 percent. Comparable retail...

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Free People boosts Urban Outfitters results in first half

American fashion group Urban Outfitters, Inc. (UO) saw increases in both revenue and profit in the first half of the year. UO is the parent company of retailers Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, fashion brand Free People and clothing rental company Nuuly. The group's revenue rose by 11 percent in the first six months. This resulted in record...

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URBN integrates AI in bid to secure long-term sustainable growth

Fashion group URBN has joined the move towards artificial intelligence (AI), with plans to integrate the tech via a next-generation merchandise planning solution. The feature will be powered and operated by o9 Solutions, a provider in AI software that will partner with URBN on its digital transformation. The group, which comprises brands like...

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Urban Outfitters to launch resale platform, Nuuly Thrift

Another day, another resale platform. This time it’s US fashion giant Urban Outfitters set to step up its presence in the red-hot second-hand fashion market with plans to introduce its own platform, Nuuly Thrift. Launching in the fall, the platform will offer consumers the opportunity to buy or sell women's, men's and kids' apparel and...

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Free People to open first permanent store in the UK

American fashion and lifestyle brand Free People is set to open its first true store front in the UK later this week in London. The 7,500 square foot store on Floral Street in London will open on January 18 and was chosen for its “vibrant Covent Garden” location. The opening will mark the brand’s second permanent store in Europe joining the...