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Nov 13, 2024 · Now in their 33rd year, Drapers Awards are the "Oscars" of fashion retail, and the glittering presentation ceremony, dinner and party, at the HAC in London on 13 November, is the biggest night in the industry calendar, this year hosted by renowned comedian Josh Widdicombe.

Oct 9, 2024 · End Clothing's lenders and shareholders have finalised an agreement to recapitalise the business, Drapers has learned. In 2021, The Carlyle Group acquired a majority stake in End Clothing with the help of Apollo's financing, in a deal that valued the business at £750m.. The Carlyle Group and End Clothing co-founders Christiaan Ashworth and John Douglas Parker have now fully exited the business.

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Most of 2025's closures will come from small businesses with one to five stores, and the Centre for Retail Research predicts 14,660 independent retail closures in the next 12 months.. The store closures are likely to result from added business rates costs, which from April 2025 are expected to rise on average from £3,589 to £8,613.. Commenting on …

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Jan 8, 2025 · Lock jointed the retailer in March 2022 as its first pan-partnership customer director. In the newly created role, she was responsible for delivering a customer strategy across both John Lewis and Waitrose.

Oct 23, 2024 · Last night (22 October), the final episode of M&S’s Dress The Nation saw 37-year-old former dancer David Olaniyi secure the title of the first winner of the designer search TV series and, as a result, the latest addition to the high street retailer’s menswear design team.. Over the last six weeks, viewers tuned into ITV to watch Olaniyi (below) compete against nine other amateur designers ...