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Retail

H&M Announces Designer Collaboration with Kenzo

H&M's next designer collaboration will be with French fashion house Kenzo, which will create women's and men's collections as well as accessories.


Retail

Goldman Sachs Banker Flagged BHS Suitor had History of Bankruptcy

Retail tycoon Philip Green's Arcadia group was warned by a senior Goldman Sachs banker that a possible suitor of its BHS department store chain had a history of bankruptcy, MPs were told on Monday.


Workplace & Talent

Jonathan Akeroyd Named CEO at Versace

The former chief executive of Alexander McQueen joins Milan-based Versace, with his official start date set for 6th June.


News & Analysis

Neil Barrett: ‘It’s a Question of Constantly Perfecting Products That Men Buy Into’

With rigour and consistency, the designer has grown his independent business to a turnover of €90 million in 2015, up more than 50 percent from the year before.


News & Analysis

The Reunited States of Belgian Fashion

As a show of solidarity against the terror attacks in Brussels, Walter van Beirendonck of Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Tony Delcampe of La Cambre meet for the first time.



Financial Markets

Burberry Lays Out Savings Plan as Annual Earnings Fall Again

Burberry Group Plc reported a second straight drop in annual earnings and announced plans to save £100 million ($144 million) a year as demand for the UK company’s luxury attire slows from New York to Nanjing.



News & Analysis

Jonathan Saunders Joins Diane Von Furstenberg as Chief Creative Officer

Five months after closing his eponymous label, the Scottish designer has joined Diane Von Furstenberg as chief creative officer.


Sustainability

Sustainability Is Out, Responsible Innovation Is In

At the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, economic growth and social and environmental responsibility were not seen as opposing ideas, reports Imran Amed.