Articles by Rachel Douglass
Next CEO steps down from Deliveroo board
1 hour ago - Business
The CEO of fashion retailer Next has announced he will be stepping down from his role on the board of food delivery company Deliveroo. In a release, Simon Wolfson, who has served on Deliveroo’s board for 18 months, said: “After much consideration, and with regret, I believe that the time required to continue in my role at Deliveroo is no longer...
Inversa welcomes sustainable designer Yotam Solomon to advisory board
1 hour ago - Business
Fish leather manufacturer Inversa has announced that designer Yotam Soloman will be joining its Advisory Board. Solomon, a former creative director and fashion designer of carbon negative fashion brand Covalent, is aiming to provide strategic guidance and support as the company continues to grow, it said in a release. Inversa hopes that Soloman’...
JCPenney names Stephanie Plaines as new CFO
1 hour ago - Business
American retailer JCPenney has announced the appointment of Stephanie Plaines as its chief financial officer, effective immediately. Plaines will be responsible for leading all financial activities across the company, including financial strategy, real estate, capital deployment and accounting. She has also been tasked with utilising her past...
FTC fines Lions Not Sheep over false ‘Made in USA’ claims
20 hours ago - Business
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it has finalised its case against Lions Not Sheep Products with a fine issued to both the company and its owner Sean Whalen for false claims that its apparel is ‘Made in the USA’. During its investigation, the FTC said that it had found the brand’s products to actually have been imported from...
Primark announces new chief customer officer role, appoints former Tesco brand director
21 hours ago - Business
Primark has announced the appointment of Michelle McEttrick to its newly established role of chief customer officer. Reporting to CEO Paul Marchant, McEttrick is set to join the budget retailer from September 19 and is tasked with further developing the Primark Brand and Customer Strategy as it looks to expand into new markets, channels and...
JD Sports’ new chair buys 400,000 pounds worth of shares
21 hours ago - Business
JD Sports has announced that its newly appointed chairman, Andrew Higginson, has bought nearly 400,000 pounds worth of shares in the retailer. The former Morrisons exec snapped up 292,725 for 132.67 pence and an additional 6,217 shares at 132.32 pence, bringing the total to almost 400,000 pounds. Higginson joined JD Sports last month, taking...
Ebay continues Love Island push with Tasha Ghouri partnership
1 day ago - Business
Ebay UK is continuing its relationship with reality series Love Island through a new pre-loved fashion deal with one of this season’s ‘Islanders’, Tasha Ghouri. According to the marketplace platform, the partnership with Ghouri, who has been named as its ‘Pre-Loved Ambassador, marks the first non-fast fashion brand deal to come out of the...
ASA bans PrettyLittleThing ad for ‘socially irresponsible’ images
1 day ago - Business
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has announced that it has banned an ad by PrettyLittleThing which it said could be considered as sexualising a minor. The ruling concerned an ad campaign featuring Travis Barker’s 16-year-old daughter and brand ambassador Alabama Barker, who can be seen in what the ASA claimed are sexually suggestive...
Tommy Hilfiger to launch US resale programme with ThredUp
11 Aug 2022 - Business
Tommy Hilfiger is set to join the resale craze with the launch of a new 360-resale programme made in partnership with ThredUp. The PVH-owned brand’s new initiative will allow US-based consumers to resell their Tommy Hilfiger items by filling a box and shipping it to ThredUp for free. In return for resellable women’s, men’s or kid’s items,...
Sephora relaunches virtual gaming experience, Sephoria
11 Aug 2022 - Business
Beauty retailer Sephora has announced its virtual gaming experience, Sephoria, will be returning, once again allowing users to explore its brand through an online world. Set to take place September 18, the ‘Sephoria: Virtual House of Beauty’ event will provide the option to explore an interactive beauty house, with multiple rooms that highlight...